The following award types all exclude one or two project stages from an assessment:
• Strategy & Design
• Design & Construction
• Design Only
• Construction Only
This can make it challenging to understand how to deal with situations where criteria refer to a stage or requirement that is not assessed as part of the award type. This is particularly prevalent for Construction Only Awards.
It may be tempting to scope out these criteria because the required measures are ‘not in the design brief’ or ‘not our responsibility’. However, before scoping out any criteria, it must be considered whether the requirements could have been met, regardless of whether relevant measures were specifically asked for.
‘Scope out’ is determined by relevance. For example, in a Construction Only Award, the contractor should consider what measures they can take to meet the requirements without the assistance of the client or designer.
