Improving the Tendering Process

2011 ◽  
pp. 52-83
Author(s):  
Hafez Salleh
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
The Public ◽  
Construction Company ◽  
Level 1 ◽  
Public Sectors ◽  
Almost All

Construction sector is unique in a way because more than 90% companies are Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (SME). This chapter presents a case study of a construction company with past and current projects valued up to £15 million, and has completed a number of construction projects both in private and the public sectors including housing, commerce, leisure, health, education, retail, et cetera. The company operates out of multiple locations and decided to improve the tendering process using a new IT system. On applying the IT readiness model it was found that almost all the attributes identified were not at lower level 1. The practice achieved maturity in three areas – skills and leadership are identified at level 5, and roles & responsibility were identified at the top of the level.

Assessment of Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Nepal’s Construction Sector based on Selected Construction Projects

2021 ◽  
Vol 08 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Priyanka Thapa ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
World Health ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Construction Work ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a global pandemic as declared by World Health Organization (WHO) is causing severe impacts in almost all aspects of life in Nepal. In response to this pandemic, Nepal Government announced a country-wide lockdown from 24th March 2020 and ended on 21st July 2020. Coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented event affecting almost every aspect of the construction sector in Nepal. Hence, this study was carried out to assess the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on Nepal’s construction sector based on selected construction projects. For this purpose, a case study of five ongoing construction projects was taken into account and questionnaires were distributed to responsible officials (client, consultant and contractor) of those projects. This study intended to find out the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on supply-demand trend analysis, cost and time of construction projects. Besides, this study also intends to find the contractual issues and claims associated with COVID-19 lockdown. The study reveals that COVID-19 caused serious disruption to the supply chain. Subsequently, project cost and time increases due to uncertainty regarding the availability of subcontractors/ suppliers/labour. The impact of COVID-19 lockdown however varies with the nature, scale and size of the project. Besides, the study also implies that contractual disputes are likely to increase due to lockdown. Each contract and its conditions have to be carefully analyzed to determine a party’s specific entitlement. There is uncertainty as to when the situation becomes normal and construction work can be carried out with optimum efficiency.

scholarly journals PENGETAHUAN IBU HAMIL TENTANG BAHAYA MEROKOK TERHADAP KEHAMILAN DAN JANIN

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Melva Manurung
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Fetal Development ◽  
Neonatal Death ◽  
Fetal Death ◽  
Additional Material ◽  
Smoking During Pregnancy ◽  
Respiratory Problems ◽  
The Public ◽  
Almost All

Smoking during pregnancy can endanger pregnancy and the fetus, especially the health of pregnant women and fetal development in the womb. One of the complications of pregnancy that causes fetal death is due to oxygenation disorders. In Indonesia, more than half of households have at least one smoker, and almost all smokers’ smokes at home. The cause of neonatal death is fetal death in utero, asphyxia or respiratory problems due to smoking and premature. This study aims to determine the knowledge of pregnant women about the dangers of smoking to pregnancy and the fetus in Gasaribu Village, Laguboti, Toba Samosir Regency. This research was conducted in September-October 2019 using adescriptive research design. The number of samples was in this study were 40 pregnant women. Sampling is done by using saturated sampling. The results showed that good knowledge of 16 people (40%) was enough 22 people (55%) and less 2 people (5%).  The results of this study are expected to be used as additional material in adding knowledge and information to increase real health education (real) to the public about the dangers of smoking to pregnancy and the fetus.

scholarly journals The Study of the Use and Application of Design-Build Contracts and Build-Operate-Transfer Contracts in Construction Sector of Turkey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zainab Sarbaz Abdulhameed AL-DABBAGH ◽  
◽  
Gökhan GELİŞEN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Public Agencies ◽  
Delivery Method ◽  
The Public ◽  
Project Costs ◽  
Design Build ◽  
Republic Of Turkey

Design-Build (DB) and Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contracts are the two types of public-private-partnerships that are widely used in the region that are aimed in this study. The objectives of this study were to analyze and compare DB and BOT projects in terms of project costs and durations. In order to analyze and compare Design-Build (DB) and Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) projects, this study collected data by means of convenient random sampling, from construction projects built by five ministries of Republic of Turkey. Statistical tests were conducted to determine if the metrics related to cost and schedule were significantly different from each other in these two types of projects. The findings of this study will help the public agencies decide what delivery method is best for their projects in terms of controlling costs and schedule. Results show that DB projects outperform BOT projects in terms of cost and schedule. The results of this research will enable governments to become more familiar with comparisons between DB and BOT distribution methods, and the findings will help the ministries to choose swhich delivery method is suitable for use on a project-based.

scholarly journals Centralization of Risk Management in Business Companies: A Case Study on the Role of Specialist Departments

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Michael Schwandt
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Company ◽  
International Construction ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Active Player ◽  
Project Controlling ◽  
The One ◽  
Centralization And Decentralization

As part of his Ph.D. studies, the author researches risk management in project business and focuses on the construction industry. This paper deals with the intra-company organization of risk management. In particular, it examines advantages and disadvantages of centralization and decentralization of risk management. First, the paper deals with various aspects of risk management on theoretical level, ways of organizing risk management structures and relating decision criteria as well as the relevant tasks of specialist departments. Methodology of further research is based on a case study that explores details of centralization and decentralization in business practice. In the center of the case study is the company Bilfinger Berger Civil, a large, international construction company, which is an active player in the project business and has already carried out a variety of construction projects successfully. On the one hand, the company units and persons involved in Bilfinger’s risk management are introduced; on the other hand the tasks of the Group’s centralized departments are illuminated in detail. This includes the Corporate Legal, Internal Auditing, Corporate Treasury, Group Controlling and Project Controlling departments. The risk management of Bilfinger Berger Civil is finally assessed in form of a summary. As a main result the reader gains information about theories on structuring risk management within business companies and numerous impressions on the practical application in a real construction company.

The Development of Safety Plan Using Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for Building Information Modeling (BIM)-Based Building Structure Work

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 1402-1413
Author(s):  
Anrio Wira Putra Lim ◽  
Yusuf Latief
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Safety Plan ◽  
Building Information

One of the most influential factors on the project success in the construction industry is the safety management system. The rate of the occupational accidents in the construction sector is still very high according to the report of the Institution of Social Security Employment in Indonesia. One of the causes of the high rate of the occupational accidents that occur is due to the unnoticed work activities which is caused by the lack of control on the risks of the work activities. To discovered all of the activities on a work package, we can use a tool called WBS or Work Breakdown Structure. Besides that, by using the advancement of technology, it is expected to be used to improve safety performance on the construction projects effectively and efficiently. One of the advancements of technology which is already been used in the construction sector on this era is the BIM (Building Information Modeling). With using the BIM system on the construction projects, the quality of the work during the planning and construction phase will be increasing. Therefore, the development of a safety plan using WBS for BIM-based building structure work will be carried out in this study. The research method in this paper is a qualitative method and a case study will be presented on this paper to find out the effectiveness with using BIM in the safety management process. The results of this research are the occupational accident risks that are dominantly using the WBS and the development of the safety plan using WBS for BIM-based building structures work. The case study results the integrating of safety building information with the 4D model is very effective and efficient method to use on the safety management process. With the BIM system in the safety management process, the budget and the duration for safety inspection can be reduced because the hazardous of the occupational accidents can be identified faster according to the construction schedule. This research is expected to create a safety management strategy and can improve the safety performance on building construction projects in Indonesia.

scholarly journals Aplicación de la “Footprint Family” para la evaluación ambiental de edificios públicos en España. Estudio de caso: centro educativo

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-85
Author(s):  
Cristina Rivero-Camacho ◽  
◽  
Antonio Ferreira-Sanchez
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Environmental Evaluation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Project Costs ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Within the commitments of the 2030 Agenda, the socio-economic objectives for a sustainable development of society as a whole, stand out, which propose minimizing the impact produced by all the activities of the Public Administration on the environment. Therefore, the creation and retrofitting of its infrastructures, needed for its operation and the services it provides, has a great impact. The goal of this work focuses on a methodological adaptation for the environmental evaluation of the works promoted by public organizations, quantifying and locating the sources of impact with the purpose of taking the measures to minimize them. For this, the footprint family, ecological, carbon, and water, are proposed as indicators, characterized by the simplicity of their message and the ease of their implementation in the construction sector, by controlling project costs. A case study is presented, the construction of an early childhood education center in the city of Madrid, for which the data needed for the calculation are presented and analyzed. The results reflect interesting information in terms of footprints, on the elements that must be controlled and improved in the project design, such as concrete and steel.

scholarly journals FLIP FABRIC AND NAME BOARD (CASE STUDY IN PANGKALPINANG CITY, BANGKA BELITUNG ISLANDS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Muhammad Iqbal Arrosyad ◽  
Asyraf Suryadin ◽  
Harun Joko Prayitno
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
The Public ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The City ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Local Languages

This study aims to explain the forms of fabrik range errors and nameplate in the City of Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung Islands and find out the factors behind the occurrence of errors in the use of Indonesian in the fabric range and nameplate in the City of Pangkalpinang, Islands. Bangka Belitung. The method used in this research is qualitative descriptive method. The data collection technique used is the triangulation technique which consists of observation, documentation, and interviews. The subjects in this study were all fabric ranges and nameplate in the city of Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung Islands which experienced errors in writing with the use of Indonesian. The results of this study are: the form of class that is often done is in writing sentences in foreign languages, the use of non-standard words, the use of abbreviated words that are not explained, and the use of local languages. and the lack of understanding of the owner of the fabric, the education of the owner or maker cannot be biased because there are still errors even though the education is high through S2, then the purpose of making it does not pay attention to the rules of writing. and almost all spandex fabric or nameplate no one gives input or criticism, it's just that there are some from the public who ask questions related to writing or related businesses.

ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TOOL IN THE INVESTMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SECTOR

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
M. M. TARASOV ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Investment Project ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
The Public ◽  
Udmurt Republic ◽  
Legal Model ◽  
The Government ◽  
Business Entities

The article explores the effectiveness of using the public-private partnership tool in the investment and construction sector of the Udmurt Republic. The tasks of attracting business entities to the implementation of road infrastructure construction projects are considered. The conclusion is made that the state acts as a guarantor of the reliability of the return on investment of a private partner. An organizational and legal model of a concession agreement between the Government of the Udmurt Republic and a private partner in the implementation of the investment project “Construction and operation on a paid basis of bridge crossings over the Kama River and the Bui River” is presented. The analysis of financial, budgetary effectiveness of the project is carried out and the social effect of its implementation is determined.

Understanding Organizational and Public Perspectives on Stadium Redevelopment Through Social Media: A Case Study of Georgia State University’s “New” Stadium

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glynn M. McGehee ◽  
Armin A. Marquez ◽  
Beth A. Cianfrone ◽  
Timothy Kellison
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
State University ◽  
Athletic Department ◽  
Public Response ◽  
The Public ◽  
Media Messages ◽  
Urban University ◽  
Georgia State University

Stadium-construction projects are costly and affect the community—positively and negatively. At urban universities, these impacts extend beyond campuses into the broader community. Thus, athletic-department communication about the value of stadium projects to a diverse group of stakeholders becomes important. Following stakeholder theory, the purpose of the study was to investigate social-media messages disseminated by an urban university engaged in a stadium-redevelopment project (Georgia State University [GSU]) and the public response. A content analysis of Facebook and Twitter posts by GSU (N = 39) and the public response (N = 359) yielded 8 themes: a focus on athletics, a focus on university, informing about urban community development impact, explaining capital project funding source, maintaining the stadium legacy, promoting public–private partnerships, and understanding effects on transit. Findings support previous literature that organizational communication reflects organizational priorities.

The Public Role of Religion in Modern Ghanaian Society

Pneuma ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 71-90
Author(s):  
Comfort Max-Wirth
Keyword(s):  
William James ◽  
Religious Language ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Role ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Role Of Religion

Abstract This article lends its voice to the discussion on Charles Taylor’s Varieties of Religion Today: William James Revisited, which critiques William James’s view that the public dimensions of religion will be less real and less necessary and, therefore, will decrease in modern societies. The article uses Ghana as a case study to show that religion is still a public phenomenon in modern African societies. Religion has always been a crucial part of Ghanaian public life, including politics, although today it finds expression in the context of pentecostal Christianity. As the religious phenomenon with the strongest presence in contemporary Ghana, Pentecostalism informs the lives of many. Nowadays, during political elections, voters would consider whether or not a candidate exhibits pentecostal religious qualities in deciding to vote him or her into office. Likewise, politicians use religious communities and leaders for the purposes of mobilizing voters or organizing constituencies. Furthermore, religious language has come to dominate political discourse and debates with politicians casting their messages and visions in religious (mostly biblical) imagery and allusions to appeal to worshipping populations both imaginatively and emotionally. In demonstrating the increasing public quality of religion in modern societies, this article identifies some of the strategies Ghanaian politicians use to play on the pentecostal imaginations of the Ghanaian populace, all in a bid to secure political power. This article argues that while religion is a private experience in modern Western societies, it is public and mainstream and influences almost all facets of life in modern Africa, particularly Ghanaian politics.

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