Addis Ababa University

Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
CEng: 6101: Project Management
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Nov 2022
 CEng: 6101 Project Management
Course Description
CENG 6101- Project Management [3]
Duties and responsibilities of main parties in Civil engineering;
Initial project planning: pre-feasibility and feasibility studies;
Selection and contractual agreement with consultant; Selection
and contractual agreement with contractor; Construction
contract types; Contract document; Sub-contracting; Bidding
process; Variation; Claims; Arbitration; Insurance in construction
industry; Health and safety at work; Professional ethics in Civil
engineering; Case studies on selected topics. Preparation and
 CENG 6101- Project Management
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1.Introduction to Project Management
2.Definitions of Key Terms
a. Projects
b. Management
c. Project Management
3.The Project Life Cycle
a.Initial project planning: pre-feasibility and feasibility
studies;
4.Parties in a Construction Contract
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5.Contracts: Basic Concept
a. Formation of Contracts
b. Variation of Contracts
c. Termination of Contracts
d. Risk as a basis for Construction Contract Formation in Construction
e. Risk and Construction Contracts
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6. Construction Contract Documents
a. Legal Section
i. General Conditions
ii. Particular (Special) Conditions
iii. Forms
b. Technical Section
i. Drawings
ii. Specifications
iii. Bills of Quantities (BoQ)
iv. Addenda
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7. Construction Contract types
a.Design, Bid, Build (DBB) Traditional Form of Contract
b.Design Build
c.Design Build Operate
d.Public Private Partnership (PPP) form of Contract
e.Construction Management (CM)
a. CM at Risk
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8. Standard Forms of Contract
– The PPA Form of Contract
– The FIDIC Suite of Contracts
– The NEC form of Contract
– The AIA Form of Contract
• Subcontract and Consultancy Contracts
9. Duties and responsibilities of Contracting Parties
– In the PPA Form of Contract
– In the FIDIC Form of Contract
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10. Procurement in Construction
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• 11. Contract Administration of Construction Projects
– a. Contract Administration General Principles
– b. Site Procedures Manual
» Progress Meetings
– c. Office Engineering
» Submittals
– d. Contract and Quality Assurance and Control
– e. Handling variations and Claims
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– F. Disputes and Their resolution in Construction Contracts
– g. Insurance in construction industry;
– h. Health and safety at work;
– i. Professional Ethics in Civil engineering;