QUANTITY SURVEYING | CONSTRUCTION PROCUREMENT

How does a client decide how a construction project should be delivered? In this video, we explore Construction Procurement and the role it plays in Quantity Surveying, project delivery and commercial management. You’ll learn what procurement means in construction, why procurement strategy matters, and how different procurement routes affect cost, time, quality, risk, design responsibility and client control. We cover the main construction procurement routes, including: 🏗️ Traditional Procurement 🏢 Design & Build 👷 Management Contracting 🔨 Construction Management We also explore: What a construction procurement strategy is How procurement routes allocate risk and responsibility The role of the Quantity Surveyor in procurement Design responsibility and contractor involvement Cost certainty vs flexibility Time and programme considerations Quality and client control How project complexity influences procurement decisions Procurement vs tendering vs contracting Why there is no single “best” procurement route How procurement decisions influence the rest of the project 🎓 QUANTITY SURVEYING SERIES This video is Episode 6 in Educom Central’s conceptual Quantity Surveying series, designed to help university students understand the bigger picture behind the profession. 01 — QS Fundamentals 02 — Construction Technology 03 — Measurement & Quantification 04 — Estimating 05 — Cost Planning 06 — Procurement 07 — Tendering 08 — Construction Contracts 09 — Standard Forms of Contract 10 — Commercial Management …and more. Whether you’re studying Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Commercial Management, Civil Engineering or a related built-environment degree, this series is designed to make complex concepts easier to understand. 📚 Learn the concepts. Understand the bigger picture. Build your knowledge. Subscribe to Educom Central for more university-level educational content. #QuantitySurveying #ConstructionProcurement #Procurement #QuantitySurveyor #ConstructionManagement #ConstructionIndustry #ConstructionEducation #QS #RICS #ProcurementStrategy #DesignAndBuild #TraditionalProcurement #BuiltEnvironment #UniversityStudents #ConstructionStudents #EducomCentral