IStructE Structural Engineers Plan Of wrok
Clarity on scope
Clarification of sub-contractor designed elements
Early engagement in project lifecycle
Aligned level of delivery detail
Procurement method neutral
The design responsibilities matrix defines who is responsible for which area of design. This will help us to clearly define what is included and, often more importantly, what is excluded from our scope. This can be used by structural engineers to qualify their submissions and by clients to allow tenderers to price against the same defined scope.
The matrix can be used at an early stage in the development of a project to define items that will require sub-contractor design. It can also be reviewed at each design stage to ensure it is updated with any new sub-contractor designed elements, so that these are clearly recorded. This can help to minimise misunderstanding between parties, particularly where the contractor is appointed later in the project lifecycle.
By clearly defining the structural engineer.s role in the context of RIBA.s Plan of Work, the IStructE Plan of Work should facilitate clients engaging structural engineers during the early stage works something we know is often overlooked.
The IStructE Plan of Work incorporates structural level of detail information - describing the information to be provided at each stage and introducing a new Stage 4.5 into to allow for the development of Stage 5 information before those construction activities commence.
The IStructE Plan of Work has been developed to be applicable as widely as possible, due to the diverse ways in which design and construction are procured around the world. The Plan can be tailored to allow the preferred procurement method to be understood as the project is developed through stages 1 and 2, suitably defining the responsibility for each element of the design scope at each stage of the project
