Brackenway Consulting Procurement & Bid Strategy

Procurement Strategy

Above all else, Clients strive for value and certainty of outcome with their projects and commonly think this is best achieved from a competitively bid lump sum price with all risk allocated through the contract to the Contractor. Unfortunately this generally results in contractors jumping on any opportunity to claim for additional cost and time which then results in protracted disputes or in extreme cases, the Contractor going bust. Whilst so called Lump Sum Hard $ contracts have their place, there are many other contract models that, depending on the circumstances, could deliver better value and provide more certainty of outcome.

When contemplating your next project, talk to Brackenway about appropriate procurement strategies and contract forms. If required we can even manage the whole procurement process for you.

Bid Strategy

In today’s competitive market, being successful with a tender often requires more than just submitting the cheapest price and ticking the right boxes on the returnable schedules. In fact you need to think outside of these boxes and offer something that will positively differentiate your bid from those of your competitors. The bid strategists at Brackenway can help you map a way to tender success.

Quantification of Works

In order to accurately estimate the cost of a project it is necessary to first calculate the amount of work to be undertaken. This is usually achieved by ‘taking off’ quantities from drawings and preparing a ‘Bill of Quantities’. Through our offshore partner Vector International Brackenway is able to arrange prompt and competitively priced take offs from first principles or through CAD and BIM software designs.