Construction project administration

✍ Scribed by Fisk, Edward R.; Reynolds, Wayne D

• Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
• Year: 2009;2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 415
• Edition: 9th ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Using simple, straightforward language, this text addresses how a successful construction project is managed and administered from design through construction to closeout. With the goal of uniting the key stakeholders (contractors, architects, engineers, etc) and providing them with a workable system for operating as an effective construction team,Construction Project Administrationreflects the latest technology, laws and regulations. Topics pertinent to each stage of a project are introduced and discussed as they occur throughout the life of the project. Numerous real-world examples are included.This edition includes coverage of BIM, the introduction of the 2004 version of CSIMasterformat�and a complete chapter on electronic project administration. By tracing a construction project from start to finish,Construction Project Administrationoffers a single source of information for all in the construction industry.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 12
Project Participants......Page 20
Construction Administration......Page 21
Organizational Structure of a Construction Project......Page 24
Professional Construction Management......Page 29
Design–Build Contracts......Page 31
Definitions of Individual Construction Responsibilities......Page 32
Defining Scope of Work in a CM Contract......Page 34
The Partnering Concept......Page 36
Contracting for Public Works Projects......Page 38
Review Questions......Page 39
Lines of Authority on Construction Projects......Page 40
Why Have an Inspector?......Page 41
Authority and Responsibility of the Resident Project Representative......Page 42
Review Questions......Page 49
Setting up a Field Office......Page 50
Familiarization with Construction Documents......Page 51
Establishment of Communications......Page 53
Handling Job-Related Information......Page 55
Staffing Responsibilities......Page 56
Derivation of the Field Cost Indexes (FCIs)......Page 57
Selection of Trailer-Type Field Offices......Page 59
Construction Safety......Page 60
Development of an Inspection Plan......Page 61
Other Job Responsibilities......Page 62
Requests for Information (RFIs)......Page 63
Review Questions......Page 64
Chapter 4 DOCUMENTATION: RECORDS AND REPORTS......Page 65
Files and Records......Page 66
Electronic Record Keeping......Page 73
Construction Reports......Page 74
Construction Diary......Page 75
Special Feedback Reports......Page 78
Documentation of Dangerous Safety Hazard Warnings......Page 82
Labor Standards Review Records......Page 84
Contractor Submittals......Page 85
Construction Photographs......Page 86
Photographic Equipment and Materials......Page 90
Review Questions......Page 94
Using Computers for Project Administration......Page 95
Web-Enabled Project Management Applications......Page 105
Building Information Modeling (BIM)......Page 109
Review Questions......Page 113
Conflicts Due to Drawings and Specifications......Page 115
Content and Component Parts of a Specification......Page 117
CSI Specifications Format—Its Meaning and Importance......Page 120
State Highway Department Formats......Page 124
Other Nonstandard Construction Specifications Formats in Use......Page 126
Project Specifications (Project Manual) versus Special Provisions Concept......Page 127
Inspector Training and Knowledge of Specifications......Page 128
Allowances and Tolerances in Specifications......Page 129
Review Questions......Page 130
General Conditions of the Construction Contract......Page 131
International Construction Contracts......Page 132
Differing Site Conditions......Page 134
The Contractor and Subcontractors......Page 136
Shop Drawings and Samples......Page 137
Disapproving or Stopping the Work......Page 138
Supplementary General Conditions......Page 139
Technical Provisions of the Specifications......Page 140
Addenda to the Specifications......Page 141
Standard Specifications......Page 142
Special Material and Product Standards......Page 143
Building Codes, Regulations, Ordinances, and Permits......Page 147
Types of Drawings Comprising the Construction Contract......Page 148
Review Questions......Page 149
Compliance with Laws and Regulations......Page 150
Public versus Private Contracts......Page 151
Work within or Adjacent to Navigable Waterways......Page 152
Fair Subcontracting Laws......Page 153
Federal Labor Laws......Page 154
Labor Relations......Page 157
Prejob Labor Agreements......Page 158
Review Questions......Page 159
Chapter 9 CONSTRUCTION SAFETY......Page 160
General Responsibility for Construction Safety......Page 161
Safety Responsibility under Construction Management and Turnkey Contracts......Page 162
Effect of Including Contractor’s Safety Obligations in the Specifications......Page 163
Special Applications......Page 165
Procedural Guidelines......Page 166
Shoring and Bracing......Page 167
Safety Requirements in Construction Contracts......Page 169
Review Questions......Page 170
Types of Meetings in Construction......Page 171
Handling Yourself at a Meeting......Page 172
Preconstruction Conference......Page 174
Principles of Negotiation......Page 178
Techniques of Negotiation......Page 180
Review Questions......Page 182
Risk Management......Page 183
Contractual Allocation of Risk......Page 185
Types of Risks and Allocation of Those Risks......Page 186
Minimizing Risks and Mitigating Losses......Page 190
Review Questions......Page 192
Constructability Analysis......Page 193
Advertise and Award Phase......Page 194
Issuance of Bidding Documents......Page 196
Bonds......Page 197
Liability Forms of Insurance......Page 198
Property Forms of Insurance......Page 199
Opening, Acceptance, and Documentation of Bids......Page 200
Development of a Quality Control or Assurance Program......Page 206
Inspection and Testing Manual......Page 207
Field Office Organization of the Owner or the Field Representative......Page 208
The Preconstruction Conference......Page 212
Study Plans and Specifications......Page 214
Listing of Emergency Information......Page 215
Starting a Project......Page 216
Review Questions......Page 223
Chapter 13 PLANNING FOR CONSTRUCTION......Page 224
Scheduling Methods......Page 226
Bar Charts......Page 228
Line-of-Balance Charts......Page 230
Network Diagrams......Page 232
Computerized Progress Payments......Page 234
Selection of PC Scheduling Software......Page 237
Review Questions......Page 239
CPM: What It Is and What It Does......Page 240
Project Planning......Page 241
Fundamentals of CPM......Page 242
Who Owns Float?......Page 246
Precedence Diagraming versus i– j Diagraming......Page 247
Reading a Manual CPM Network Schedule......Page 248
Reading a Computerized CPM Network Schedule......Page 251
Review Questions......Page 259
Authority and Responsibility of All Parties......Page 260
Time of Inspection and Tests......Page 263
Opening a Project......Page 264
Job Philosophy......Page 265
Suspension or Termination of the Work......Page 266
Construction Services Cost Monitoring......Page 268
Review Questions......Page 269
Definition......Page 270
The Role of the Resident Project Representative......Page 271
Fundamentals of Value Engineering......Page 272
Areas of Opportunity for Value Engineering......Page 275
Field Responsibility in Value Engineering......Page 276
Review Questions......Page 277
Contracts for Construction......Page 278
Construction Progress Payments......Page 279
Approval of Payment Requests......Page 280
Basis for Payment Amounts......Page 281
Evaluation of Contractor’s Payment Requests......Page 284
Force Account......Page 286
Payment for Extra Work and Change Orders......Page 289
Payment for Mobilization Costs......Page 291
Partial Payments to the Contractor......Page 294
Retainage......Page 297
Liquidated Damages during Construction......Page 301
Interpreting the Contractor’s Bid......Page 302
Measurement for Payment......Page 306
Measurement Guidelines for Determination of Unit-Price Pay Quantities......Page 308
Final Payment to the Contractor......Page 310
Review Questions......Page 312
Materials and Methods of Construction......Page 313
Requests for Substitutions of Materials......Page 314
Access to the Work by Quality Assurance Personnel......Page 316
Inspection of Materials Delivered to the Site......Page 317
Rejection of Faulty Material......Page 318
Construction Equipment and Methods......Page 319
Quality Level and Quality Assurance......Page 321
Quality Assurance Provisions......Page 322
Review Questions......Page 327
Changes in the Work......Page 328
Types of Changes......Page 333
Elements of a Change Order......Page 335
Considerations for Evaluation......Page 336
Change Orders for Differing Site Conditions......Page 337
Starting the Change Order Process......Page 339
Review Questions......Page 341
Five Principles of Contract Administration......Page 342
Protests......Page 343
Claims......Page 345
Claims and Disputes......Page 347
Differences between the Parties......Page 348
Home Office Overhead......Page 351
Constructive Changes......Page 356
Other Causes of Claims and Disputes......Page 357
Resolving Differences......Page 361
Preparations for Claims Defense......Page 363
Order of Precedence of Contract Documents......Page 366
Alternative Methods for Dispute Resolution......Page 367
Arbitration or Litigation?......Page 368
The Mediation Process......Page 369
Settlement of Disputes by Arbitration......Page 370
Review Questions......Page 373
Guarantee Period......Page 374
Contract Time......Page 375
Liquidated Damages for Delay......Page 376
The Punch List......Page 379
Preparations for Closeout......Page 382
Completion versus Substantial Completion......Page 386
Substantial Completion versus Beneficial Occupancy or Use......Page 390
Beneficial Use/Partial Utilization......Page 391
Liens and Stop Orders......Page 392
Final Payment and Waiver of Liens......Page 393
Stop Notice Release Bond......Page 394
Post Completion......Page 395
Review Questions......Page 398
BIBLOGRAPHY......Page 400
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C......Page 405
D......Page 406
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M......Page 408
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