PRE CONSTRUCTION PLANNING

4 Basic Rules for Construction Planning

1. The Construction superintendent should be included in the consultation at the very start of the
planning stage.
2. Make a job breakdown into components
3. Prepare a construction plan that will be consulted constantly.
4. Take advantage of new tools.
PROJECT MANAGER The central figure in a project. He bears the ultimate responsibility for the
success or failure of the project.

Reward of Being a Project Manager
1. The benefit of being associated with a successful project.
2. The personal satisfaction of seeing it through to its conclusion.
3. The challenge of the job & working with other people.

What the Project Manager Needs to Know
1. The logical construction sequence that must be followed.
2. The quantity and delivery date of various materials to be used
3. How much and what kind of manager will be needed
4. When to start and complete the job on time

After Contract is awarded, the contractor needs to
1. Determine the key personnel to supervise the work
2. Make provisions for the equipment to be used
3. Determine the location and methods of erecting the temporary structures such as Warehouse,
offices, etc.

Main Objective in the Preliminaries of Organizing a Construction Job
1. To secure the necessary licenses and building permits
2. Prepare a time and progress Chart
3. Have an access to the site
4. Construction of boarding, fences, and temporary shed
5. Construction of temporary field offices for the staff
6. Arrangement of canteen facilities
7. Demolition of existing structures
8. Cleaning and leveling the site
9. Disposal of materials obtained from demolition
10. Shoring to adjoining structures
11. Arrangement for temporary water and electrical supply
12. Allotment of space for burrow pits
13. Provision for drains
14. General site Problems

Contractors Responsibility
1. Providing and making access raods
2. Erection of site office
3. Erection of Warehouse
4. Construction of Temporary Quarters
5. Appointment of supervisory staff
6. Early arrangement of Construction Equipments like scaffolding, formworks, Ladders, Etc.

Owners Architect / Engineers Responsibility
1. Representative of the owner
2. Maintain site records and documents
3. Interpret Plans

The Progress Chart shows the following Information
1. The sequence of operation.
2. The target of the date for their completion
3. The rate of which they must be carried out
4. The owners staff and contractors staff should be familiar with the information given in the chart
5. If the informations should be done by the sub contractors, they should be informed in advance
6. It tends to prevent changes in design and layout

Gantt Chart a type of bar chart commonly used in construction planning and scheduling due to its
simplicity

Material Supply the arrival of there must not be too soon nor to late

Purchasing Order (PO) must contain the following
1. Description of the materials
2. Quantities required
3. Time and place of delivery
4. Unit price
5. Amount

Procurement the acqusition of goods and services

Procurement Agents Major responsibilities
1. Quality of materials
2. Quantity of materials
3. Time of delivery
4. Price

Inventory Control
- Aimed at providing an adequate but not excessive supply of materials at hand at all times
- Act as safety stock materials or short term insurance against fluctiations
- It permits a company to operate with disconnected process in the construction and
disbursement cycle

Types of Estimates
1. Detailed estimate includes determination of the quantities required to complete the project
2. Preliminary estimate the volume and area method. Require skill and experience in adjusting
to the varying conditions of each project
3. Conceptual estimates the contractor makes assumptions about virtually every aspect of the
project.

Areas in which knowledge of estimating is necessary
1. Architectural offices
2. Engineering offices
3. General contractors
4. Subcontractors
5. Material suppliers
6. Manufacturers representative
7. Project management
8. Professional quantity suerveyors
9. Freelance estimator
10. Residential construction
11. computer software