Productivity in Construction Projects

✍ Scribed by Ted Trauner, Chris Kay, Brian Furniss

• Publisher: Wiley-Scrivener
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 227
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

PRODUCTIVITY IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

From planning/design to post-construction, this valuable guide provides the construction industry the key to understanding the importance of properly tracking and measuring productivity, resulting in increased efficiency and profitability for contractors, subcontractors, owners, civil and construction engineers, and attorneys.

Productivity in Construction Projects anticipates and answers the questions of owners, contractors, sub-contractors, and construction professionals to avoid cost overruns in a specific area of work, or when activities are taking more resources to perform than planned. Packed with real-world case studies, Productivity in Construction Projects’ thirteen chapters move beyond the symptoms and provide a remedy.

This book provides a comprehensive look at how to:

1. Complete more projects on time and budget, and earn greater profits and future business.
2. Track and analyze productivity on construction projects, and quantify additional costs resulting from productivity losses.
3. Select the right experts and attorneys should litigation or arbitration occur, and employ credible and reliable methods of analysis.
4. Solve problems on the project instead of incurring lengthy and costly litigation or arbitration.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgments
1 Purpose
2 Productivity In Construction
The Continuing Importance of Productivity in Construction
What Is Productivity?
Controllable Factors that Affect Productivity
Non-Controllable Factors that Affect Productivity
The Focus on Productivity Should Be Continuous and Based on Hard Data
3 Measuring Productivity
The Owner
The Contractor
4 The Measured Mile
Calculating Productivity Losses and Inefficiency Using the Measured Mile
Comparisons to a Similar Project
Measured Mile Case Studies
Case Study #1: Transportation Project
Case Study #2: The Pharmaceutical Facility
Case Study #3: The Psychiatric Hospital
Case Study #4: Pile Driving
Case Study #5: DOT Project
Case Study #6: Welding Work
Project Background
Welding Types and Methods Used
The Dispute and Claim
Other Experts’ “Measured Mile” Analysis
A Big Problem
Other Productivity Considerations
Case Study #7: The Painter
Discussion
5 Regression Analysis
Case Study #8: The Transmission Line
6 Learning and Experience Curves
Case Study #9: Elevated Rail Project
Discussion
7 The Kitchen Sink Approach – Blending Methods Together
Case Study #10: The High-Rise Hotel
Vertical Transportation
Expected Losses
Unexpected Losses
Additional Lost Man-Hours
Total Lost Man-Hours Due to Inadequate Vertical Transportation
Productivity Losses
Data Assembly and Calculations
Rough-In
Finish Work
Percent Loss of Productivity
Total Man-Hours Lost Due to Inefficiency
8 Industry Publications and Studies
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Business Roundtable Report
National Electrical Contractors Association
Mechanical Contractors Association of America
The Leonard Study
Corps of Engineers Modification Impact Evaluation Guide
Construction Industry Institute
Quantitative Impacts of Project Change
The Ibbs Studies
Other Reports and Studies
Use of “Industry Publications”
9 COVID and Productivity
Introduction to COVID Impacts
COVID’s Effect on Construction Projects
Lumber Supply Chain Example
Impacts on Global Commerce and Resources
Additional Effects to Craft Labor Shortages
Evaluation of Productivity Improvements Due to COVID
Material Price Fluctuations
Entitlement to Recover COVID Productivity Losses
Measuring COVID Productivity Losses
Recommendations for Measuring Productivity Losses during COVID
The Measured Mile and “A Day in the Life” Documentation
Comparisons to Similar Projects
Other Measurement Considerations
The Way Forward
10 How Construction Disputes are Resolved
11 The Selection and Use of the Expert Witness
The Selection of an Expert
The Criteria an Expert Must Meet: The Daubert Standard
The Application of the Daubert Standard in Construction Cases: The Benefits of the Measured Mile Method
The Application of the Daubert Standard in Construction Cases: The Pitfalls of the “Industry Standards” Methods
Industry Standards: Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA)
Industry Standards: National Electrical Contractors of America (NECA)
Industry Standards: Business Roundtable (BRT)
Industry Standards: United States Army Corpsof Engineers (ACOE)
Industry Standards: Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Application of the Daubert Standard in Construction Cases: The Likely Failure of Future “Industry Standards” Methods
12 Achieving the Desired Results
13 The Way Forward
Bibliography
About the Authors
Index
EULA