SPECS 512

Introduction to Construction
Management

Jobil Jocson, uap

Course Facilitator
 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
Involve varying manpower and their duration can range from a few
weeks to years.
Each construction project is unique and temporary in nature and so is its
management

PROJECT PRODUCT

A temporary endeavor Construction facility /

undertaken to create a
unique product / service
/ result.
environment such as a
building, a bridge, a
highway, a dam, a canal,
and etc.
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Phases of a Construction Project
01 02 03 04 05

Briefing Design Tender Stage Construction Commissioning

Stage Stage Stage Stage

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Phases of a Construction Project
Briefing Stage

• Report Stage
• Stage where ideas originated by individuals are studied with
regard to cost and benefits so as to establish the economic
viability / social; utility of a project.

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Phases of a Construction Project
Briefing Stage

Activities:
• To appoint a project committee, if necessary
• To appoint a project manager who will have a continuing
responsibility to the client through out the construction project.
• To carry out technical and non-technical investigation so
that alternative proposals may be given due consideration
• To study the various alternatives and identify the most
feasible one.
• To prepare the project report which is the outcome of the
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Phases of a Construction Project
Design Stage

• A realistic and detailed cost estimate of the project can be

prepared during this phase

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Phases of a Construction Project
Design Stage

Activities:
• To develop a summary for the final adoption of the most
suitable alternative.
• To carry out technical investigations such as
• Soil investigation
• Topographic investigation
• Material survey
• Market survey

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Phases of a Construction Project
Tender Stage

Activities:
• To prepare detailed design working drawings, specifications,
bills of quantities, final cost estimate and preliminary
construction program.

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Phases of a Construction Project
Tender Stage

• During this stage tenders are invited and the contract is

awarded at the best available terms agreed mutually between
the owner’s team and the contractors.

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Phases of a Construction Project
Tender Stage

Activities
• To invite tenders from the contractors for the construction work
and to award the contract.
• Prequalification of contractors involves an investigation of the
potential of contractor’s financial, managerial and physical
resources, contractor’s experience of handling similar projects,
etc.

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Phases of a Construction Project
Tender Stage

Activities
• To prepare contract documents, to be signed by the client and
contractor.
• Holding a pre-bid conference and providing the necessary
information.
• Negotiating contract price with qualified contractor.
• Reviewing documents submitted by the contractor.

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Phases of a Construction Project
Construction Stage

• The construction stage involve the execution of construction

work as per the design, drawing and within agreed limits of
time, cost and specified quality.

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Phases of a Construction Project
Construction Stage

Construction Planning Activities

• Construction schedule
• Manpower schedule
• Material delivery schedule
• Plant and equipment schedule

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Phases of a Construction Project
Construction Stage

Control of Site Operations Activities

• Supply of materials and equipments
• Supervision for quality control
• Co-ordination among sub-contractors
• Supervision for quality control
• Supply of necessary drawings

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Phases of a Construction Project
Commissioning Stage

• It is this stage in which the performance of the structure is

evaluated and the proposed nature of maintenance and repair
are considered.

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Phases of a Construction Project
Commissioning Stage

Activities
• To keep various records of actual work
• To inspect the construction work thoroughly and have any
defects rectified.
• To prepare operating instructions and maintenance manuals.
• To carry out test for performance, such as water tightness and
etc.

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Importance of Construction and Industry

1 Construction is an important part f the real estate and infrastructure

1.1 Residential
1.2 Industrial
1.3 Corporate
1.4 Commercial
1.5 Infrastructure
2 The importance of construction can be gauged from the fact that cost
of construction of certain infrastructure projects may be as high as
60%-80% of the total project cost.

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Importance of Construction and Industry

3 Construction is recognized as the basic input for soco-economic

development of a country.
4 Since construction industry is dependent on a number of industries, its
growth in other industries as well.
5 Construction products such as buildings have a long life as compared
to products of other industries.

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 PROJECT CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT

The art and science of The management in the

mobilizing and managing group of people of different
people, materials, categories working together,
equipment and money to to execute the project
complete the assigned project economically without affecting
work on time, within the quality in a well planned
budgeted cost and specified and organized manner
technical performance
standards

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Phase / Function of a Construction Management
Planning

• Involves formulation of a number of alternatives of realistic

work plans for achieving specified objectives and finally
selecting a plan which is best suited from the standpoint of
available resources and constraints imposed upon the project.
• Planning is the administrative process which translates the
policy into a method of achieving the objectives.

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Phase / Function of a Construction Management
Scheduling

• Fitting of the final work plan to a time scale. It shows the

duration and order of various construction activities.
• Methods of Scheduling
• Bar Chart
• Milestone Chart
• PERT
• CPM

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Phase / Function of a Construction Management
Organizing

• The division of the total construction work into manageable

sections and systematically arranging various operations by
delegating specific task to individuals.

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Phase / Function of a Construction Management
Staffing

• Provision of people to fill the positions for the project

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Phase / Function of a Construction Management
Directing

• Training subordinates to carry out assigned tasks, supervising

their work and guiding their efforts.

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Phase / Function of a Construction Management
Controlling

• Necessary to ensure effective and efficient working conditions

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Phase / Function of a Construction Management
Coordinating

• The framework of the organization is made to operate

smoothly with the flow of information, decisions and results in
every direction.

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Construction Project Categories
01 02 03 04

Building Infrastructure Industrial Special – purpose

Construction Construction Construction projects
- Residential - Highways & - Construction of - Environmental works
buildings expressways steel plans - Emergencies
- Commercial - Dams & canals - Petroleum - Remedial works
buildings - Airports refineries - Installation and
- Educational - Railways - Chemical & commissioning of
buildings - Bridges fertilized plants equipment
- Recreational - Docks & - Consumer
facilities harbors goods factories
- Hospitals and - Nuclear & - Automobile and
hotels thermal power aircraft industry
- Warehouse and plants
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Resource for Construction Industry
01 02 03 04

Manpower Money Materials Machinery

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Stakeholders for the Construction Project

Owner

Professionals Contractor

Goals &
Objectives

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ACTIVITY #1: Operational Readiness Plan

Outline: Objective
Project Brief
Operational Readiness
-Regulatory Compliance
-Basic Life Support (Security,
Water and Sewer, Electrical,
Elevator, Fire Safety)
-Minimum Disturbance Plan
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