ADDIS COLLEGE

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY &
MANAGEMENT
Term paper on Advanced Construction Procurement and Contract Management
General instructions
Objective of term paper
➢ The overall objective of the written assignment shall be to develop a deep
understanding about the conceptual background & the real application of
procurement & contact management. Besides, this Term paper shall be to
inform the students by establishing a link between the course item with
actually or potentially available literature and/or reading materials or
documents or standard contracts or laws or regulations; and of course, the
current practice of procurement & contract management process.
➢ All working groups are required to identify & review all relevant literature &
current practice supportive of their respective written assignment.
➢ All working groups are thus required to relate their respective research,
discussion & findings to such relevant literature factual data.
Structure of the Term paper
➢ All Term paper of all working groups shall, at least, have the following
items in their respective final table of contents:
✓ abstract;
✓ introduction;
✓ objective of the study & methodology;
✓ main body of the written assignment divided in different
chapters… (theoretical aspects of focus area each group is given)
case study or studies; as a chapter;
✓ conclusions & recommendation; as a chapter
conclusions; separately as a sub-chapter; NB: This part shall summarize the whole
substantive & main ideas of the Term paper.
recommendations; separately as a sub-chapter; NB: under this part of the work, the
group is expected to recommend its respective sound future practice to be avoided
or at least to minimize the occurrence of any such similar problems and the
enhanced application of some good practice under consideration, if any;

✓ exhaustive list of source materials consulted (i.e., bibliography)

for the development of the Term paper; the bibliography shall
observe the rules of citation of research at the university level;
✓ any other items as the working group may deem necessary;
Case Study
➢ Each working group is expected & also encouraged to include in its Term
paper relevant actual construction project cases to support its analysis.
Format of the case study
Introduction

• Identify the key problems and issues in the case study.

• Formulate and include a thesis statement, summarizing the outcome of your
analysis in 1–2 sentences.

Background

• Set the scene: background information, relevant facts, and the most important
issues.
• Demonstrate that you have researched the problems in this case study.

Evaluation of the Case

• Outline the various pieces of the case study that you are focusing on.
• Evaluate these pieces by discussing what is working and what is not working.
• State why these parts of the case study are or are not working well.

Proposed Solution/Changes

• Provide specific and realistic solution(s) or changes needed.

• Explain why this solution was chosen.

Recommendations

• Determine and discuss specific strategies for accomplishing the proposed

solution.
 • If applicable, recommend further action to resolve some of the issues.
• What should be done and who should do it?

Term paper thematic (focus) areas

1. Tender & Tender Evaluation
✓ Tender prosses
✓ Steps in tendering prosses
✓ Purpose
✓ key principles govern the process of evaluation of tenders?
✓ How does an evaluation panel operate?
✓ How does an evaluation panel evaluate tenders?
✓ Choice of the best tender on the basis of the lowest price
✓ Choice of the best tender on the basis of the most economically
advantageous tender MEAT criterion
✓ Tender evaluation prosses
✓ Case study
2. Procurement management process
✓ Procurement Process
✓ Purpose
✓ Features
✓ Procurement strategy
✓ Legal frameworks (local & international)
✓ Procurement Process Flow
✓ e- procurement
✓ Procurement Management in Ethiopia as a case study
- Past Developments
- Current Situations
- The Way Forward
3. Contract management process
✓ Contract formulation
✓ Contract document
✓ Contract administration
✓ Change management
✓ Legal frame work
✓ Contract Management in Ethiopia as a Case study
- Past Developments
- Current Situations
- The Way Forward
4. Special Contracts Turn-key Contract, Package Contract, Negotiated Contract
& Running Contract
✓ Definition
✓ Purpose
✓ Application
✓ Scope
✓ Types
✓ Suitability
✓ Merits & demerits
✓ Case study

5. Design Build (DB) or Turnkey

Design, Build, Finance, Transfer (DBFT) Design, Build, Operate, Transfer
(DBOT) Design, Build, Operate, Maintain (DBOM) Design, Build, Finance,
Maintain (DBFT)Design, Construct, Manage, Finance (DCMF).
✓ Definition
✓ How it works
✓ Purpose
✓ Application
✓ Merits & demerits
✓ Comparison
✓ Features
✓ Case study
6. Private Financing Initiative (PFI)
Bot, Boo, Boot &Rot
✓ Definition
✓ How it works
✓ Purpose
✓ Application
✓ Merits & demerits
✓ Comparison
✓ Features
✓ Case study
7. Construction Claim management system
✓ Definition
✓ Types
✓ Requirements of Valid Claim
✓ Claim administration process
 ✓ Contract Conditions claim Clauses
✓ Major causes of claim
✓ Case study
8. Dispute Management System
✓ Dispute & Construction Disputes
✓ Classification of construction Disputes
✓ Causes of Dispute
✓ Effects of Dispute
✓ Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques
✓ Case Study
List of group & Thematic (focus) area

ADDIS COLLEGE
Department: Construction Technology and
Management Section: CoTM_2013_GSR_ 2nd
Semester: II

SN Name Sex ID NO Group-Designated Thematic (focus) area

1 MICHAEL MULUGETA MIJENA M GSR/280/2013
2 DAGNACHEW TESHOME M GSR/217/2013
3 DEREJE TADESSE M GSR/294/2013

GROUP-1
4 FEDLU DARI HUSSEN M GSR/285/2013
5 GETAMESAY ESHETU M GSR/216/2013
6 SAMSON FISSHA M GSR/276/2013
7 TESHOME HAYUU M GSR/290/2013
8 YESHIMEBET ABERE ALEBEL F GSR/250/2013 Tender & Tender Evaluation

1 ABIRHAM ABIYE JAGUBA M GSR/205/2013

2 ASRAT SOLOMON FEYISSA M GSR/208/2013
3 BEKALU TADESSE WOKDEHANNA M GSR/242/2013

GROUP-2
4 BEZAWIT MESFIN KIFLE F GSR/238/2013
5 EPHRAIM FEKADU TELILA M GSR/251/2013
6 HANA ABERA TADEG F GSR/240/2013
7 MENGIST BIREGA WAJE M GSR/239/2013
8 TARIKU ASEGIDEW FEKIE M GSR/210/2013 Procurement mgmt process
1 ALEMAYEHU IDO BENTI M GSR/219/2013
2 HELEN BRHANE TESHOME F GSR/231/2013
3 JELALU KEMAL CHASSA M GSR/229/2013

GROUP-3
4 NIGUSSIE MERGIA DINKA M GSR/207/2013
5 TIGIST AREGAHEGN WORKENEH F GSR/211/2013
6 TSEGU TEKLE M GSR/272/2013
7 WELDESENBET GEBRE ABAWARA M GSR/214/2013
8 YIHENEW AWOKE KEBEDE M GSR/265/2013 Contract mgmt process

1 ABEBE NIGUSIE ARAGAW M GSR/246/2013

2 ABERA SHIRKO M GSR/278/2013
3 AYALKIBET TIRKASO DALCHEBO M GSR/252/2013

GROUP-4
4 BIRHAN KETEMA BEYENE M GSR/230/2013
5 ENDALKACHEW ZERIHUN DESTA M GSR/213/2013
6 MESIFIN NIDA M GSR/277/2013
7 SEIFU MULUGETA M GSR/293/2013
8 TOFIK HUSSIEN M GSR/236/2013 Special Contracts

1 ASHENAFI ASSEFA ABERRA M GSR/237/2013

2 BETELHEM FANTAHUN TADDESS F GSR/286/2013
3 EWUNETU TAYE GEBEREMICHAEL M GSR/209/2013

GROUP-5
4 FESESEWORK LEMMA RETA F GSR/267/2013
5 GUJA BEKELCHO KEWETI M GSR/244/2013
6 TESFAYE MOLLA BEYENE M GSR/241/2013
7 TIRINGO CHANIE SINSHAW F GSR/245/2013
8 TSION NEGASH TSIGE F GSR/227/2013 Design Build (DB)
1 BARO BEYENE BELISSA M GSR/269/2013
2 BIRUK BELAY TESFAYE M GSR/253/2013
3 DANIEL ABATE REDA M GSR/220/2013

GROUP-6
4 DEREGE GIRMA ASSEFA M GSR/223/2013
5 NEIYU MULUGETA M GSR/254/2013
6 WUBU DERBIE BISET M GSR/263/2013 Private Financing Initiative
7 ZEWDE DEMESSE ASEFA M GSR/284/2013
8 DEBERE TAKELE LAMESA M GSR/224/2013

1 BIRUKTAWIT ENGEDAWSEW TESHOME F GSR/262/2013

2 HABTAMU MEKONNEN BEYENE M GSR/255/2013
3 HAFTOM GEBRESLASE ABRHA M GSR/257/2013

GROUP-7
4 MEHARI ASMEROM HAILESILASSIE M GSR/235/2013
5 SOLOMON GEBREMARIAM BERHAE M GSR/256/2013
6 SOLOMON TADESSE WEYECHA M GSR/260/2013
7 YEHODWORK DEBEBE MAMO M GSR/046/2013 Construction Claim Mgmt
system

1 ANYE KEBEDE ASFAW M GSR/249/2013

2 GENET ALEMU WOLDETSADIK F GSR/247/2013
3 LIDYA ZEWUDU F GSR/270/2013

GROUP-8
4 MOTUMA DEREJE REGASSA M GSR/234/2013
5 SALAHADIN ASSEFA YIMAM M GSR/268/2013
6 YIDNEKACHEW ABERA AHMED M GSR/287/2013
7 YONAS TSEGAYE ETANA M GSR/258/2013
Dispute Mgmt System