...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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...| MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | A PROJECT REPORT ON SANDEEP TEWATIA ROLLNO.- 10/FIP/U1/BBI/008 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The study was conducted by the assistance of several individuals. I really appreciate their help and hereby thank them. I would like to give special thanks to the following people: 1 Firstly, I would like to thank Ms. Divya who had supervised the study and was in charge of the entire project. Her presence and assistant was remarkable and so I am grateful to her. 2 Secondly, I would like to thank the outlet managers who were interviewed. They took out time from their busy schedules to help me proceed with my study. Their assistance was very significant and so I am grateful to them as well. 3 Thirdly, I would like to thank all other people who provided me with the resources to conduct my study. Their help and assistance was very valuable and so I would like to acknowledge them as well. Overall all the above-mentioned people had a great role in my study. Their direct and indirect help indeed proved to be a great help. OM BUILDCON PVT. LTD. ------------------------------------------------- Company Profile HEAD OFFICE | : | 648, SEC. 16A, FARIDABAD, HARYANA | TELEPHONE | : | 0129-4070524 | FAX | : | 0129-4074648 | E-MAIL |...
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...Construction Project Controls: Cost, Schedule, and Change Management UP-201 September 2004 CURT Owner Member Companies Abbott Laboratories Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. Ameren American Electric Power Baxter Healthcare Corporation Boeing Company Caterpillar Inc. Citigroup ConocoPhillips DTE Energy The Dow Chemical Company E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Company Eastman Kodak Company Ernst & Young ExxonMobil Chemical Company FMC Corporation FirstEnergy Corporation General Electric Company General Mills, Inc. General Motors Corporation HCA Healthcare Corporation Hercules, Inc. Honda of America Mfg., Inc. IBM Intel Corporation Johnson & Johnson Kansas City Power & Light Company The McGraw-Hill Companies MeadWestvaco Corporation Merck & Company, Inc. Owens Corning PSEG Power, LLC Pfizer, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company Rohm and Haas Shell Global Solutions (U.S.), Inc. Southern Companies Sunoco, Inc. TECO Tampa Electric Company Toyota Motor Mfg. North America Tyco International U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers U.S. General Services Administration The University Of Cincinnati Associate Member Companies Alberici Group, Inc. BE&K Bechtel Egizii Electric, Inc. Fluor Corporation Hunt Construction Group Jacobs Engineering Group Rudolph/Libbe Companies The Shaw Group, Inc. Tetra Tech FW Inc. Turner Construction Company Zachry Construction Corporation Association Associate Members Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Mechanical Contractors...
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...2011 HANDBOOK For project and construction management – Fundamental concepts “Project coordination” From tender to 5 years inspection - Construction Management - final version Københavns Erhvervsakademi and VIA University College, Horsens August 2010 00. Introduction 00 Introduction This handbook is primarily intended for the use by students in their final semester of the constructing architect education - specializing in construction management. Construction management aims at a future career as a construction or project manager working for a contractor. The handbook will also be useful as a guide for small and medium sized contractors. The handbook is a joint venture between lecturers in construction management at VIA University College in Horsens (Vibeke Kragh, Benny Olsen, and Henrik Kopp) and KEA - Københavns Erhvervsakademi (Eva Weincke, Kaj Torben Hansen, Benny Lennart Bay, Anders Christensen and Lone Lykke Larsen). Consequently, the handbook will contain requirements for documentation and other examples that are not necessarily relevant to contractors, but are deemed relevant for students. The handbook is based on practical examples from a fictive contractor. In this context, relevant aspects from ‘real-life’ contractors will be included. The booklet is based on project coordination showing the progress in the construction process. The sections follow project phases from tender to handing over - in a main contractor contract. As turnkey...
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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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...Introduction “Construction Project Management is the overall planning, coordination, and control of a project from start to finish in order to deliver a function or a product that meets the client requirement within the allocated budget” (International Construction Project Management, 2003). In today’s world, construction management is becoming more complex and bigger in size (Favie & Maas, 2008). The emerging complexity in the construction industry has led to the need of an effective project control methods to deliver project on time and within budget specially that the construction industry is known as a highly dynamic industry were each project is unique and has its own characteristic. Nevertheless, the construction industry is known as...
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...IMPROVING QUALITY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Portfolio presented on 29th October 2004 in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (DBA) JOHN PANIL MIEM, PEng (Msia) Bsc. (Hons) Civil Eng. MBA (Tech. Mgmt.) International Graduate School of Management Division of Business and Enterprise University of South Australia DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PORTFOLIO/DISSERTATION SUBMISSION SUPERVISOR APPROVAL DECLARATION Candidate Name: John Panil UniSA Candidate ID Number: 00112656C Dear Sir To the best of my knowledge, the portfolio contains all of the candidate's own work completed under my supervision, and is worthy of examination. I have approved for submission the portfolio that is being submitted for examination. 5.001) Signature: Supervi or Professor Si Heng Loke Date Signa re: Supervisor Dr Karlos Knapp Date Supported by: j (\Professor David Richards Chair, IGSM Doctoral Board of Examiners a% Date DECLARATION I hereby declare that this portfolio does not incorporate without acknowledgment any materials previously submitted for a degree or diploma in any university and that to the best of my knowledge, it also does not contain any materials previously published or written by another person, except where due reference is made in the text. Si Date: John anil Can date, Doctor of Business Administration II ACKNOWLEDGMENT ...
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...Project Summary of Construction of Loop (Saidabad Side) of Khilgaon Flyover Project Course Name: International Project Management Course Code: IB-509 Submitted To: Suborna Barua, Assistant Professor, Department of International Business, University of Dhaka Submitted By: Sl. No | Name | Roll No. | 01. | H. M. Rubayyiat Quayyum | 20 | 02. | Md. Mizanur Rahman | 31 | 03. | Md. Sajib Hossain | 32 | 04. | Md. Alauddin Akash | 34 | MBA 6th Batch Department Of International Business University of Dhaka Date: May 27, 2014 Construction of Loop (Saidabad Side) of Khilgaon Flyover Project * Summary of needs and request for action: The government undertook a number of remedial measures to address the public sufferings caused by intolerable traffic congestions in Dhaka city. As a part of the total initiatives to improve the traffic situation in Dhaka the then government approved the Khilgaon Flyover project in the ECNEC meeting on 09/02/2000. Accordingly LGED constructed the flyover which was opened for traffic from March 2005. However, the implementation was not done as per original plan/design because the subsequent government (2001-2006) dropped one of the important loops (Saidabad side) from the project. This has seriously constrained the objectives and expected benefits of the flyover as originally planned. Till now the large volume of traffic coming from Progoti Sarani and eastern part of the city (Mothertek, Kadamtali, Basabo, Shepaibag, Meradia, Goran) can not use...
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...( CAUSES OF DELAY/LATE COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN MALAYSIA Sam Zai Keong , Ir Ben Lee See Kim, Engr. Lee Jin Chai Abstract - Delay in construction can be defined as time overrun either beyond the date stated in the agreement or late in handing over the project. The delay in Malaysian construction industry will affect the economic growth of the country because this industry is one of the main contributors to the economy. The objectives of this study is to determine the causes of delay in local construction industry, identifying major contributors to the delay in local construction industry, propose measure to overcome the delay identified and suggest precautionary measures to avoid the delays. Literature review of this study has helped in identifying the causes of delay in local construction industry. There are six categories where the causes of delay are categorized into. In this study, the methodology adapted for data collecting is developing questionnaire survey. The data will then be analyse using relative importance index method to produce the results. The main contributor to the delay in this industry is the contractor. A few of the most important causes of delay is ineffective planning and scheduling of projects, late payments for completed works and owner interference. After identifying the causes, mitigation measure are suggested based on the nature of the causes. introduction In construction industry, delay is common which can also be a nuisance...
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...Design Process of China’s Construction Project Abstract As the ruthless competition in China’s construction industry, construction project requires a win-win method to acquire the maximal benefit and simultaneously to maintain the quality for keeping the place with the market. One method commended, cost control, especially in the design process, plays a very important role in the project procedure and financial management. This article presents the main implements of cost control utilizes in different aspects of construction and certain skills to control cost in design processes of construction project. These implements and skills could be very helpful for China’s construction companies to optimize their design process and offer beneficial influence to the following steps, increases the percentage of successful project in all projects; thereby to promote the development of the company and the whole industry. Key words: Design Process; Construction project; Cost control 1. Introduction Nowadays in China, the competition within construction industry is continuously increasing, and the profit spaces are limiting. As all the investment always expect for the maximal benefit, if a company want to keep the profit and position in the market in such complicated environment, the best method for it is applying cost control to the project. Cost control in financial management is an important aspect of project management over the whole life of projects. Successfully managing costs...
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...Turner Construction Company: Project Management Control Systems 1. What is Turner’s business strategy? Their greatest competitive advantage is providing accurate information to the owners, creating a partnership. Turner’s business strategy is to build on this partnership to ensure repeat business. They keep the customer informed on every milestone in the project and use the IOR to communicate financial updates and construction progress. They have proven time and time again that their expert management knowledge and delivery saves the developer time and money in the end. 2. What contingencies could invalidate the strategy? This strategy is compromised with how and when Turner decides to release capital. If Turner decides to release the contingency funds, they may never see them again. There is no guarantee those dollars will be committed back to the project. If Turner releases the savings to please the owner and an unforeseen problem arises; the construction company will have to use money from their earnings to cover any potential issues. This will damage the company’s profits and is in clear violation of their strategy. If Turner decides to hold onto the savings it runs the risk of upsetting the owner. This is in violation of their strategy to create a partnership with the owner. 3. Does the IOR system force managers to address contingencies? The report generates a “best-effort” prediction of the total expected cost and earning contributions of a completed project. We...
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... Construction of Orphanage in YY Djamoat of Rasht District, VVVV Improvement of Living Conditions of Orphan Children _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Prepared by: ___________ Date submitted: 12 November 2014 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Project Executive Summary 3 Project Purpose and Overview 4 Project Objectives 4 Project Task and Scope 4 In Scope 4 Out of Scope 4 Deliverables (Results) Produced 5 Organizational Impact 5 The following organizations or groups will be affected by the project’s results: 5 Project Estimated Effort, Cost and Duration 6 Estimated Effort Hours 6 Estimated Cost 7 Estimated Duration 7 Project Assumptions 8 Project Risks 8 Project Approach 8 Project Organization 10 Organization Chart: 10 Project Approvals (if required) 11 Attachments 12 Project Executive Summary The main purpose of the proposed project is to provide 15 orphan girls in YY Djamoat of Rasht District, VVVV with adequate accommodation and living conditions. This purpose will be achieved through (i) mobilization of financial resources in the amount of $40,000 from local entrepreneurs, and (ii) construction of a...
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...The Reinforcement Theory of Motivation includes 4 aspects: Positive, Negative, Punishment, Extinction. Positive reinforcement – When the employees work hard, have done work well, and bring some interests for the organization, the organization will give some rewards to motivate them. For example: In a company, the employees’ work exploits will be showed in the notice board every month. The best employee should be given some rewards. Thus, they will bring some benefits for their organization. Negative reinforcement – When the employees have some prombles make he/she does not work hardly and brought some losses for the organization, the organization will give them help. Thus, it can help the employees to eliminate affect. For example: if they feel work no motivity . we will to know their prombles , than eliminate affect . if his family has some prombles ,we will help him. to improve the environment of workplace , furnish regular bus ,get a psychologist to account for the promble of mental(Psychology Management), eliminate theestrangement of new and old staff . Punishment reinforcement – When the employees make the organization suffer some harm or do something wrong, they will be given some punishments. For example: When the company suffers a great loss because of the employee’s laxity and mistake, the organization will give him a serious punishment and be deducted some wages. Extinction reinforcement...
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...Eleven Minutes, by Paulo Coelho Also by Paulo Coelho The Alchemist The Pilgrimage The Valkyries By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept The Fifth Mountain Veronika Decides to Die The Devil and Miss Prym Manual of the Warrior of Light ELEVEN MINUTES TRANSLATED FROM THE PORTUGUESE BY MARGARET JULL COSTA 4u HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollinsPublishers 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London w6 8jb The HarperCollins website address is: www.harpercollins.co.uk Paulo Coelho's website address is: www.paulocoelho.com First published in English by HarperCollinsPublishers 2003 13579 10 8642 © Paulo Coelho 2003 Paulo Coelho asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work A catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library ISBN o 00 716604 4 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Clays Ltd, St Ives pic All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted,in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers. O, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who turn to you. Amen. Dedication On 29th May 2002, just hours before I put the finishing touches to this book, I visited the Grotto in Lourdes, in France, to fill a few bottles with miraculous water from the spring. Inside the Basilica, a gentleman in his seventies said to me: 'You know, you look just like Paulo...
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...Communication in the Workplace Lindsay Street BRISBANE QLD 4010 18 February 2016 Mr Peter Jones Managing Director Global Constructions Aberdeen Street BRISBANE QLD 4001 Dear Mr Jones Attached is the report you requested on 4 February analysing the two major communication problems faced within construction engineering. The report identifies the causes of these communication problems. Recommendations are made that, if implemented within the next year, should minimise the problems. Preparing the report has been challenging and most worthwhile. I will be available if you have any queries or wish to discuss any part of the report in more detail. Yours sincerely Hardik Patel Research Assistant AN ANALYSIS OF THE COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS FACED WITHIN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING, AS AT FEBRUARY 2016 Prepared for: Mr Peter Jones Managing Director Global Constructions Prepared by: Hardik Patel Research Assistant Communication in the Workplace Date of Submission: 18 February 2016 Summary This report was commissioned by Mr. Peter Jones to analyse the causes of communication problems within the construction sector at Global Constructions. The report focuses on the two areas mentioned by Mr. Jones: Problem to archive real time information; and more fragmented than other industries. The report finds that the problem with the archiving the accurate and...
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