1. Donegal County Council Roads Department have engaged your services to advise, and project manage the procurement process for a proposed roads project. The client has engaged a Quantity Surveyor to estimate the proposed project costs and her report advises that costs for the works will be in the region of circa 2million. The client has specified that time is of the essence, and they require the project to be delivered as quickly as possible. Please produce a professional report for Donegal County Council Roads Department setting out the following elements.

a. Advice on the procurement options available and recommend a process for the proposed roads project.

b. As a public client, Donegal County Council roads department have asked you which conditions of contract would be most suitable for their proposed project.

Please advise your client which conditions of contract would be most suitable and why?