essential concerns over m&e construction management in high rise building

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Summary of essential concerns over M&E Construction Management in high rise building a) M&E subcontractors’ site staff should be clearly defined, if anyone leaves during implementation, one to one replacement to be provided. No provision to give responsibilities of the absent person to another. In this case developer should look after subcontractors’ staff in such a way that replacement of anyone of the staff would not make the progress of the project suffered directly or indirectly. b) B.Sc. (Eng.) minimum 5 years of experiences or equivalent should be placed as the project manager and there should be a way of intervening of his salary and perks in order to make sure to be employed throughout the project. There is a common issue that project managers who work as sub-contractor do not stay in service for a long period of time due to dissatisfaction about the employment. c) Shop drawing approval – it should be highlighted that any alteration, omission or deviation from the original construction drawing to be highlighted. Later contractor cannot say that the consultant has approved the shop drawings and take them as final. d) During Defect liability period, suitable staff concluded with skilled and unskilled labors to be maintained depending on the level of defect rectification activities. e) Fixing of fittings, fixtures and equipment should be initiated after PM approval, because, outlets, commode, light fittings were scratched due to balance civil work such as ceiling work, painting, and so on. f) Include extra quantities of light fittings, switches & sockets, circuit breakers, fuses so that later managing agent can do maintenance in the initial stage easily. In BOI approved projects, there is no way to maintain excess quantity of materials the project, but in practical recovery of damaged and defective fittings are nor highlighted. Therefore keeping extra stock is very advantageous. g) Progress of the work should be mainly measured through physical progress of the work, not the work done amount. This is again

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Summary of essential concerns over M&E Construction Management in high rise buildinga) M&E subcontractors site staff should be clearly defined, if anyone leaves during implementation, one to one replacement to be provided. No provision to give responsibilities of the absent person to another. In this case developer should look after subcontractors staff in such a way that replacement of anyone of the staff would not make the progress of the project suffered directly or indirectly.b) B.Sc. (Eng.) minimum 5 years of experiences or equivalent should be placed as the project manager and there should be a way of intervening of his salary and perks in order to make sure to be employed throughout the project. There is a common issue that project managers who work as sub-contractor do not stay in service for a long period of time due to dissatisfaction about the employment. c) Shop drawing approval it should be highlighted that any alteration, omission or deviation from the original construction drawing to be highlighted. Later contractor cannot say that the consultant has approved the shop drawings and take them as final.d) During Defect liability period, suitable staff concluded with skilled and unskilled labors to be maintained depending on the level of defect rectification activities. e) Fixing of fittings, fixtures and equipment should be initiated after PM approval, because, outlets, commode, light fittings were scratched due to balance civil work such as ceiling work, painting, and so on. f) Include extra quantities of light fittings, switches & sockets, circuit breakers, fuses so that later managing agent can do maintenance in the initial stage easily. In BOI approved projects, there is no way to maintain excess quantity of materials the project, but in practical recovery of damaged and defective fittings are nor highlighted. Therefore keeping extra stock is very advantageous.g) Progress of the work should be mainly measured through physical progress of the work, not the work done amount. This is again controversial decision that has to be made by the project manager. Because if you chase the financial progress of the project, the quality of the work tends to be degraded. I recommend physical progress is the best option to be chased for progress monitoring in order to get quality work output.h) There should be a mechanism to handle complain from client for kitchen equipment, if the equipment get defected, client could be able to contact the local agent and get the item rectified.i) Contractor should indicate clearly about procedures for site inspection, material approval, variations, clarifications j) Contractor should prepare coordination drawings for critical locations where several services are run along the same path. e.g. Bathroom access panel, corridor ceiling, elevation in kitchen area