Construction industry segments
The construction industry can be broken down into two very broad categories, general building construction and engineered construction. Most construction […]
Construction industry characteristics
Having introduced the broad categories of construction project types, we shall now consider further aspects of the industry by way
Construction Financial feasibility analysis
Not only must a project meet certain technical and performance requirements, it must also be financially viable. The funds proposed
Construction Introduction of Design stage
As the discussion in the previous sections implies, the planning stage usually involves considerable back-and-forth deliberation of several alternatives, as
Construction Design development
Design development activities flow naturally from, and are based on, documents produced during schematic design. In Figure 3.2, note the
Construction Introduction to the form of the contract
During this final stage of the design phase, all of the previous effort is transformed into documents that will form
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Construction Invitation to tender
Unless the projects contractor has already been selected, owners must publicise the availability of their projects to prospective tenderers. The
Construction Drawings
Drawings have already been produced as part of the schematic design and design development efforts. However, the task during the
Construction General conditions
We now turn to the written materials that, together with the drawings, completely describe the design professionals intent with respect