Overview of the Construction

Industry
Construction Industry is further
subdivided into sectors or segments
by:
Public vs. private ownership/funding
Union labor vs. open shop
Organization and method of project delivery
Type of work: new vs.
rehab/retrofit/restoration
Contract type

Participants in the Construction Process

1.

Owner

Private or public
Conceives the construction project
Increasing level of sophistication

Participants in the Construction Process

2.

Designer

Architects

Size of firms ranging form single practitioner to large integrated

firms
Mostly building and residential construction

Engineers

Civil, mechanical, structural, electrical,chemical, environmental,

geotechechnical, and multidiscipline

Participants in the Construction Process

3. General Contractor

General contractor also called Prime

contractor
Specialty contractors working as
subcontractors
Organization ranges from small, one-person
company to large, integrated A/E/C firms
Part of a design-build team

Participants in the Construction Process

4. Construction Manager

Two principle divisions of CM

CM for Fee (management services only)

CM At Risk

Operates similarly to a GC or DB with no labor or capital

equipment
Can encompass the management of the design process as well as
construction
CM services including inspection and overall project or program
management