CVE 4070

Construction EngineeringCourse Review & CritiqueProf. Ralph V. Locurcio, PE

Course Wrap-up (new)11/22 FIT Holiday – Thanksgiving11/27 26 Construction Leadership & Ethics Ethics Paper, Kerzner Ch 8.511/28 27 Course Wrap-up; review & critique Notebook turn-in11/29 28 Final Test & Critique 12/04 29 Study Day

Course review - I Project delivery process

Pyramid analysis Responsibilities of parties Tour ongoing construction

Conduct of operations Complexity of coordinating trades Impact of externalities

Preconstruction operations Contract documents & order of precedence Specs & Drawings; use of standard specs Contract bid & award process Bonds

Preconstruction Operations Project delivery system Organization for construction… flow of activities Idea for project, hire designer, design concept, final

design, cost estimate, contract documents, bidding process, select contractor, notice to proceed, pre-construction meeting, inspection of work, project turnover to owner.

Roles of individuals… owner, designer, builder, PM, CM, owner’s rep

Who has responsibility for quality control on a project? What is QA and what is QC.

How do you verify that construction conforms to the design?

Typical types of projects, traditional, design-build. Who hires the designer in each?

Course review - II Contract Administration

Inspection process & Inspection Manual Submittal process Quality Control & Assurance Role of the resident engineer

Contract scheduling Types of schedules & when used Use of MS Project Pyramid Schedule

Disaster Recovery Construction Differs from normal Types of contracts used Skills you will need

Contract Documents Contract documents… drawings, specs,

contract agreement Construction estimates what are the two

types; conceptual & detailed.. when are they used and what is the accuracy of each

What is the order of precedence of CDs If conflict between drawings & specs,

which is followed. What are standard specifications and why

should you use them

Contract Types & Uses Contracts – what are the types typically

found – fixed price & cost plus When are these contracts used… what

situations. Bidding process - what are the key

activities in the process and what is the order

How do you maintain equity in bidding Legal aspects of contracts, evidence Negotiations & disputes, how settled Risk and risk management, how allocated Bonds and insurance, types and use

Contracting…

Letter contracts Cost plus contracts Unit price contracts Indefinite quantity contracts Design-build contracts Design contracts Fixed price contracts

Course review - III Construction operations…

Scheduling – types & when used Use of MS Project – Pyramid schedule Construction operations Quality control Measurement & Payments Estimating Changes & Disputes Negotiating Laws & legal issues Value engineering Project closeout

Pyramid Construction…

Time2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

General Design

Planning Preparation Construct Core

Trim Exterior

Demobilize

Interior Design Room Const Interior Finishes

Bury Pharoah

Structure

Site Selection

Master Plan

Open Quarry Cut Blocks Cut Trim

Workforce

Train Train Train

Build Camp

DemobCamp

FinalInsp

Pyramid Schedule…

Construction Operations Site safety of construction… control of the site. Who

can issue a stop work order. Shop drawings what are they and how used The inspection process Non-conforming work; how handled What are differing site conditions What is a change order Change order process What is the one-to-one concept of authority on a

construction project Construction schedules what are the types… Project inspection; what is the process Value engineering; how used, where are savings

Contract inspection & supervision…

Verify quantity & time of operations Manpower & equipment use Material quality & quantity

Engineering sufficiency of work Quality of work Deviations from damage survey Negotiate claims for additional work Certification for occupancy

CVE 4070 Review for Test 3 Preconstruction Operations – Bidding Process Contract Documents Contract Types & Uses Construction Operations

Scheduling Payments & Retention Estimating concepts & calculations

Conceptual vs Detailed Methods Adjustments for time, location Escalation

Value engineering Law for Engineers

Test #3… things to consider-1

Construction operations… Cost control Performance control Charting cost & performance

Contracts & payments What is a contract Types of contracts… pros & cons, when used Progress payment process Problems with payments

Test #3… things to consider-2 Estimating…

Definition Accuracy vs level of design Types of estimates – how calculated Time & location adjustments Scope, constructability, risk Estimating process Elements of cost

Changes & extra work What is a change & claim Types of changes Change order process

Test #3… things to consider-3

Claims & disputes… What is a claim or protest What are owners responses What are contractor’s responses What are compensable or non-compensable claims What is acceleration, when used, who pays What methods are available to resolve disputes Contract termination

Test #3… things to consider-4

Law for Engineers… Basis for Laws Differences between engineering judgment & legal

judgments Civilian Law vs. Public Law Torts & Contracts Damages & Compensation