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Unit 01 Professional Communication & Negotiation Skills - Higher Diploma in Quantity Surveying

Learning Outcome 1: Identify & demonstrate various method & tools of professional communication with parties to the contract in different phases of the project,
Learning Outcome 2: Understand and asses requirement of negotiation skills & effective approaches of negotiation with parties to the contract in different phases of the project as a quantity surveying professional,
Learning Outcome 3: Analyze diplomatic strategies of negotiation with parties to the contract in different phases of a construction contract.

Level 5 Qualification

Assignment - Underpin professional communication skills and approaches of negotiation to deal with various parties to the construction contract in different stages of the project

PART 01

Elegant Construction Pvt (Ltd.) is one of the leading construction company providing innovative construction solutions in the Sri Lankan construction industry. Elegant Construction Pvt (Ltd) new project is to construct sustainable houses in Colombo area.

Senior Management of Elegant Construction Pvt (Ltd.) is discussing on a strategic decision and they have decided to move from traditional construction methods to sustainable construction mechanism due to the energy demand in the country. Their main objective for this decision is to satisfy the clients with healthy and quality living style while minimizing the environment impact through sustainable principles.

TASK 01:
Assume yourself as the ‘Commercial Manager' of the above organization and prepare a Business Proposal for the above discussing strategic decision following the content list provided below.
1. Title Page
2. Executive Summery
3. Table of contents
4. Introduction
5. Background and justification of the project
6. Benefits and feasibility of the proposed project
7. Description of the proposed work
8. Costs and resources required
9. Conclusion
10. References
11. Appendices

TASK 02:
Ms.Nalika has called for tenders together with Unique Consultants Company to build a semi luxury house in Rajagiriya, which he interested to use green building strategies and modern technologies. she has selected Solid engineering company as the successful bidder. Write an effective business email to Solid engineering company as Ms. Nalika; stating that tender proposal has been accepted and provide the future expectations of the construction project considering project time, cost and quality. (Students can make any assumptions according to the scenario if necessary.

PART 02

Task 1
For each reference, Write
a. In text references
b. List of references (in right order, and correct any other mistakes, at the space provided)
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10. London: (1997). Football in sun and shadow (M. Fried, Trans.). Fourth Estate. Galliano, E.H.

Task 2

"Smart Engineering" is a leading construction firm in Sri Lanka and they have started their new project to build a five - star hotel at Kandy on 1 November 2021 to offer a high luxury accommodation feeling to those who are coming to visit Kandy. The client and the consultant of the project is "A & B Holdings" and "Expert Consultants" respectively. Since the project duration is one and half years and the progress of the project is very low than the planned, the client is unhappy with the status of the project.

Large number of variation works, reworking due to low quality of work, material supplying delays due to unavailability of selected materials. Further, client has not provided the advance payment as agreed and there were two weeks' delay for site possession, unsettlement of interim payments by the client, delay of forwarding interim payments by the consultant party, issuing delay drawings are the major issues between the parties.

Consider yourself as a ‘Negotiator' for the above dispute and discuss how you are going to prepare and conduct the negotiation process. Your discussion shall comprise of the following;

Identify issues as a client, consultant and contractor.
Identify the Negotiation skills
Explain the Negotiation Process to be used for above scenario.
Propose the suitable solutions and Negotiation strategies to be followed to overcome above issues.

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