1. Distinguish and employ the principles and practices of construction procurement and procurement management.

2. Differentiate between the relevant regulations and standards in construction procurement.

3. Prepare and apply construction procurement strategies, and procurement management processes to achieve successful outcomes.

Background and Introduction Case-Study Background The London Heathrow Airport Expansion project, which aims to build an additional runway, has been initiated to accommodate the increasing demand for aviation services/businesses, which support thousands of the UK's jobs and contribute around 22 billion (AU$39 billion) to the UK economy every year. Currently, the project's client is implementing the procurement strategy development process of the Heathrow expansion. Therefore, your organization has been appointed to provide them with consultancy for the decision-making of selecting a suitable procurement method to procure this new runway.

Assume that your organization has previously submitted a report, advising that the 'Design and Construct' and 'Divided (Contract) strategy' are two possible options to procure the additional runway for Heathrow Airport.

1. Please finalize a better procurement strategy Assignment Brief Page 2 of 3 from those two options you advised, e.g., the 'Design & Construct' or 'Divided (Contract) Strategy'; and

(2) understand if there is any issue needed to be considered in the entire procurement process of the project. Based on the assumed scenario above, you are currently being requested by your organization to prepare

Task 1 Which of the following procurement options is better for the Heathrow Airport Expansion project to provide a higher value for money (VfM) for clients and asset end-users? Design and Construct; or Divided (Contract) Strategy

Task 2 An important aspect of sustainability that should be considered by the client during the procurement process of the Heathrow Airport Expansion project (i.e., please select one of the following sustainability-related aspects to present in the poster)? Social value; or Environmental values Due to the poster format of your work, it is critical that recommendations are clear and can be easily understood and, therefore, communicated with clarity.