Jumpstart: Construction Management ch 2

Superintendent Track

1 Field Engineer 2 Area Superintendent 3 Superintendent 4 General Superintendent

Management Track

1 Office Engineer 2 Project Engineer 3 Project Manager 4 Operations Manager

Estimator Track

1 quantity surveyor 2 estimator 3 Senior Estimator 4 Chief Estimator

what percentage of design and construction in the US is design-build?

50% increased from 5% in 1985 to 50% in 2015

what does CPI stand for

Collaborative Process Institute

What are the most important things a construction manager should be trained in?

Decision making and problem solving

what are the 3 methods of project delivery

Design-bid-build, construction management, and design-build

3 ways design-build entity can be configured

Designer and contractor partnership, full-service design-build firm, joint venture

Construction management has 3 types of career tracks

Management track, superintendent track, and estimator track

How to select what method of project delivery you want?

Owner decides what is most important to them aka cost,schedule, quality, risk tolerance

agency CM

a construction management option in which the construction manager acts in the owners best interests at every stage of the project from design through construction

multiple prime

a contracting methodology in which the owner bypasses the use of a general contractor and enters into multiple separate contracts with specialty contractors

at-risk CM

a delivery method where the construction manager acts as a consultant to the owner in the development and design phases but as the equivalent of a general contractor during the construction phase

constructability reviews

a design review process in which contractors work with designers to ensure the project can actually be built

fast tracking

a practice utilized to speed up a job by overlapping the design phase and the construction phase

value engineering

a process in which various alternative approaches are evaluated and considered regarding design, product, and building system in an effort to provide most efficient, cost effective solution possible

Design-Build

a project delivery method in which there is only one contract between owner and design-build entity. closely related to master builder theory

Quality

aesthetic impact, user perception, monitored by specifications,punch lists, inspections and user surveys

integrated project delivery

any project delivery method that contractually engages the contractor responsible for constructing the project from the begining

Full-service design-build firm

both design and construction members work for same firm. Efficient because they are under same roof

estimate the project

calculation and pricing of materials equipment and man hours

safety

controlled by proactively identifying potential risks and taking steps to mitigate those risks

6 dials of project values by CPI

cost, time, quality,safety,scope, function

What does participating in integrated project delivery require?

cross-disciplinary knowledge, expertise, and experience beyond construction management

joint venture

design firm and construction firm actually create a legal entity. Both parties are at financial risk for delivery

cost

established and controlled by an estimate or buget. Goal is to maintain budget

What does a construction manager do?

estimate the project, administer the contract, manage job site and operations, schedule the project, monitor performance, manage quality, manage safety, assess risk

function

functional requirements of the end users

Time

monitored and controlledbya detailed schedule

scope

monitored by architectural program

administering the contract

paperwork associated with a construction project. Reports submittals timecards payroll records

scope of work

parameters defining the overall extent of work to be included in a construction contract. commonly communicated through plans and specs

construction management

planning, scheduling,evaluation and controlling of construction tasks to accomplish specific objectives by effectively allocating and utilizing appropriate labor materials and time resources

what does a program usually include?

site, primary function, square footage, types of spaces required, who will be using spaces and how, mechanical and electrical needs, aesthetics, unique requirements

Architectural programming

the research and decision-making process, initiated by an owner using the help of an architect

values of construction

time, cost, quality, safety

design-bid-build

traditional method of delivery. Owner hires designer, designer makes design, owner selects CM based off of a bid determined by review the contract documents. everything goes through owner, designer and contractor do not go through each other

Designer and contractor partnership info

two firms work together with 1 being responsible for risk

key to delivering a successful project

well defined project scope