2. Course Description
The course is designed to give students, a working
knowledge of construction contracts, contractual
relationships within the construction industry and
fundamentals of construction specification writing.
3. Course Outline
Introduction
Elements of the total construction project cycle and processes.
project delivery methods,
Construction contracts types
bidding process
Contract documents
Type of bonds
Specifications
Drawings
General Conditions
5. Grading System
Grading policy for this course will be based on the following:
Project 20%
Midterm Exam 30%
Final Exam 50%
6. Text Book & References
Text Book:
Estimating Construction Cost, Robert R. Peurifoy
Edward Fisk and Wayne Reynolds, "Construction Project
Administration", 9th edition
References:
Smith, Currie & Hancock (2005) Common Sense Construction
Law. 3rd Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken , New Jersey
Hinze, Jimmie (2003) Construction Contracts. 3rd Edition,
McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.
7. Aims and Objectives
At the completion of this course, the student will:
Describe the relationships between the parties in the construction
process (the owner, contractor, and architect) as well as their
roles, duties, and responsibilities.
Understanding the projects delivery systems and different
contracts organizations. And understanding the different
construction contracts types, documents and specifications.
Understanding the various bidding procedures and ability to
prepare bid documents and contract documents, in addition to
ability to understand the types of bonds.
8. Aims and Objectives
At the completion of this course, the student will:
Ability to estimate various cost components in construction
projects.
Understand the quantity surveying techniques and methods.
9. Introduction
Definition of Terms:
Construction Management
Construction Contracting
Construction Administration
One-to-One Concept (in organization)
10. Construction Management
Construction:
The process by which material, equipment,
machineries are assembled into a permanent facility.
Management
The planning, directing, and controlling of resources
(Material, Manpower, Machines, Money) to achieve
the desired goal (Time, Cost, Quality)
12. Construction Administration
Construction Administration:
Closely related to construction management.
Can be defined as the implementation of construction
management principles.
13. Construction Administration
Covers the following area:
Planning and Scheduling
Business and communication system
Material control
Payment procedure
Changes to the work
Inspection and acceptance
14. One-to-One Concept
Previous Administration functions involve different
parties (Owner, contractors, Engineers)
To minimize confusion, conflicts, claims, use:
One to One concept
Each party has a single representative who
communicates important project information and
orders.
15. Classification of Construction Projects:
By Size: Small, Medium, Large, Mega.
By Ownership: Private, Public, Military.
By Usage: Residential, Commercial, Industrial,
Utility. (Usage can be expanded to subcategories).
By Scope (preferred):
Building (Residential, non residential), emphasis
on aesthetics.
Engineering (Highway, Heavy, Utility) emphasis
on function
Industrial: emphasis on production
16. The Construction Participants
Three key players in the game:
The client (or Owner or stakeholder)
The A/E or consultant
The contractor (or Constructor or Builder)
19. The Owner
The owner, (also called the client)
A client maybe an individual.
A group of people.
A partnership.
A limited liability company.
A local or central government authority
20. The Owner
The owner is responsible for:
Funding and paying bills for the construction of project.
Determining what the project will include (also called the
scope of the project), when the project can begin and must
end (the schedule),
Receive the ultimate benefits of the finished project.
21. The Owner
Owner organizations can be broken into two major categories,
public and private.
A public agency exists for the ultimate benefit of the
citizens, the general public. Examples of public projects:,
an highway, or an Universities, schools.
A private organization can be described as any individual,
partnership, corporation, or institution that builds a project
for its own use or for resale.
The owner enters into separate contract with Architect and
contractor.
22. The Design Professional
The consultant is a party of the contractual relationship has
professional skills in engineering whether civil, structure,
architectural, mechanical. Etc.
Who acts in behalf of the client.
23. The Design Professional
The major role of the design professional:
Is to interpret or assist the owner in developing the project's scope,
budget, and schedule and to prepare construction documents that
will be used by the construction contractor to build the project.
The architect typically sub-contracts portions of work to other
design professionals such as structural engineers, landscape
architects, electrical & mechanical engineers
In almost all cases the design professional is a licensed, registered
professional who is responsible for the physical integrity of the
project.
24. The Contractor
A contractor is an individual or an entity that enters into a
contract with the owner to carry out the construction work.
If only one contractor is appointed he may be known as the
main/prime contractor.
The Contractor is responsible for the interpretation of the
contract documents into physical facility. Transform idea to
reality
25. The Contractor
In most cases the prime contractor divides the work among
many specialty contractors called subcontractors. On a large
project these subcontractors may also divide up the work into
even smaller work packages
In a traditional arrangement where the owner, design
professional, and contractor are separate companies, the
contractor is termed a prime contractor and is contractually
responsible for delivering a completed project in accordance
with the contract documents.
26. The Subcontractors
A contractor assigned and work under the supervision of the
main contractor and who has special skills, experiences and
equipment to deal with specialized aspects of the work.
Nominated subcontractor
Non-nominated subcontractors
27. Project Life Cycle
The major phases in the project cycle that are common to
most design and construction projects are:
Project Planning
Design
Schematic Design
Design Development
Contract Documents
Construction Procurement (Bidding Phase)
Construction
Occupancy
28. Project Planning Phase
During this phase of the project the owner makes decision that
set the tone for the project. All projects begin with an idea or a
need
During this stage the owner :
Selects the project site, and
Establishes a conceptual estimate, schedule.
The most critical decision that is made during this project
phase is to make a decision as to whether or not to proceed
with the project (called a go/no go decision).
30. Design Phase
Design process involves:
Schematic Design
Talk to owner, rough sketches
Design Development
Major Systems & component selected
Contract Documents
Preliminary Cost estimate
Develop Preliminary working drawings
Develop working drawings with Specifications
31.
32. Schematic Design
The A/E reviews and evaluates the owner’s program and budget
requirements and discusses with the owner alternative approaches to
the design and construction
During schematic design, the A/E prepares conceptual design
documents. These may include: preliminary sketches ,small scale
schematic plans, elevations, sections, diagrams, and other graphic
and written documents, General written description of project.
The completion of the schematic design phase represents
approximately 30 percent design completion for the project
33. Design Development
The design development phase takes the project from about 30
percent to approximately 60 percent design.
It is the time when the design team will be evaluating and selecting
all the major systems and components of the project.
During this phase of the project the design team is involved in the
evaluation and finalization of all the architectural components and
project systems.
The project's budget and schedule continue to be monitored and
adjusted.
35. Construction Procurement:
Contractor qualification/bidder list
Prequalification: The reduction of the number of possible
bidders to a small group of serious, qualified bidders improves
the effectiveness of the selection process.
Solicitation
Proposal preparation
Bid/proposal opening
Bid/proposal evaluation
Award of contract
Final negotiation
