Project : International School Project ( PR# 211)

Location : Al Khobar

Date Completed : 20 January , 2021

Project Scope : Aluminium Cladding

Approx Area : 6000 sqmtr
Project Value: 2.4 Million Saudi Riyal

Issues Arisen During the project

1. Project Abandoned at the ending period
2. Several rescheduling of completion duration antagonized the client in fear of bad image and penalty on
non completion of project.
3. Rework on cladding due to mismatching sizes fabrication extended the time schedule
4. Improper use of subcontractor for installation work

TECHNICAL ISSUES

 Improper organization of fabricated panels at site

 Wrong sizes of panels provided for fabrication
 Unleveled silicon joints

DRAWBACK ON SUB CONTRACTOR

 Lack of proper manpower execution

 Lack of proper technician ( lack of skilled installers, foreman)
 Lack of quality control on installation
 Lack of proper dimensioning of panels for fabrication
 Lack of organization and planning of material at site

DRAWBACK ON CLIENT /CONSULTANT/ CONTRACTOR

 Lack of coordination on site information

 Lack of adequate coordination with main consultant - contractor and subcontractor
  Pressure from the client to complete the work without accurate dimensions

LESSON LEARNED FOR THE FUTUTE PROJECTS

 All the parties should be conscious to their duties and responsibilities to accomplish the
project. The client has to express his requirement and vision clearly to the consultant or
his parties. If he is not clear or confused the other parties will record it ambiguously.
 The consultant or the second party has to understand or extract the intention and
requirement of the client in meticulous manner to exhibit him a capable implementor.
 Survey of site and scope prior proceeding the project is of prime importance. The
aluminium contractor has to make a several meeting with client/consultant to get as
adequate information as possible. Advisable not to proceed the actual work unless needed
information not received.
 Before approaching to client for information and data, sub contractor should have series
of meeting/discussion/studies to know what is required for proper implementation of
project work. For example, getting exact location and quantities of each items and its
positioning/specification as agreed; dimensions and details as per actual site condition;
clearance of openings and area.

STRATEGIES FOR FUTURE PROJECTS

1. The organization and distribution of ACP panels at site should have been done in such a way that the
installer could find the panels for each elevation.
2. If the installation starts from the bottom, the panels should be stored in series to find the bottom first and
end towards the top.
3. The dimensions of openings and civil structure should be given as accurate as possible so that the
maximum of the panel sizes can be taken off from the design department.
4. The corners and inaccessible region dimension should be cross checked to match
5. Quality control during installation and fabrication should take place to prevent further mistakes and
early corrections.