b.

) Site Access
CE 413-CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Access has two separate aspects:
TEAM ORGANIZATION  actual entrance from the public highway to the
Project Management Team site
-the team of specialists such as planners, administrators  access with the site.
and supervisors, working under the direction of a project Direction signs, and warning signs assist the smooth
manager, which is responsible for managing the project. flow of vehicles
Objectives of Management Team The width of the access should be fixed considering the
1. The production of construction works which satisfy largest size of vehicle likely to visit the site.
the client’s functional requirements. c.) Storage
2. The completion of the project within the specified The need to store materials on the site is due to:
time limits. i) Need to have enough materials in stock for work
3. Construction to specified standards in hand and immediate period ahead.
4. The preservation of the health and safety of the people ii) Have economic buying with bulk buying
involved. iii) Expected changes in manufacturer’s production
Team Functions iv) Late deliveries
-In order to achieve the objectives given above, the v) Limited availability
management team must exercise the functions of .
planning, procuring, and controlling. d.) Plant
Team Organization The choice of plant depends primarily on the work
a) Project Manager to be done, but a secondary consideration is the size
He is the person with authority and responsibility to and nature of the site.
manage the project according to the requirements Adequate roadway is required within the site.
When appointing a project manager, the client should e.) Site huts
consider the following factors: Temporary building erected for the duration of the
1. The qualifications and experience required construction work
2. The persons to whom he is responsible f.) Temporary Services
3. The limits of his authority actual construction starts, temporary electricity,
4. His personal qualities, including leadership skills. water, telephone and drainage facility will be
b) Steering Committee needed.
This committee will normally have a chairman, a senior g.) Fencing
official of the department, the project manager should Is needed for the protection of the public and
be a member of the committee from which he will adjoining premises as well as security.
derive his authority. CONSTRUCTOR’S SITE ORGANIZATION
The functions of this committee: A good contractor always tries to keep his site
1. Determining the terms of reference for the project staff to a minimum for economic construction.
management team. In the site organization of a contractor, the key persons
2. Approving the project management team are:
3. Monitoring progress of the project. 1.) The agent
4. Removing obstacles to progress of the project. 2.) Site Engineer
c) Assistants of the Project Manager 3.) Office manager
The minimum continuous requirement through the life of 4.) General foreman
a project is the project manager, and secretary. 5.) Plant manager
SITE INSTALLATION 6.) Contract manager
a.) Site Layout
b.) Site access 1.) The Agent
c.) Storage -responsible for directing and controlling the whole
d.) Plant of the construction work on site
e.) Site huts -employ men, hire machinery and equipment,
f.) Temporary Services purchase materials, and employ sub-contractors.
g.) Fencing 2.) Site Engineer
a.) Site Layout -responsible for seeing that the works are
considerations are: constructed to the right lines and levels.
i) Analyze the contract drawings and documents in -advise the agent on all design and engineering
detail matter.
ii) Find out the restrictions on the use of the site by 3.) Office Manager
the permanent structures. -the agent’s principal administrator
iii) Analyze the construction methods to obtain the -carrying out most of the paperwork-
required space to be kept clear. correspondence, issuing of orders for materials,
iv) Then, workout the area of the site which is left receiving and checking accounts, making pay sheets,
for temporary buildings, storage, etc. etc.
v) Site layout plan is especially important on sites 4.) General Foreman
in towns where the space is very limited.
 -the agent’s right-hand man for the execution of the Total Cost = Estimated Quantity x Unit Price in the
works in the field bid
-his work is to keep the work moving ahead daily as Estimated quantity -taken from prepared bill of
the agent has planned it quantities, which is measured from the contract
5.) The Plant Manager drawings.
-maintain and service the plant and to have it Advantages:
available as required. He is advised by the agent in i. The payment to the contractor can be calculated
long-term planning, and by general foreman for day- easily according to the amount of work he did
to-day planning. ii. The method gives freedom to alter the work of
construction
THE ENGINEER’S SITE ORGANIZATION iii. The tenderer’s price is on exactly the same basis and
The Resident Engineer their tenders may be close to one another
-the engineer’s representative and chief responsible iv. Plans and specifications do not need to be completed
person on site in detail
-seeing that the works are built as the engineer has But this method has a disadvantage which is the
design and instructed, they shall be built employer doesn’t know the exact cost of the work until it
DUTIES OF RESIDENT ENGINEER: is completed.
1.) To coordinate the work of various contractors; to
agree detailed programs of works; to clear that all
necessary instructors have been given to contractors.
2.) To check that all materials are ordered in good time
and all necessary permits for them are obtained
3.) To see that the requirements of specifications in
regard to materials and workmanship are compiled
with the contractors.
4.) To watch for faulty workmanship or material and to
issue instructions for remedying such faults.
5.) To check the line and level and layout of the
structure conforms with the drawings.
6.) To issue further instructions and classifications of
details as are necessary.
7.) To measure the amount of the work done for the
purpose of payment and to calculate such payments.
8.) To keep records of all measurements and test, and to
bring plants into conformity with the work as
actually executed.
9.) To see that the finished works are free from defects,
tested, and set properly functioning.
10.)To report regularly to the engineer on all the above
matters.

THE RESIDENT ENGINEER’S STAFF

1.) Engineering Assistants

-kept continuously informed about the progress of the
job as a whole

2.) Inspectors
-have a task of continuously inspecting the work
-primarily work outside, but they must also look down
detailed accounts of the progress of work

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND THEIR

DOCUMENTS
group in two categories.
A. Competitive bid contracts
B. Negotiated contracts

A.) Competitive Bid Contracts

1.) Unit Price Contracts
-bid is based on the price per unit of work or of
materials