Construction Management and

Engineering Economics
CE-406
Spring 2024
Preconstruction planning, area and site investigation,
constructability review, site
layout planning, Contractor’s site (team) organization
chart & mobilization plan

Week # 04

Dr. Syed Muhammad Ali

Professor of Civil Engineering, UET Peshawar
ali@uetpeshawar.edu.pk
 Pre- Construction Planning
Pre-construction services plays a key role in project success.
✓ Pre-construction meeting—is held between client, consultant
and contractor to ensure the smooth start of construction.
✓ Pre-construction Submittals— are prepared by contractor and
submitted for review and approval.
• material submittals,
• design documents,
• QC Plans,
• HSE Plan and
• mobilization plan etc.
✓ Mobilization planning

✓ Site Layout planning

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 Site Layout Planning
Introduction
❑ The layout of a construction site plays a major role in the
safety and productivity of operations, particularly when the
site space is restricted.

❑ Construction site layout involves:

➢ Identifying,
➢ Sizing, and
➢ Placing temporary
facilities (TFs) within the
boundaries of construction
site
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 Site Layout Planning
Introduction
❑ These temporary facilities range from:
❖ simple lay-down areas to warehouses,
❖ fabrication shops,

❖ maintenance shops,
❖ batch plant,
❖ food mess
❖ grocery shops,
❖ dispensary, and

❖ residence facilities etc.

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Objectives
❑ Site layout planning objectives are:
➢ Site must be designed to maximize efficiency of
operations in order to promote worker productivity, to
shorten project time and to reduce cost
➢ It must create a project with a good work environment
in order to attract and retain the best personnel and
thus contribute to better work quality and productivity
❑ A well planned site including all facilities and utilities lead
to:
➢ increasing productivity and safety
➢ reducing area(s) needed for temporary construction
➢ maximizing utilization
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Site Layout Elements
❑ The following elements which should be considered during
site layout planning
➢ Safety
➢ Site accessibility
➢ Information signs
➢ Security
➢ Accommodation
➢ Offices
➢ Water supply & sanitation
➢ Material Handling
➢ Storage & Site Cleaning
➢ Batch Plant and fabrication shops

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Organization of Construction Company
(Small)

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Organization of Construction Co. (Medium)

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Organization of Construction Co. (Large)

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THANK YOU!