CONSTRUCTION COMMITMENTS – Procurement and Integration

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Company Responsibilities
PI.01 Does the company apply an integrated procurement policy?
PI.02 Do you apply evaluation criteria in a transparent way to your contribution to the framework decision process?
PI.03 Do you involve your supply chain partners, where appropriate, in the design and planning stages of the framework decision process?
PI.04 Where appropriate do you seek specialist advice to assist in your contribution to the framework decision process?
PI.05 In what framework process areas do you currently seek specialist advice and what is the source of this advice?
Integrated Team Activities
PI.06 Do you identify your supply chain partners at an early stage of a framework contract?
PI.07 Does the company assess sub-contractors before they participate in its supply chain?
PI.08 Does the company monitor the performance of members of its existing supply chains?
PI.09 What are the procedures adopted by your company to assess the competency of existing and potential supply chain partners?
PI.10 What is the average timespan of the established relationships with your key suppliers?
PI.11 What are the criteria does a supplier or subcontractor need to meet to to sustain a long term relationship with your company?
PI.12 Does the company liaise/meet with its supply chain partners on a regular basis to maintain an effective business to business relationship?
PI.13 Are ‘action plans’ communicated to all relevant supply chain members' staff?
PI.14 Does the company liaise/meet with its supply chain partners to assess specific project-related performance?
PI.15 Does the company involve its supply chain in the design and planning stages of construction projects?
Business Practices
PI.16 Does the company award supply chain contracts based on open book cost/ transparency of cost basis?
PI.17 What percentage of the company's supply chain contracts in 2009 were awarded contracts on open book cost/ transparency of cost basis?
PI.18 Does the company's supply chain members abide by the provisions of the Fair Payment Charter e.g. 30 day payment periods?
PI.19 Do you check the financial standing of individual members of your supply chain at regular intervals?
PI.20 Does your company allocate financially qualified risk to its framework partners?
PI.21 Do you and your integrated team partners align cash flow and year end reporting?
Risk Management
PI.22 Does the company clearly identify and financially quantify the risks arising from participation in a framework process?
PI.23 On what basis do you cost financial risks?
What procedures does your company have in place to check that your framework partners are adequately resourced to cover their
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financial obligations throughout the framework agreement?
PI.25 How is the workload exposure managed to account for the collective behaviour of the team and the consequential risk?
PI.26 Do you have procedures in place validate the financial resources of your downstream supply chain partners?
PI.27 What are your company's requirements in evaluating tender submissions from your supply chain partners?
PI.28 Does the company liaise/meet with its supply chain partners regularly to assess specific project related risks?
PI.29 Do your supply chain members measure and report your performance back to you?
Performance Measurement
PI.30 How many innovation improvements have been developed by the company's supply chains over the last 3 years?
Does the company use KPIs to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of its supply chain during/after the construction phase of
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construction projects?
Does the company use supplier performance defect values to compare performance against its peer group and/or other industry
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benchmarks?
PI.33 Does the company use any financial indicators (other than "profit") to monitor its business performance?
PI.34 What actions has the company taken in the last three years to improve its business performance indicators?
PI.35 Does the company use staff indicators to monitor this area of its business?
PI.36 What actions has the company taken in the last three years to improve staff performance?
PI.37 Does the company have development plans specifically for the staff responsible for managing its supply chains?
PI.38 How does the company monitor the implementation of staff development plans within its supply chains?
Does the company have a procedure that ensures clients’ needs and requirements are delivered before, during and after project
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completion? last three contacts
PI.40 How many projects did the company complete last year?
PI.41 How many of last year’s projects were completed on time?
PI.42 How many of last year’s projects were completed within budget?
PI.43 How many companies are in the company's immediate supply chain pool?
PI.44 How many companies have been in the company's immediate supply chain for more than 5 years?