All the necessary information required in building project manual

1. WORKING
DRAWING AND
DETAILING.
BY
ABDULLAHI MOHAMMED LAWAL
February, 2021

2. CO-ORDINATED PROJECT
INFORMATION (CPI)

3. • Coordinated Project Information (CPI)
has given the minimum information an
Architectural Working Drawing should
have.
• Working Drawings should have:
1. Site plan 5. Sections
2. Floor plans 6. Elevations
3. Ceiling plan 7. Schedules
4. Roof plan 8. Details
CPI MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

4.  Full Working Drawings…. CPI
Standard
 Written Specifications.
 Instruction to tenderers.
 Preliminaries.
 Conditions of Contracts.
 Bill of Quantities.
1st SEMESTER
TENDER DOCUMENTS

5. 2nd SEMESTER
CONTRACT PROCUREMENT
 Types of Tendering.
 Methods of Tendering.
 Tender Handling.
 Tender Analysis.
 Tender Report &
Recommendations.
 Contract Negotiations.
 Contract Signing.

6.  Handing Over Site to
Contractor.
 Site Inspection & Site
Meetings.
 Architect’s Instructions.
 Architect’s Certificates.
 Project Quarterly Report.
 Practical Completion.
 Defects Liability Period.
 Final Account & Final
Certificate.
2nd SEMESTER CONT…
MONITORING & INSPECTION

7. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
HANDING OVER OF SITE
TO
FINAL CERTIFICATE

8. PREAMBLE (letter of award)
 Should state the awarded sum.
 Should state the completion period.
 Demand for letter of acceptance within
a time frame.
 Invite contractor for signing of
agreements.

9.  Prepare required sets of drwgs. and
BQs for signing.
 Stamp all drwgs. as “CONTRACT
DRAWINGS”.
 Tag all important pages that require
signing or initialing.
 Signing, initialing and
witnessing…..
 Issue original to Client; duplicate to
Contractor; copies to Arc. & QS
PREAMBLE
(signing of contract agreement)

10. -The usually un-asked question-
“Mr. Architect, how can I get the
contractor”
 do a good job
 within the agreed time;
 within or below the agreed time?

11. HANDING OVER SITE
(to contractor)
 Agree on the earliest date with
client.
 Notify contractor, client and all
consultants of the date and time.
 Remind consultants to prepare
sets of documents to be issued to
contractor on that day.

12. The
4 Routines
of
Handing Over of Site

13. HANDING OVER ‘ROUTINE’…1
 General introduction.
 Attendance/ compilation of Directory
of site management team.
 Introduction of persons-in-
charge…client/consultants/contracto
r.
 Submission of 2 copies of contract
drwgs & contract bill to contractor.
 Issuance of a copy of Planning
Authority approved drwgs &
approval letter for site reference.

14. HANDING OVER ‘ROUTINE’…2
 TOUR ROUND THE SITE for:
 Beacons inspection.
 Location of temporary site office,
stores & materials stockpiling.
 Identification of impediments to
setting out (if any).
 Rights of adjoining owners.

15.  Outline chain of communications.
 Agree on laboratories for materials
and concrete testing.
 Identify source of temporary power
and water to the site.
 Agree on period of mobilization.
 Fix date of commencement.
 Calculate date of completion.
HANDING OVER ‘ROUTINE’…3

16.  ISSUE GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
 Procure insurances as per contract.
 Prepare program of works.
 Breakdown of Preliminaries.
 Agree on a laboratory for testing concrete.
 Invite Arc. For inspection & approval of setting out before
excavations.
 Do not cast blinding until Engr. permits.
 Submit samples before bulk purchase..etc.
 Any other matter????
 Replacement of clients security men
with contractor’s.
 FIX DATE OF NEXT SITE
MEETING….
HANDING OVER ‘ROUTINE’…4

17.  Handling correspondences from
contractor/client/other consultants.
 Checking design details of the next
months activities ahead of request.
 Issuance of Architect’s Instructions (AI).
 Coordination of instructions from
Engineers.
 Answering requests from the
contractor.
 Issuance of Architect’s Certificates.
BETWEEN SITE MEETINGS?

18. BASIC CONSTRUCTION MONITORING
CHECK POINTS

19. PROGRAM OF WORKS
S/N
11
ACTIVITY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 Site clearance & setting out
2 Excavation of trenches
3 Substructure
4 Block work to lintel
5 Block work to head course
6 Roofing
7 Finishing
8 Clean-up, mop-up &
handover

20. OBJECTIVE OF MONITORING
 To ensure the works is in accordance with
Specs.
 To avoid time overrun by stopping works in
error.
 To save costs through apt intervention.
 It is not a witch-hunting exercise.
 It is not a power-wielding opportunity.
 It is not aimed as curative, but preventive.

21. The goal is……
QUALITY work
at budgeted COST
completed within
reasonable TIME.

22. Thank you for Listening