Construction industry characteristics
Having introduced the broad categories of construction project types, we shall now consider further aspects of the industry by way […]
Management of Construction
The management of construction is an enterprise that involves many people with diverse interests, talents and backgrounds. The owner, the design professional and the contractor comprise the primary triad of parties, but others, such as subcontractors, material suppliers, bankers, insurance and bonding companies, attorneys and public agency officials, are vital elements of the project team whose interrelated roles must be coordinated to assure a successful project. Throughout the project life cycle, from the time the owner first contemplates launching a construction project to that celebrated time, many months or years later, when the completed project is ready for use, the tasks carried out by the various parties vary in type and intensity. In this book, we consider the roles and responsibilities of the many parties at each phase of the construction project life cycle. The primary focus here is on the construction contractor, who carries the lead responsibility for the on-site installation work and all of the associated planning and followup. It is important, at the same time, to understand how other people and organisations contribute to project success.
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 Contractor selection phase
In anticipation of selecting a contractor, the owner must decide whether an open invitation will be issued to all possible
Construction Constructability analysis
In our discussion of planning and feasibility studies, we mentioned the use of constructability analyses and studies as a means
Construction Considerations in deciding to tender
It is not possible for the contractor to prepare a tender for every available project. Even in lean economic times,
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Construction Constructability analysis
We have already discussed these analyses in our chapter on planning and design, but now we add this note to
Constructability analysis
Throughout planning and design, it is essential to consider whether proposed alternatives can be built and whether they can be
Construction A lump-sum/fixed-price example
Consider a project that will construct a cast-in-place concrete foundation wall, as shown in Figure 4.5. We desire to compile
Construction Agreement
To allow all tenderers to know the form of the agreement the successful tenderer will be asked to sign, a