Contract, Design and Build
Design ConsultantMain Contractor

Design appointment under Design and Build, often by novation of the Employer’s designer at award. The designer now works for the contractor and warrants its design to the Employer.

Design and Build. The Employer issues its Requirements, the contractor designs and builds, often with the Employer’s designer novated to it. FIDIC 1999 Yellow Book.

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Design appointment stages
Pre-contract
Post-contract
Pre-contractBefore award

1Request for proposal

3 documents. Scope of design services, prequalification and the request for proposal

Design Consultant issues

Main Contractor issues

Stage pack: Design Consultant to Main Contractor: Request for proposal

3 documents in this pack. 35% less than one by one.

AED 397AED 259

2Proposal and award

8 documents. Technical and fee proposals, team, evaluation, negotiation and award

Main Contractor issues

Inside the Main Contractor

Stage pack: Design Consultant to Main Contractor: Proposal and award

8 documents in this pack. 35% less than one by one.

AED 722AED 469
Post-contractAfter award

3Agreement and start

2 documents. Agreement, insurance, kick-off, deliverables programme and site data

Design Consultant issues

Main Contractor issues

6Detailed design and approvals

1 documents. Coordinated detailed design, authority NOCs and the building permit

Design Consultant issues

Main Contractor issues

No documents at this stage of this link.

8Fees and changes

3 documents. Fee invoices and certificates, design changes and additional services

Design Consultant issues

Main Contractor issues

Stage pack: Design Consultant to Main Contractor: Fees and changes

3 documents in this pack. 33% less than one by one.

AED 177AED 119