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Factors Governing Selection of Equipment

Construction Equipment Suitability for

Job Conditions
Size of the
Equipment
Standardisation
Availability of
Equipment
Availability of
Spare Parts
Multipurpose
Equipment
(versatility)

Management Availability of Use in Future The Economical Reliability of the Operating

Service Support
know-how Projects Aspects Equipment Requirements
CMT 522
Session 14 – Planning and Selection of Adequacy of
Equipment - 2 Past
Reputation of
Warranty or Standard
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Performance guarantee Components
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Aritra Halder
| Aritra Halder | Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor | School of Construction

Forward Planning for Equipment in Projects Equipment Records

• The planning of a project should be made at least 6 to 9 months in Progress Data Compilation
advance of commencement of work.
Resource Utilization Analysis
• The main tasks for Equipment Planning are –
Performance Check
Purchase of Equipment The purpose of maintaining
equipment related records Cost Management

Workshop Installation at the construction jobsites : Safety data Compilation

Spare Parts Stock Skill data Compilation

Equipment productivity analysis

Posting of Personnel

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Types of on-site equipment records
Progress Records Work Output Records
• Work Programme • Tasks on which employed
• Bar Graph • Total
• Line Charts trips/mileage/haulage/carriage
• Pictorial Records • Minutes worked per hour
• Servicing Period
• Remarks on delay
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Responsibility of an Equipment Manager
• Ensure all concerned are aware about their
responsibilities.
• Optimum utilization of machines.
• Adherence to SOP
• Risk analysis and appraising the workers
• Thinking ahead and anticipate possible damages
and bottlenecks etc.
• Mechanical Servicing
• Adherence to safety
• Keep records of processes
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Equipment Forms at Construction Sites
Equipment Record
• Log Book
• How the m/c is performing
• Daily/Monthly working data
• Sickness/Idleness etc.
• History Books
• Usage data
• Maintenance Register
• Daily/weekly maintenance
• Hourly maintenance
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Purchase or Not to Purchase?
Conditions favoring
purchase
• When the machine is
supposed to fulfill its service
life while working in the
project.
• It remains available for use
whenever required.
• Maintenance and condition
will always be better.
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• Daily Operation Report
• Eight Hours Maintenance Report
• Daily Field Repair Report
• Daily Servicing Report
• Accident/Breakdown Report
• Shift Change Report
• Weekly Plant Detail and Progress Report
• Monthly Consumable use Report
• Transfer Debit notes
Conditions against
purchase
• When the machine doesn’t
serve the full life during the
project, it is better to hire
than purchase.
• Purchase requires higher
initial capital requirement.
• Owning carries the risk of
obsolescence.
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Purchase of Equipment
• Hiring with option to Purchase • Purchase of Used Equipment
– In this system user hire the – Return on Investment

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equipment at the Prevailing rate – Firm’s Financial Condition
with a provision that he may – Quick and Easy Availability
purchase it at a later date if he
wishes to do so. – Satisfying user need
– In case he decides to purchase – Use as back up/Stand by/Top up
Contact Me
the equipment, a specified – Analysis of Workable
at
portion (generally about 80%) of Life/Payback Period/O&M Cost ahalder@nicmar.ac.in
the hire charges paid shall be +91-8504017164
adjusted against the original
purchase price of the equipment.

| Aritra Halder | Assistant Professor

| Aritra Halder | Assistant Professor