...Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 As at 21 April 2014 Reprint history: Reprint No 1 30 September 2003 Long Title An Act with respect to payments for construction work carried out, and related goods and services supplied, under construction contracts; and for other purposes. Part 1 – Preliminary 1 Name of Act This Act is the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999. 2 Commencement This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation. 3 Object of Act (1) The object of this Act is to ensure that any person who undertakes to carry out construction work (or who undertakes to supply related goods and services) under a construction contract is entitled to receive, and is able to recover, progress payments in relation to the carrying out of that work and the supplying of those goods and services. (2) The means by which this Act ensures that a person is entitled to receive a progress payment is by granting a statutory entitlement to such a payment regardless of whether the relevant construction contract makes provision for progress payments. (3) The means by which this Act ensures that a person is able to recover a progress payment is by establishing a procedure that involves: (a) the making of a payment claim by the person claiming payment, and (b) the provision of a payment schedule by the person by whom the payment is payable, and (c) the referral of any disputed claim to an adjudicator for determination, and (d) the...
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...Michael L. Braden |802 Walnut Dr. Clifton Park, NY 12065 |Email Address: mikebraden007@aol.com | |Cell Phones: (401) 477-9189 | | | Objective |Seeking a Construction Management position with a company that has goals for expansion and growth. | | Core Competencies & Traits |Client Relations ▪ Team Building ▪ Leadership ▪ Quality Assurance ▪ Safety & Health Detail Oriented ▪ Adaptable ▪ | | |Flexibility ▪ Self Starter ▪ Problem Solving Skills Communication Skills ▪ Contractor Management ▪ Commercial | | |Awareness Construction Knowledge ▪ Scheduling ▪ Coordination ▪ Progress Tracking ▪ Planning Technical Skills ▪ | | |Documentation ▪ Daily Reporting ▪ Dependable ▪ Positive Attitude Confidence ▪ Due Diligence ▪ Lessons Learned | ___________________________________________________________ |Experience |Mr. Braden has over 20 years of Industrial and Commercial Construction experience as, Project Construction Manager,| | |Superintendent & Quality Manager. Responsible for providing leadership and overseeing the entire Construction | | |project and...
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...Construction Projects: Establishing a Procurement Strategy Introduction The construction industry is one of the major contributors to the gross domestic product of many economies, and as a result, it is important that the environment of the industry is kept as healthy as possible. Previous research studies based on the construction industry (NWPC, 1990; Latham, 1994) have emphasised the key improvement areas, and one of these areas is the selection and use of a suitable procurement strategy in any construction project. The construction process has been seen as involving “all those activities, be they technical, managerial or strategic which make up the realisation phase of a project where the physical facility actually appears, and on completion, the facility is in a useable state, which is an important part of the whole project endeavour and actually impacts the perception of the client” (Rowlinson & McDermott, 1999: pp. 27). But then the concept of success is generally an ambiguous one in a construction project because of the varying perceptions of the project participants, since they will all have their own view of success (Chan, Scott & Lam, 2002). Therefore, several issues need to be considered in order to ensure the success of the outcome of a construction project. However, current research (Chinyio, Olomololaiye & Corbett, 1998) confirms that construction clients have been dissatisfied with the performance of construction consultants and contractors on most...
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...most of the countries glass is considered as one of the main structural material for both exteriors and interiors. Due to the financial crisis in the year 2008 many of the projects were put on-hold in the GCC countries. After five years, the market is on a move as many projects have been announced and on-hold projects have started to resume its process. This is very much clear from the fact that as much as $35billion contracts have been awarded to the civil construction sector by the end of year 2013. It is expected that spending in the construction sector is expected to remain in the range of $25billion-$35billion in the upcoming years. Civil construction is one of the major sectors which are awarded the most number of contracts. Almost $15billion worth of contracts is awarded to this sector. UAE alone has around $180billion worth of contracts which are planned and most of them are un-awarded. UAE stands second after Saudi Arabia in the number of contracts awarded. Before UAE suffered the financial crisis (2008) it had awarded $300billion worth of contracts. Saudi Arabia has seen rise in the economy in the recent years and it has awarded more than...
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...detached high rise office building of 60-storey high with 3-storey basement of 14m deep is to be built in a construction site of 90 x 100m in urban area. According to the RIBA plan of works, there are several stages including preparation, design, pre-construction, construction and use. The work progress will be shown as follows. Preparation First of all .In the preparation stage, the Appraisal and Design Brief are needed. It needs to gain a full understanding of the both ‘user clients’ and ‘pay client’s’ specific needs, objective and requirements. Moreover, the final statement of requirements inserts into the Design Brief by the client confirming key requirements and constraints, and identify the procurement, procedures, organizational...
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...MARKETING PLAN Speedy Hire Plc Executive Summary: After becoming the premier hiring company in tools and equipment in UK Speedy Hire Plc is looking to diversify its business for the growth and future presence in the competitive business environment. This report is about to research the global marketplace for the business sector and develop a revised strategic and tactical marketing plan. I define our marketing goal as “the diversification of the business” by entering into the market as a construction contractor in both target markets 1 and 2 i.e. House building and Infrastructure. The marketing objective focuses on the efficient service and quality by keeping the market’s demand into consideration. To fulfil our objectives company will follow different strategic approaches like cost-leadership, mixed strategy depending upon the target market demand and strengths of the company. The reason for selecting House building and Infrastructure construction as the target market is the past and forecasted growth and the growing demand in these sectors in coming years which provides ample opportunity to do business and gain profit and market share. Situational Analysis: Company profile: Speedy Hire PLC (www.speedyhire.plc.uk and www.speedyhire.co.uk) is the UK’s number one provider of tools and equipment for hire. The company operates from more than 350 depots in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Speedy was traditionally focused on tool hire, but now also has complementary...
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...Executive Summary Introduction Fosse Commercial Contractors LLC is a small construction company formed from the merger of Fosse Painting & General Construction and West General Contractors. The company has successfully operated in the Houston area for the past ten years working on both small and large scale construction, repair, and alteration projects focusing on residential contracting. With the business boom that is occurring in our local area and the desire to improve overall profit margins, the company is planning to shift its target market from residential clients to the larger commercial customers. This business plan will lay out our goals and tasks to make this transition successful and create enough market shares to succeed in this highly competitive market. The Company Houston based Fosse Commercial Contractors; LLC began in 1985 when Mr. Robert Fosse began his own company, Fosse Painting and General Construction. In 1993 the original company was merged with another small scale local company, West General Contractors and the company began to bid successfully for larger scale projects. As part of its growth and altered focus, FCC is planning on changing its charter from a limited liability company to a class C corporation registered in Texas. This will allow FCC greater access to investment funds to fuel its growth. Services Fosse offers comprehensive services designed allow the company to do whatever it takes to finish...
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...facilities consist of three buildings: 1. Training Building of approximately 31,239 SF; 2. Organizational Maintenance Shop (OMS) of approximately 5,294 SF; and 3. Unheated Storage (UHS) of approximately 1,520 SF. All buildings are located in Winnebago County, IL. Solicitation Number: W912QR-12-R-0025 Agency: Department of the Army Office: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Location: USACE District, Louisville Introduction Thank you for allowing Lucky Construction CO the opportunity to bid this project fo you. Based on the Project plans dated February 9, 2012 and specifications dated January 6, 2012, Lucky Construction CO has put together a proposal with a breakdown of work included. The project ws priced based on the plans and specs unless other wise noted in below breakdown. Project Summary The project will be to design and construct a 150-member Army Reserve Center (ARC) in Rockford, Illinois. Primary facilities consist of three buildings: Training Building of approximately 31,239 SF Organizational Maintenance Shop (OMS) of approximately 5,294 SF Unheated Storage (UHS) of approximately 1,520 SF. All buildings are located in Winnebago County, IL. The project also includes privately owned vehicle (POV) and military equipment (MEP) parking. The Training building provides administrative and training space; the OMS is used for vehicle maintenance and training; and the UHS provides bulk storage space for the tenants equipment. All buildings will be permanent construction;...
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...111052 Ivo Bruijnaers 123352 Mirjam te Brinke 121001 Preface Table of Content Preface 2 Introduction 4 Deliverable 1 Research Questions 5 Deliverable 2 Plan of Approach 6 Deliverable 3 Context Analysis 10 Deliverable 4 Building Analysis 14 Deliverable 5 Industry Analysis 16 Deliverable 6 Optimization / Transformation 20 Deliverable 7 Company Profile & Program of Requirements 21 Bibliography 26 Introduction Deliverable 1 Research Questions 1.1 Main question How can this building generate future profit for the owner of the building? 1.2 Sub-questions 1. In what way does the context/surroundings influence the attractiveness of the building? (deliverable ‘context analysis’) 2. In what way does the exterior of the building influence the attractiveness? (deliverable ‘building analysis’) 3. In what way does the interior of the building influence the attractiveness? (deliverable ‘building analysis’) 4. What kind of service contracts is used with this building? 5. What are the rental/service prices? 6. What are the possible target groups for the building? 7. What is the final target group for the building? (also include company profile) 8. Should the building be optimized or transformed for this target group? (deliverable ‘optimization/transformation’) Deliverable 2 Plan of Approach In the Plan of Approach we will discuss what we have to do in our assignment and a time schedule is made with all...
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...lifestyle Learning lessons from being observant - commercial vs. residential buildings Typical phases of a project 1. Schematic design - building materials defined - ID materials - schematic in nature - 15% of contract 2. Design Development -Building materials selected - Develop the design - 20% 3. Construction drawings -Building materials assembled - More how than why - Detailed instructions for contractors - 40% 4. Bidding/ Negotiation - issue and give construction drawings to contractors for “bidding” - 5% 5. Construction Administration - Materials Realized - Design Professional observes construction contractors build - 20% Primary Project Players 1. Design Professional- Design 2. Client (Owner)- Money and program 3. Contractor- Build Responsibilities- Architect does the sets of drawings, organizes the spaces, coordinates all the other project players, and plans the building, enforces codes, and keeps safety in mind. ID decorates the space, a team player, not captain but works with arch, supply chain manager. Contract- legal document that binds the client to the designer and the client to the contractor through scope, money, time. Consultants and Subcontractors -Consultants -Structural -plumbing -HVAC -electricity -fire protection -interior designer Subcontractors -concrete -carpet -glass -masonry Responsibilities of ID and ARCH during contract document phase Responsibilities- Architect does the sets of drawings, organizes...
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...Sequence of a Typical Construction Project Like everything, a construction project begins with an idea that is born of a particular wish or need. Once the decision has been made by the owner to transform this idea into a reality, in a sense, the first phase of the project has begun. During this project initiation, the owner gives great consideration to the various parameters of the project, such as, what is actually needed, the work required, and how much financing may be obtained. The decision to build is not one to be taken lightly, but by the end of this evaluation process the owner should have a clear, but very general vision of the impending project. After this period of analysis, if the project still proves beneficial, the owner may then decide to take the next step and hire design professionals to begin the ‘design phase’ of the project. Upon selection of design professionals, the owner has now become the client and the programming stage of the design phase may begin. During this process, the design professional’s primary focus is to ascertain the needs and desires of the client. Programming also involves searching into which codes and regulations will be applicable to the specific project. If required, the design professionals may also be engaged to assist the client in site selection and feasibility. A land surveyor and real estate agent may also be employed to help in determining the adaptability of a site for a particular project. There are many important...
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...Problem Fraudulent Disbursements Fraudulent disbursements are schemes which result in a building owner making payments to the contractor based on false pretenses. Here are just a few: Falsified wages Falsifying wages involves invoicing labor in excess of actual cost and/or submitting falsified payroll information. In addition to hours not worked, individuals may be invoiced at the incorrect labor classification rate. For example, Corrupt Practices In the ACFE report, the most common instances of fraud involved corruption, which occurred in 27 percent of all cases. Corruption typically includes two bribery schemes: kickbacks and bid rigging. Both are avoidable with preventive controls. Kickbacks Kickbacks are undisclosed payments the contractor makes to an employee of the building owner. In the construction industry, this may include approval of a change order as part of the overbilling With respect to bid rigging the main concern is not the type of bidding process that is used, but whether there is an aggregate segregation of roles so that the project manager is not the one receiving and opening bids, as well as receiving information on the contract. Controlling Risk at all Stages To ensure building owners are only paying for the goods and services that were specified, internal auditors need to ensure implementation of key controls has occurred. The following controls should be implemented for each stage of the six stages of the construction life cycle...
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...and general requirements on iron, steel and other material used to build public facilities and public work projects. The buy America Act went into effect on March 31st 2009. It states that all steel purchase to construct public building must be processed in the United States. This means that smelting and any required process needed to confirm the steel materials to physical shape or specification such as rolling, extruding, grinding, drilling, machining etc. must be completed in America for the product to be considered domestic. All agencies are required to provide adequate oversight to guaranty that their materials comply with the Buy America specification. Agencies must understand the following: 1. Who needs to comply with the Act; all parties (including local government) involved with public works and public buildings. 2. The components of the regulation: it regulates Iron, steel and manufactured products used in public construction projects, modification, and repairs 3. Items not regulated are raw materials other than steel or iron. Non-manufactured goods that is not steel or iron. Origin of component and parts of manufactured products and loans/grand funds used to purchase equipments. Agencies must also take steps to verify that all sub-contracts comply with the new regulations. Initially the Buy America Act seem to be unfair and an unusually step for a capitalist country. Since the requirements only refer to public project and public money it is well within...
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...SAmbrose Saint Blessing and Official Opening of the New Building 8 October 2012 HEAD MASTER’S WELCOME "And if you have faith, everything you ask for in prayer you will receive." - Matthew 21:22 In June of 2006, after six fruitless years of campaigning for new buildings, Saint Ambrose College was selected to become a ‘One School Pathfinder’. This was to be an opportunity for the Local Authority and the College to set up and test a joint approach to educational transformation. The journey took longer than intended, six years instead of the allocated three; the Lord clearly wanted us to spend more time in the design and planning! The Celtic cross was chosen by Blessed Edmund Rice, our founder, to become a symbol of the Congregation of Christian Brothers. It is the cross which appears on the badges of all our schools and colleges. Now it carves out that shape in the Manchester landscape proclaiming our Faith to all. The interior of the building emphasises the religious community which is at the heart of our College. The learning wings provide enhanced teaching and sporting facilities and embrace the IT age like never before. We must always remember that this is not a new College, it is a new building. The College continues to be an amalgam of past and present students and staff whose shared commitment to Edmund Rice Education has made it unique. Edmund would be proud of what we have built but even prouder of how it will transform the lives and learning...
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...when the weather becomes moderate, Moore House is considering agreeing to complete a new home every 45 days building a total of 6 homes. Countryside has also decided to include a strict penalty if the contractors fail to deliver a home within the 45 day time period. Moore House has completed a time line of events in which they hope all homes will be completed. The contractors need to be confident they can complete the job within the allotted amount of time otherwise they are going to raise the bid on the building of the 6 houses in order to cover potential penalties. As of now, the penalty holds no exception to bad weather or unexpected delays. Moore House Contractors must now determine the scenario which will bring about the greatest length of time, if they should increase their bid to cover penalties, and determine which areas of the project may require more time and resources. Background Construction groups must have clear deadlines with precise scheduling in order to complete projects in a timely fashion according to the agreed contract. While delays are to be expected and can hinder the progress of any project, in order to keep the client happy, a construction group must take these delays into consideration of the original contract. Moore House contractors is in the situation of determining a more distinct timeline in order to complete the agreement of building a home every 45 days with a total of 6 homes (i.e. 270 days to build 6 homes). While Moore is a very confident...
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