Department of Real Estate and Construction University of Hong Kong

BSc in Surveying 2022-23 Year 2

Studio 4 – Construction and Project Management (RECO2037)

Briefing Information

The Concept of Studio 4

This course is structured to develop students’ ability to solve authentic problems related to
construction and management of a project, through applying acquired knowledge related to
procurement, tendering, construction technology, project management, and so on. Students will work
in small teams for collaborative learning and problem solving.

The problem is modeled on real life situations related to the different aspects of surveying including
basic understanding of tendering procedure, contractual arrangement and various aspects of project
management involving the Government; Government policies and developers’ and contractor’s
business orientations.

The design of the problem scenarios is intended to provide students with an opportunity to correlate
information from different sources in order to put what they have learned in classes and from their
reading into practice in real life situations in relation to the tendering procedure, contractual
arrangement and various project management aspects of a project.

Structure of the Studio

The studio project will last 12 weeks. It is a project involving a real case for possible tasks. There
will be 4 major tasks -

(i) Research on Government policy of revitalization of heritage and the application to a

hypothetical project;
(ii) Research on tendering procedure, contractual arrangement and cost issues for such a project;
(iii) Preparation of tender document and budget for such a project; and
(iv) Presentation and the final report

Each of the first 3 tasks will last about 3-4 weeks. The class will be divided into 12 groups and each
group will be facilitated by a studio facilitator. Each of the groups will be required to submit interim
group report for the first 2 tasks (but not the 3rd task) and a final group report is required to include all
the tasks. Moreover, each of the group members will be required to submit log sheets to reflect their
effort spent on the task. It is expected that each group will work independently for the same task. The
studio project will be concluded with a group presentation and the final group report.

The time-tabled slots of time will be used for the group to meet their facilitators or to attend guest
lectures, which will be arranged from time to time. The team may contact their facilitators outside the
scheduled meeting time if they have questions in the interim.

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The project

The project is based on a real case of the Revitalization of No. 12 School Street, Tai Hang. You are
expected to research into areas related to Government policy regarding revitalization of heritage, the
tendering procedure and contractual arrangements for this kind of project extensively.

The details of the site and the existing project can be found in the project brief and the reference
materials.

Grouping of students

There are 6 facilitators this year and the class will be divided into 12 groups. Each facilitator will
look after 2 groups. Despite the wide spectrum of expertise of the facilitators, including quantity
surveying, economics, project management and construction law etc., they are there to facilitate you
to identify and address the possible problems that you may encounter as you proceed along your
thoughts. They will inspire you in the way to move ahead in order to achieve your objectives. Please
do not treat your facilitator as your supervisor or someone your project team needs to report to. In
other words, they are not the boss in your company or your client!

The Facilitators

The studio facilitators for the teams are:

Facilitators: Venue Groups Time

Professor H.F. Leung (hfleung@hku.hk) KB531 1, 2
Mr. Albert Juan (aljuan@hku.hk) KB530 3, 4 Please refer to
Dr. Shoeb A. Memon (shoeb85@hku.hk) KB529 5, 6 Schedule of
Meetings/Seminars
Dr. S.W. Poon (swpoon@hku.hk) KB527A 7, 8 (to be uploaded on
Dr. K.C. Wong (wongkc@hku.hk) KB533 9, 10 Moodle)
Sr Sunny Choi KB534 11, 12

Prizes

(1) Philip Lo Prize for the best group (HK$10,000)

(2) Mike Wong Prize for two best individual performers (HK$20,000 each)

Reference Materials

Please refer to the Project Brief.

The reference materials as listed above for your initial understanding of the background and nature of
the site are attached herewith. A further list of references is contained in the Course Planner.

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