Construction Planning

&management
CENG–5122

By Tesfaye K.
Du HWRE 2022
 Course Contents:
1. Introduction to construction planning and management
2. Network Techniques, formulation of network
3. CPM and PERT; computerized network scheduling and bar
chart, Errors in networks
4. Construction planning; preparation of construction schedules
for job, materials, Equipment, labor and budget using network
techniques
5. Construction quality, control and inspection; significance of
variability and estimation of risk
6. Construction time management
7. Basic accounting: money, account, asset and liabilities,
expenditure, profit and loss, balancing, active and passive
columns
8. Contract administration
UNIQUE FEATURES OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

One time activity- It must be performed

correctly the first time every time
Complexity- Multidisciplinary
High cost and time for execution
High risk of failure
Difficulty in defining quality standards
Uniqueness of people relationship
Feedback mechanism
Lack of experience of client or owner
Untrained workforce
 Characteristics of a project
A project involves a series of complex or
interrelated activities and tasks that consume
resources to achieve some specific objectives.
It has to be completed within a set of
specifications under a limited budget
For many organizations, projects are a means to
respond to those requests that cannot be
addressed within the organization’s normal
operational limits.
 Characteristics of a project ... Contd.
A project may involve a single unit of one
organization in case of joint ventures and
partnering.
A project is regarded as a key to accomplish
the business strategy of any organization
as it is the means by which strategy is implemented
and a project is therefore not an isolated event but
is a realisation of objectives through intensive
efforts of different participants in various phases of
the project life cycle.
 Phases of a construction project
It is Similar to human life cycle different
◦ phases or stages such as conception phase, child
birth phase, childhood phase, adolescence phase
etc.,
A construction project also passes through
different phases in its life cycle.
The term phases, stages, and steps are
interchangeably used in the project
management literature.
The phases can be defined as the top-
level breakdown of an entity
a construction project is distinctly
characterized by a number of phases or
stages during its life cycle
◦ although there may be some overlaps between the
characteristics of the two phases.
 Cont…
Considering the definition of construction
project as unique:
◦ it is really very difficult to identify some
common stages in all the construction projects,
since it is depending on
 type of project,
 type of the organization,
 and the other parameters,
◦ phases and the tasks performed in each of the
phases may vary.
For example some of the stages in a
technical project such as petroleum refinery
project, chemical project etc. would be
different than that of a building construction
project.
Project phases are described in a number of
life cycle models.
Phases or stages in a project
Pre project phase
Project phase
Post Project Phase
 Pre project phase
Idea
◦ Examine need
◦ Examine all options and select preferred
option
◦ Identify positions in business plan.
◦ What are the limits to which a project may
be funded
....
Project concept
Feasibility
◦ Market Feasibility
◦ Technical Feasibility
◦ Environmental Feasibility
◦ Financial Feasibility
 Conceptual
 Project strategy
 Estimate
 Approval
 Some typical tasks in pre project phase

Assigning a task force to conduct preliminary

studies for the proposed project.
Studying the users' requirements.
Defining the technical specifications and
conditions that determine the quality of the
required work.
Studying how to secure funds to finance the
project.
Estimation of the project cost and duration.
 …...
 Approval of the project cost
 Studying and determining the technical
specifications of the materials
 Studying the impact of the project on the safety
and health of the community and environment
 Establishing criteria for the selection of project
location
 Advising members of the task force
(consultant, engineering etc.) of the approved
funds for the project.
 ……
 Establishment of milestone/target for the
project for review and approval.
 Describing the responsibilities and authority
of project parties.
 Pre-establishing a system to prepare for
"change order" procedures.
 Establishment of design criteria for
structural specifications.
 Conducting a feasibility study of the
proposed project.
 Project phase
Also referred to as Project implementation
phase, project realization phase or project
materialization phase
◦ Basic design phase
◦ Detailed design phase
◦ Tendering phase
◦ Execution phase
◦ Completion phase
 Design related tasks
 Arranging the documents of the construction
contract based on some standard system
 Qualifying of design professionals
 Performing technical and financial analysis of
offers from competing contractors
 Selecting the design team
 Negotiating with the qualified design
professionals
 Providing the qualified design professionals
with the needed information.
 Monitoring the design progress of the
proposed project.
 Design related tasks…
 Evaluating the design and making the necessary
decisions
 Updating design documents
 Reviewing design documents
 Conducting design peer review
 Monitoring design quality
 Updating drawings and specifications to reflect
the requirements of location or environment
 Using technical standards (e.g Ethiopian
Standard, Indian standard, American standard,
British Standard etc. ) to describe materials
quality and construction methods
Tendering and Construction Related Tasks:

Pre-qualifying contractors
Holding a pre-bid conference and
providing the necessary information
Negotiating contract price with qualified
contractor
Reviewing frequently documents
submitted by the contractor (e.g work
schedules, manpower qualifications,
equipment)
Interpreting and clarifying ambiguities in
the contract documents
 Tendering and Construction Related Tasks….

Taking necessary precautions to prevent the

loss of project data
Making necessary decisions against contractor
claims during project implementation
Monitoring and controlling implementation
methods, cost, schedule, and contractor
productivity
Enforcing quality and safety principles during
project implementation
 Tendering and Construction Related Tasks….

Assigning personnel to supervise, monitor,

and control the implementation of quality
(quality control program)
Establishing quality assurance program
Enforcing the quality assurance program
Conducting regular visits to project site
Establishing acceptance criteria
Receiving record (as-built) contract drawings
and specifications
Post Project Phase
 Alsoknown as start up phase or turnover
phase Consists of
Utilization phase and
close down phase
The cycle of activities of a project
 Summary to construction planning and
scheduling
1. a construction project has its unique features
◦ It must be performed correctly the first time every
time
◦ Complexity- Multidisciplinary
◦ High cost and time for execution
2. Phases of a construction project
Similar to human life cycle a construction
project also passes through different phases in
its life cycle.
Continued...
3. Phases or stages in a project
◦ Pre project phase
◦ Project phase
◦ Post Project Phase

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