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Lecture 6 Management of Construction

Construction management involves planning, budgeting, organizing, and supervising the construction process from start to finish. Key objectives include meeting client requirements, staying on budget and schedule, managing risks, and ensuring quality and safety. The construction project manager plays a crucial role in coordinating the project, managing procurement, and communicating with stakeholders.

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Lecture 6 Management of Construction

Construction management involves planning, budgeting, organizing, and supervising the construction process from start to finish. Key objectives include meeting client requirements, staying on budget and schedule, managing risks, and ensuring quality and safety. The construction project manager plays a crucial role in coordinating the project, managing procurement, and communicating with stakeholders.

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CE 415 Engineering Management

Lecture 6
Management of Construction
What is Construction Management
Deals with the overall

• planning,
• budgeting
• organizing
• coordination, and
• control
• supervision

• of a construction process from the start to the


end.
Objectives of Construction management
1. to produce a project that meets client
requirements

2. To finish the project on budget and schedule,

3. Finish the project with minimal and


acceptable risk

4. Ensure quality management (TQM), and


safety.
Construction Management
CPM manages the “ Ms” of construction,
• Manpower (men)
• Machines (equipment/tools ) ,

• Materials ,
• Money (financial resource),
• Methods and procedure of construction
(construction methods)
• tiMe
B. Construction management activities in general involves
the following aspects:
 Planning
 Budgeting/Cost of project
 coordinating with team and
stakeholders
 contract management
 actual supervision of
construction projects
 Deals with risk management
(earthquake, AoG, bankruptcy)
 Enforce safety in site /health
and safety .(accidents)
Management of construction involves
• Cost management: Maintain awareness
of all costs associated with a project;
budget management; anticipate any
changes to project scope that could impact
cost.
• Contract administration: Create
contracts for subcontractors and suppliers;
manage payments to contractors; source
materials and suppliers.
Management of construction involves
• Health and safety management: Ensure everyone
on-site follows health and safety regulations;
prepare health and safety documentation;
implement suitable protocols for ongoing practices
and regular monitoring.

• Quality management: Deliver projects that meet


clients' specifications; ensure all work complies
with quality standards; facilitate regular checks
throughout the project lifecycle; use a total quality
management approach (TQM) to help reduce costs
in remedial work; minimize delays; maintain
relationships with clients, contractors, and staff.
Who manages a Construction Project?

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER (CPM)

• In charge of the overall coordination of the entire construction program for


the owner. (hired by owner)

• (preferably engineer or an architect)

• ( in charge over all for planning, design, procurement, and constructionon


behalf /for the owner.)
Skills required of a CPM
1. Establish leadership skills when dealing with site
management.
2. Develop a team approach (team Player) among their
site management personnel.
3. Delegate responsibility to the site management team.
4. Maintain good site records when reporting on
progress and on the contract profitability situation to
senior management.
5. Proficient in report writing and communications
with senior management, site staff, subcontractors and
the client.
6. Be able to implement company procedures and
policies
7. Act as mentor to immediately subordinate
management personne
Who are the Participants in a Construction Project?

• 1. The Owner (The Client)


• Finances the project/
• Selects a CPM and design
professionals
2 .The Design Professionals
(Design Consultants)
(engineers ,architects), design consultants
assist the owner in the project
(scope,
budget,
schedule and
construction documents
Such as Contract administration
Bidding
Tendering
Choosing a contractor
The CPM is a Part of the Design Professional
Examples of design consultants
3. The Construction Professionals
(Prime and Sub contractors)
• The constructions Professional are the
parties that responsible for constructing
the project. (e.g. DMCI, EEI, )

• Civil ,Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing


(MEP) Elevators subcontractors
4. The Construction Project Manager

• In charge of the overall coordination of the entire construction


program for the owner. (hired by owner)

• He is a part of the Design professionals (number 2 participant)

• (preferably engineer or an architect)

• ( in charge over all for planning, design, procurement, and


constructionon behalf /for the owner.)
Roles of the construction project manager

1 Communicating with
contractors and stakeholders
(owner, architect Building
Official)

2 Managing procurement in
construction (bidding and
tendering)

3 Tracking/supervise work on the


construction site for the owner

4 Cost control /monitoring of


budget , finances
continuation
• 5 Managing change in the construction phase
(Change Orders. Variation Order, Additive work or
deductive works requested by contractor)

• 6 Document / record for construction.


(contract administration)

• 7 Safety/Risk Management-
5. Government authority
(regulatory bodies)
• Enforces applicable building Codes,
zoning laws, safety requirements,
environmental sustainability etc

• dictates how buildings are designed,


constructed and operated.

• Usually by a Building Official

• Engr. Joselito R. Potoy – OIC Office


of the City Building Official
• Dapitan city
6. Lawyers/insurance-

• claims settlements and disputes in domestic


and international construction projects
C. The Construction Process:
Four Stages of construction process
• 1.Preconstruction phase(Design/planning)
• Conceptual design:
Owner and design professional selects the project site, and estimate ,schedule, and program.
Go or No GO for the project

• Schematic design(Basic Design phase)


materials to be used , construction methods, Basic design/drawings only

• Design development: (Detailed Design)


Detailed Design /Designing the main systems and components of the project. (CE EE ME
plans, drawings, specification)

• Preparation of Contract documents:


Contracts (agreement ) For bidding of project, Bill of Materials . Quantities (BoQ) , Estimates.
2.Procurement phase
(Bidding, Tendering and award phase)

• each work package will be advertised and bid out individually. (ex.
DPWH/govt)

• select highly qualified contractors (DMCI, EEI, etc)

• Usually lowest bidder obtains right to construct


• Tendering selection of best contractor to do the work
3.Construction phase
• - The actual physical construction of the project
stage by prime and sub contractors

• This stage takes the project from


procurement(phase 2) through the final
completion(4)
4.Closeout phase
• actual use of the constructed facility.
management team provides the following to the owner:

• documentation,
• as-built drawings/ plans

• operation manuals to the owner


/organization(how to use the structure)

• all the changes that occurred.(Change


Orders)
• Actual costs
• duration of work

• Note : Here it is compared with what


was planned in phase 1
General Phases of a
Construction Project

• Note :Basic and detailed Design phase are


components of the Phase 1
• (Pre Construction Phase)
Project Life CycLe
• End

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