PRE-CONTRACT PHASE
Stage 1 Design brief
The design brief describes the Client’s minimum requirements. Depending on the status of the project, an interview with the client, broker, exterior and interior designer will organised. This result in a set of realistic basic requirements for the project. This design brief will sent to shipyard to prepare an offer to the Client
Stage 2 Tender package
Based on the design brief, the shipyards will offer many different yacht designs. It takes a lot of time to evaluate those designs for their pros and cons. To shorten this process a tender package can be executed to create apples and apples. The tender package is compiled in conjunction with the Interior Architect, Exterior Architect and the Naval Architects. The tender package comprise as a minimum:
- General Arrangement
- Short technical specification
When required the package can be extended with
- 3D exterior design
- Interior design
- Naval architecture
- Construction
- Mechanical engineering
Stage 3 Design Review
Once a shipyard has proposed a yacht design, the project has to be reviewed.
- Does it comply with the design brief?
- Does it meet the requirement of the legislation?
- What quality criteria are proposed?
- Are the right technical solution chosen?
- Are the proposed manufactures acceptable?
- Etc
Based on the design brief a technical discussion starts to ensure the Client get the highest quality for the best price, to fulfil their dream.
Once the General Arrangement, technical specification and associated documents are settled, the contract can be signed.
CONTRACT PHASE
Once the contract is signed, the project also has to be managed at the Owner’s side. The Owner’s Representative takes the Owner’s role at the yard for example:
- Coordination between the Owner, Exterior-, Interior Designer and the Yard
- Quality, time and cost control
- Drawing approval
- Construction and Interior supervision
- Attend meetings with Classification and Flag
- Witness factory tests, harbour tests and Sea trials
- Reporting to the Owner
- Technical acceptance of the Yacht
- Manage Owner’s deliveries
- Change Order Management
- Stage payment checks