Depending on the organisational structure and responsibility distribution of the enterprise, there can be some amount of overlapping of the scope of work between Project Management and Construction Management, the former functioning principally from the corporate office and the latter from the project site. Generally, the owner's scope of CM would cover the management of the following aspects of implementation :
- construction planning and site mobilization
- Construction scheduling
- Site preparation and setting up of temporary facilities to enable contractors smooth working
- Building of site officialese store sheds for the owner
- Labour housing
- Employees' township
- Transport
- Communication
- Canteens
- Statutory registrations
- Provision of fabrication and construction drawings and documents
- Sequencing of work
- Construction budget control
- Control of construction schedules and milestone achievements
- Staffing and organisation
- Procedure manuals
- labor force planning
- Productivity
- Spot planning or micro planning at the site
- Materials planning
- Construction work including heavy rigging studies
- Site fabrication
- Construction management
- Local purchases
- Repairs and rectification's
- Risk management and insurance
- Safety and security
- Environmental care
- Industrial relations
- Law and order of site
- Contractors' working facilities
- Owner - contractor relations
- Force account (departmental work)
- General office and site accounts
- Work supervision and field control
- Progress monitoring ind reporting
- Accounting for materials
- Contracts administration
- Extra work and change orders
- Claims and disputes
In most cases, project construction is entrusted to contractors who have the required skill, experience and resources. An owner might execute the project construction himself, but even then he may engage labour contractors.
Contract documents must be drawn up meticulously avoiding ambiguities and built-in disputes which may embitter the owner-contractor relationship. Good rapport between the two is necessary for getting the best performance from the contractor which is important tor project success.
Construction is the process of translating the plans, specifications, materials and manpower into the physical facility, capable of producing or generating the project's end-product/ service. Construction is the longest project phase and the largest group of activities. Its macro plan or master construction schedule is prepked at headquarters. Micro plans or detailed short-term plans are prepared at the site.
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