The design coordination role at the pre-construction stage of construction projects

PurposeIt is a well‐known fact that the construction industry always passes through two distinctive problems during the construction stage: slippages of project‐schedules, i.e. time‐frame, and overruns of project‐costs, i.e. budget. However, limited literature is available to solve or dilute these two problems before they even occur. It is strongly believed that the bulk of the two mentioned problems can be mitigated to a great extent, if not eliminated, provided that proper attention is paid to the pre‐construction phases of projects. Normally projects are implemented through traditionally old techniques which generally emphasize only solving “construction problems during the construction phase”. The aim of this article is therefore to unveil a professional methodology known as Project Control System (PCS) focusing on pre‐construction phases of construction projects.Design/methodology/approachIn this article, the authors share the lessons learned during implementation of Kuwait University projects worth approximately $400 million in a span of ten years. The task of the project management/construction management (PM/CM) is being provided to the university by a joint venture team of international and local specialists.FindingsThe pre‐construction methodology ensures smooth and successful implementation during construction phases of the projects as they are generally executed in a fast‐pace, deadline‐driven and cost‐conscious environment. The intuitive proactive methods, if implemented during pre‐construction stage, automatically answer the questions that are encountered during the execution periods of projects.Originality/valueIn this article, the authors share the lessons learned during PM/CM during projects over a span of ten years, which could be of use to others.

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BIM-based building design coordination: processes, bottlenecks, and considerations

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering ◽

10.1139/cjce-2018-0287 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 25-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sarmad Mehrbod ◽

Sheryl Staub-French ◽

Melanie Tory

Keyword(s):

Construction Projects ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Building Design ◽

Coordination Strategies ◽

Design Coordination ◽

Efficient Delivery ◽

Building Information ◽

Coordination Process ◽

The Many ◽

Traditional Setting

Successful management of the building design coordination process is critical to the efficient delivery of cost-effective and quality projects. The traditional setting of design coordination, however, is inefficient and error-prone. Building information modelling (BIM) has proven valuable for increasing satisfaction with the meeting process and decreasing arguments over issues. Despite the many advantages of BIM tools, however, many design coordination issues remain undetected, design issues are poorly documented, and coordination strategies are inefficient. The objective of this study was to develop a characterization of the BIM building design coordination process, identify the bottlenecks in the current process, and provide design considerations to alleviate the bottlenecks. The bottlenecks include: outdated BIM, disconnected trades, lack of terminology, insufficient documentation, inefficient transitions across views and artifacts, unavailability of design information, information discrepancy, unfit navigation tools, and office–site disconnect. The outcomes of this research is useful for future construction projects and the software development community.

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CONTRACTS EVALUATION THROUGH CLASSIFIED REWORK ROOT CAUSES IN THE CONSTRUCTION STAGE OF PROJECTS

Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction ◽

10.14455/isec.2020.7(2).con-21 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Ramin Asadi ◽

Suzanne Wilkinson ◽

James Olabode Bamidele Rotimi

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Project Performance ◽

Mitigation Measures ◽

Rational Approach ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Construction Stage ◽

Financial Factors ◽

Resource Material ◽

The Relationship

Rework occurs across the life cycle of projects and has significant impacts on construction project performance. A rational approach to managing rework is by identifying the main sources of rework; then mitigation measures can be implemented to enhance performance on projects. Rework has been widely studied within the construction industry, but the link between rework and contract conditions remain unexplored. This study identifies and classifies the root causes of rework at the construction stage of projects. It then examines the relationship between the conditions of contracts with the identified root causes. A comprehensive list of rework root causes was determined through the review of literature, which was categorized into five classified factors. The classified factors include process, human resource, material/equipment, technical, and other related environmental and financial factors. The next step comprises a questionnaire survey designed to determine relationships between rework and contracts. The result of the study is presented descriptively for ease of understanding. The results show that rework could be managed more efficiently through contracting processes, which ultimately benefits construction projects’ performance.

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An Identification of Construction Project Overheads for Sustainable Cost Management and Controlling Practices (CMCPs)

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.776.121 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 776 ◽

pp. 121-126

Author(s):

Nyoman Martha Jaya ◽

Ariany Frederika

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Cost Management ◽

Construction Project ◽

Construction Stage ◽

Sustainable Improvement ◽

Project Costs ◽

Percentage Basis

Project overheads are allocated on a percentage basis to project costs and common to maintain multiple cost objects, but cannot directly be distributed to construction activities. Construction project overheads have to be identified their cost behaviours properly in order to sustain Cost Management and Controlling Practices (CMCPs) during the construction stage. The literature review method identified forty seven (47)project overheads and categorised into four hierarchies (unit, batch, project, and facility levels). Therefore, the identification of project overheads should enable a sustainable improvement to the CMCPs in construction projects.

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Analysis of Time and Cost Overrun in Malaysian Construction

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.452-453.1002 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 452-453 ◽

pp. 1002-1008 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Chidambaram Ramanathan ◽

Narayanan Sambu Potty ◽

Arazi B Idrus

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Time Delay ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Project Performance ◽

COMPARING THE PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE OF DIRECT LABOUR AND DESIGN-BID-BUILD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NIGERIA / PLANAVIMO IR VEIKLOS EFEKTYVUMO PALYGINIMAS, NIGERIJOS STATYBŲ PROJEKTUOSE NAUDOJANT TIESIOGINĮ DARBĄ IR TAIKANT TRADICINĮ PIRKIMŲ METODĄ

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management ◽

10.3846/13923730.2012.671283 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 184-196 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Godwin Iroroakpo Idoro

Keyword(s):

Construction Projects ◽

T Test ◽

Design Stage ◽

Construction Planning ◽

Construction Stage ◽

Cost Overruns ◽

And Performance ◽

Design Bid Build ◽

Design And Construction

This study compares the levels of planning and the outcome of projects procured by direct labour and traditional contract procurement options. For this comparison, a survey of 130 projects was carried out. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and analysed using percentage, mean and t-test. The study discovers that whereas the levels of conception and overall planning done in projects procured by the two options are the same, the levels of design and construction planning done in DBB and DL projects differ. The study also discovers that the time-overruns of projects procured by the two methods differ but their cost-overruns are the same. The study concludes that projects procured by DBB and DL options differ in planning and time-overrun and suggests improved planning at the design stage when DL option is adopted and improved planning at the construction stage when DBB option is adopted. Santrauka Šiame darbe lyginami planavimo lygiai ir projektų rezultatai, kai naudojamas tiesioginis darbas ir taikomas tradicinis pirkimų metodas (projektavimas–konkursas–statyba; angl. Design-Bid-Build, D-B-B). Palyginimui atlikta 130 projektų apklausa. Duomenys surinkti naudojant tam tikros struktūros anketas ir išanalizuoti pagal procentus, vidurkius ir t testą. Atliekant tyrimą nustatyta, kad abiem paslaugų pirkimo atvejais projektų sumanymo etapas ir bendras planavimas yra vienodo lygio, tačiau tradicinį pirkimų metodą pasirinkusiuose projektuose projektavimo ir statybų planavimo etapų lygis skiriasi nuo tiesioginį darbą pasirinkusių projektų etapų lygio. Atliekant tyrimą paaiškėjo, kad abiem atvejais laikas viršijimas skirtingai, tačiau sąnaudos viršijamos vienodai. Daroma išvada, kad projektams taikant skirtingus pirkimo būdus (tradicinį metodą arba tiesioginio darbo variantą) skiriasi planavimas ir vėlavimas; taip pat siūloma, kaip pagerinti projektavimo etapo planavimą, kai naudojamas tiesioginio darbo variantas, ir kaip pagerinti statybų etapo planavimą, kai taikomas tradicinis metodas.

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CAUSES AND IMPACT OF DELAY IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OF INDIA

International Journal of Engineering Technologies and Management Research ◽

10.29121/ijetmr.v8.i1.2021.851 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 35-44

Author(s):

[email protected] ◽

Kranti kumar Myneni

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Correlation Coefficient ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Construction Project ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

Construction Stage ◽

Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽

Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient ◽

Importance Index ◽

Causes Of Delays

Delays can be well-defined as the escalation of the stipulated time for the completion of the project. Delay is always the major loss to any construction project. In construction projects delay is a very usual thing and it can have an adverse effect on the project’s time and cost. As construction is one of the largest economic activity in India, the effects of delay are still in millions, which surely decreases the GDP of the country. Delay makes the process tardy and management of delay is extremely challenging as most of the projects do not meet the expected requirement and fails to perform within time. Therefore, various types and causes of delays should be studied accurately. There are many researches on construction delays but they talk about the wide-ranging reasons of delay, so there stays a high requirement of a notable and feasible study on delays at different stages of construction process in India. The aim of the paper is to identify the causes of delays at different stages of construction through questionnaire survey in Indian construction industry. Analytical tools used in this research are relative importance index (RII) and spearman’s rank correlation coefficient to rank the sources of delay with respect to its occurrence in the various stages of the construction project. The study concludes based on the correlation coefficient analysis between the construction stages, that the delays associated with before-construction stage is least related, with after-construction stage is third highly related, with construction stage is second highly related and delays associated with average/overall construction is highly related.

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A Study of PCI Model in Construction Quality Control

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.860-863.3041 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 860-863 ◽

pp. 3041-3044

Author(s):

Cheng Jun Wang ◽

Yi Fei Wang ◽

Yang Song

Keyword(s):

Quality Control ◽

Failure Rate ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Decisive Role ◽

Construction Quality ◽

Construction Stage ◽

Construction Technique ◽

Building Projects ◽

Construction Enterprises

The quality control during construction phase of building projects plays a decisive role in project quality. This paper, via analyzing the relation between PCI and failure rate and combining the special characteristics of construction projects, comes up with PCI model feasible to evaluate the inspection of construction projects. The model in this paper can quantitatively measure the grade of work procedure quality of the ongoing construction projects in a way to find and correct the quality problems during construction stage for construction enterprises with the aim to enhance construction technique and management as well as capabilities in other areas and finally it can increase the overall construction quality and enhance enterprise competitiveness.

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Risk Management Analysis of Follow-up Audit in the Construction Stage of Construction Projects

Architecture Engineering and Science ◽

10.32629/aes.v2i2.373 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Yongjun Luo

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Risk Management ◽

Project Management ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Construction Project ◽

Construction Project Management ◽

Construction Process ◽

Construction Stage

The construction project serves as one of the most important projects in the construction industry. The high cost and the particularity in the implementation generate high risks in the investment and construction process. Over the years, the development of construction project management methods has promoted the management of risk factors. This paper reviews the suggestions of risk management of follow-up audit in construction stage and evaluates its application in construction projects.

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Energy consumption of bridge construction: conventional vs precast girders

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202020209003 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 202 ◽

pp. 09003

Author(s):

Jati Utomo Dwi Hatmoko ◽

Subrata Aditama K.A. Uda ◽

Arya Desta Andika ◽

Amelia Kristina Putri

Keyword(s):

Energy Consumption ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Raw Material ◽

Bridge Construction ◽

Total Energy Consumption ◽

Construction Stage ◽

Toll Road ◽

Precast Girders ◽

Selection Of

One of the ways to reduce the negative impact of construction projects on the environment is reducing energy consumption. This study aims to calculate the energy consumption of a bridge construction project on the conventional beam girder and the precast girder. Data collection was carried out on the Salatiga-Surakarta toll road bridge project package 4.1 through field observations and interviews with project stakeholders. The results showed that the estimate of conventional girder energy consumption during the raw material transporting stage is 2.857 MJ/km.m3 (4.87%), during the production is 19.989 MJ/km.m3 (34.11%), during the transporting to the location is 3.56 MJ/km.m3(6.07%), and lastly, during the construction stage is 32.201 MJ/km.m3 (54.94%). While the estimate of energy consumption of precast girder at the raw material transporting stage is 2,897 MJ/km.m3 (5.27%), during the production is 49.627 MJ/km.m3 (90.29%), the transporting to the location is 0.957 MJ/km.m3 (1.74%), and during the construction stage is 1.485 MJ/km.m3 (2.70%). The total energy consumption of conventional girders is 58.606 MJ/km.m3 (51.60%), while for precast girder is 54.965 MJ/km.m3 (48.40%). The conventional girder energy consumption is 3.20% greater than the precast girder, thus, in this case, the precast girder is the best alternative to reduce the energy consumption during bridge construction activities. This study provides an understanding of environmental impacts based on the amount of energy consumption of conventional and precast girders, which is useful in the selection of girder beam types that are more environmentally friendly.

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