The scope of the project should consider the following issues:
■ does the project directly or indirectly impact on other projects?
■ is it or could it be part of a wider strategy?
■ could or should the scope of the project be widened or narrowed?
■ could doing so expand the opportunities for alternative revenue streams?
Example
The contractor is responsible for designing, building and commissioning the hospital, relocating equipment from the three interim sites and operating and maintaining the facilities and plant during the contract period. Completion of construction, commissioning and relocation must be achieved by September 20X5 to enable medical services to begin at the new site at that time. The contractor will, in operating the hospital, be responsible for a range of services, including building, grounds and plant maintenance, waste management and disposal, warehousing and safekeeping of certain pharmaceuticals, the training of service and maintenance personnel and a range of 'soft' facilities management services such as catering and cleaning.