SEVEN STEPS TO PROJECT CONTROL FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR MEGA PROJECTS

摘要

Consultancy services contracts for mega construction projects often involve design and construction supervision or construction management and would stretch over many years. These consultancy services contracts are often procured through tenders or biddings and as a result the consultancy fees are very competitive. It is thus a real challenge to complete these mega projects that stretch over many years without cost and time overruns on the consultancy services contracts. With a proper project control procedure set up right from the beginning of the project and followed through throughout the entire project duration, costs of the consultancy contracts can be controlled and projects completed within schedule. Any adverse costs and schedule trends can also be identified early enough so that decisions can be made to bring the projects back on track. A seven-step approach to setting up a simple project control system for consultancy services contracts is presented in the paper.