Construction Project Administration

by Fisk, Ed

• ISBN13: 9780130984722
• ISBN10: 0130984728
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: PRENTICE HALL

Summary

Covering all the important business and legal aspects of construction management, this new edition of "Construction Project Administration" will prove an invaluable resource to owners, engineers, constructors, architects, and students. "Some of the key features include: " -- Coverage of computer application programs as a tool for project administration. -- Inclusion of a demonstration disk from Edgewater Industries to show computer applications. -- New charts, photos, and drawings to enhance the text discussion. -- Coverage of the new codes, regulations, and legal decisions to aid management decision-making. -- Added coverage of international business practice to reflect the globalization of the industry.

Table of Contents

The Project Delivery System	1	(34)
Project Participants	1	(1)
Construction Administration	2	(5)
Control of Quality in Construction	7	(1)
Organizational Structure of a Construction Project	8	(6)
Professional Construction Management	14	(4)
Design-Build Contracts	18	(3)
Definitions of Individual Construction Responsibilities	21	(4)
Defining Scope of Work in a CM Contract	25	(2)
Responsibility for Coordination of the Trades	27	(1)
The Partnering Concept	28	(3)
Contracting for Public Works Projects	31	(2)
Problems	33	(2)
Responsibility and Authority	35	(15)
The Resident Project Representative and Inspectors as Members of the Construction Team	35	(1)
Lines of Authority on Construction Projects	35	(2)
Why Have an Inspector?	37	(2)
Authority and Responsibility of the Resident Project Representative	39	(10)
Problems	49	(1)
Resident Project Representative Office Responsibilities	50	(25)
Setting Up a Field Office	50	(2)
Familiarization with Construction Documents	52	(1)
Equipping the Field Office	53	(3)
Establishment of Communications	56	(4)
Handling Job-Related Information	60	(1)
Staffing Responsibilities	61	(3)
Derivation of the Field Cost Indexes	64	(2)
Selection of Trailer-Type Field Offices	66	(2)
Construction Safety	68	(1)
Development of an Inspection Plan	68	(2)
Other Job Responsibilities	70	(2)
RFIs (Requests for Information)	72	(1)
Problems	73	(2)
Documentation: Records and Reports	75	(46)
Files and Records	77	(9)
Construction Progress Record	86	(1)
Electronic Record Keeping	86	(1)
Construction Reports	87	(3)
Construction Diary	90	(2)
Who Should Maintain Diaries and Daily Reports?	92	(1)
Documentation of Intermittent Inspection	93	(1)
Special Feedback Reports	93	(7)
Documentation of Dangerous Safety Hazard Warnings	100	(1)
Miscellaneous Records	101	(2)
Labor Standards Review Records	103	(1)
Job Conferences	104	(1)
Contractor Submittals	104	(1)
Construction Photographs	105	(7)
Photographic Equipment and Materials	112	(7)
Digital Cameras for Construction	119	(1)
Problems	120	(1)
Electronic Project Administration	121	(23)
Using Computers for Project Administration	122	(15)
Web-Enabled Project Management Applications	137	(5)
Problems	142	(2)
Specifications and Drawings	144	(29)
What Is a Specification?	144	(1)
Conflicts Due to Drawings and Specifications	145	(2)
Unenforceable Phrases	147	(2)
Content and Component Parts of a Specification	149	(4)
What Do the Specifications Mean to the Inspector?	153	(1)
CSI Specifications Format-Its Meaning and Importance	154	(4)
ASCE Civil Engineering Specifications Format	158	(1)
State Highway Department Formats	159	(6)
Other Nonstandard Construction Specifications Formats in Use	165	(1)
Project Specifications (Project Manual) Versus Special Provisions Concept	166	(3)
Inspector Training and Knowledge of Specifications	169	(2)
Allowances and Tolerances in Specifications	171	(1)
Problems	171	(2)
Using the Specifications in Contract Administration	173	(34)
General Conditions of the Construction Contract	173	(2)
International Construction Contracts	175	(4)
Differing Site Conditions	179	(4)
Materials and Equipment	183	(1)
The Contractor and Subcontractors	183	(1)
Shop Drawings and Samples	184	(2)
Disapproving or Stopping the Work	186	(2)
Supplementary General Conditions	188	(1)
Technical Provisions of the Specifications	189	(3)
Addenda to the Specifications	192	(1)
Standard Specifications	193	(1)
Master Specifications (Guide Specifications)	194	(1)
Special Material and Product Standards	195	(6)
Building Codes, Regulations, Ordinances, and Permits	201	(2)
Types of Drawings Comprising the Construction Contract	203	(1)
Order of Precedence of the Contract Documents	204	(1)
Problems	205	(2)
Construction Laws and Labor Relations	207	(17)
Compliance with Laws and Regulations	207	(1)
Public Versus Private Contracts	208	(2)
Traffic Requirements During Construction	210	(1)
Code Enforcement Agency Requirements	211	(1)
Work Within or Adjacent to Navigable Waterways	211	(2)
Fair Subcontracting Laws	213	(1)
The Hazardous Waste Problem	214	(1)
Federal Labor Laws	215	(5)
Labor Relations	220	(2)
Prejob Labor Agreements	222	(1)
Problems	223	(1)
Construction Safety	224	(16)
OSHA and Construction Safety	225	(2)
General Responsibility for Construction Safety	227	(1)
Owner Participation in the Safety Program	227	(1)
Typical Federal, State, and Utility Company Approach	228	(1)
Safety Responsibility under Construction Management and Turnkey Contracts	228	(2)
Effect of Including Contractor's Safety Obligations in the Specifications	230	(3)
Applicability of State and Federal OSHA Provisions to a Project	233	(1)
Special Applications	234	(1)
Procedural Guidelines	234	(3)
Shoring and Bracing	237	(1)
The Competent Person	238	(1)
Safety Requirements in Construction Contracts	238	(1)
Problems	239	(1)
Meetings and Negotiations	240	(23)
Types of Meetings in Construction	240	(2)
Meeting Resources	242	(1)
Handling Yourself at a Meeting	242	(2)
Preconstruction Conference	244	(6)
In-House Decision-Making Meetings	250	(4)
Principles of Negotiation	254	(3)
Techniques of Negotiation	257	(4)
Problems	261	(2)
Risk Allocation and Liability Sharing	263	(17)
Risk Management	265	(1)
Identification and Nature of Construction Risks	266	(1)
Contractual Allocation of Risk	267	(1)
Who Should Accept What Risks?	268	(2)
Types of Risks and Allocation of Those Risks	270	(6)
Minimizing Risks and Mitigating Losses	276	(3)
Problems	279	(1)
Preconstruction Operations	280	(47)
Description of Approach	280	(1)
Constructability Analysis	281	(1)
Advertise and Award Phase	282	(2)
Issuance of Bidding Documents	284	(3)
Prequalification of Bidders	287	(1)
Bonds	287	(2)
Liability Forms of Insurance	289	(2)
Property Forms of Insurance	291	(5)
Opening, Acceptance, and Documentation of Bids	296	(5)
Development of a Quality Control or Assurance Program	301	(1)
Inspection and Testing Manual	302	(3)
Field Office Organization of the Owner or the Field Representative	305	(6)
The Preconstruction Conference	311	(1)
Study Plans and Specifications	312	(1)
Key Dates	312	(5)
Listing of Emergency Information	317	(1)
Agency Permits	317	(1)
Starting a Project	317	(7)
Problems	324	(3)
Planning for Construction	327	(25)
Construction Schedules as Related to Building Costs	330	(1)
Scheduling Methods	330	(3)
Bar Charts	333	(2)
S-Curve Scheduling or Velocity Diagrams	335	(2)
Line-of-Balance Charts	337	(1)
Network Diagrams	338	(3)
Specifying CPM for a Project	341	(4)
Personal Computers for CPM Network Scheduling	345	(2)
Computerized Progress Payments	347	(1)
Selection of PC Scheduling Software	348	(3)
Problems	351	(1)
Fundamentals of CPM Construction Scheduling	352	(38)
CPM: What It Is and What It Does	353	(1)
Basic Procedure in Setting Up a CPM Schedule	354	(1)
Project Planning	354	(1)
Fundamentals of CPM	355	(7)
Who Owns Float?	362	(4)
Precedence Diagraming vs I-j Diagraming	366	(2)
Comparison of Precedence and Arrow Diagraming	368	(1)
Precedence Formats	368	(5)
Reading a Manual CPM Network Schedule	373	(4)
Reading a Computerized CPM Network Schedule	377	(9)
Problems	386	(4)
Construction Operations	390	(16)
Authority and Responsibility of All Parties	391	(4)
Temporary Facilities Provided by the Contractor	395	(1)
Time of Inspection and Tests	396	(1)
Contractor Submittals	396	(1)
Opening a Project	397	(1)
Job Philosophy	398	(2)
Administrative Activities	400	(1)
Suspension or Termination of the Work	401	(2)
Construction Services Cost Monitoring	403	(1)
Problems	404	(2)
Value Engineering	406	(17)
Definition	411	(1)
The Role of the Resident Project Representative	411	(1)
Fundamentals of Value Engineering	412	(1)
Areas of Opportunity for Value Engineering	413	(4)
Methodology in Generating Value Engineering Proposals	417	(5)
Field Responsibility in Value Engineering	422	(1)
Problems	422	(1)
Measurement and Payment	423	(54)
Contracts for Construction	423	(1)
Types of Construction Contracts	423	(3)
Construction Progress Payments	426	(1)
Approval of Payment Requests	426	(2)
Basis for Payment Amounts	428	(6)
Evaluation of Contractor's Payment Requests	434	(2)
Force Account	436	(4)
Payment for Extra Work and Change Orders	440	(6)
Payment for Mobilization Costs	446	(6)
Partial Payments to the Contractor	452	(3)
Retainage	455	(4)
Liquidated Damages During Construction	459	(1)
Standard Contract Provisions for Measurement and Payment	459	(1)
Interpreting the Contractor's Bid	460	(6)
Measurement for Payment	466	(4)
Measurement Guidelines for Determination of Unit-Price Pay Quantities	470	(2)
Final Payment to the Contractor	472	(3)
Problems	475	(2)
Construction Materials and Workmanship	477	(24)
Materials and Methods of Construction	478	(1)
Requests for Substitutions of Materials	479	(4)
Access to the Work by Quality Assurance Personnel	483	(1)
Inspection of Materials Delivered to the Site	484	(1)
Rejection of Faulty Material	485	(1)
Construction Equipment and Methods	486	(5)
Quality Level and Quality Assurance	491	(1)
Quality Assurance Provisions	491	(8)
Ownership of Materials	499	(1)
Delivery and Storage of Materials	499	(1)
Handling of Materials	500	(1)
Problems	500	(1)
Changes and Extra Work	501	(21)
Contract Modifications	501	(1)
Changes in the Work	502	(6)
Types of Changes	508	(4)
Elements of a Change Order	512	(1)
Evaluating the Need	513	(1)
Considerations for Evaluation	514	(1)
Change Orders for Differing Site Conditions	515	(3)
Starting the Change Order Process	518	(3)
Cost of Delays Caused by Change Orders	521	(1)
Problems	521	(1)
Claims and Disputes	522	(55)
Five Principles of Contract Administration	522	(2)
Construction Problems	524	(1)
Protests	524	(1)
Claims	525	(5)
Claims and Disputes	530	(2)
Differences Between the Parties	532	(5)
Home Office Overhead	537	(7)
Scheduling Changes	544	(1)
Constructive Changes	545	(1)
Other Causes of Claims and Disputes	546	(8)
Resolving Differences	554	(3)
Preparations for Claims Defense	557	(5)
The Use of Project Records in Litigation	562	(1)
Order of Precedence of Contract Documents	563	(1)
Obligations of the Contractor	564	(1)
Alternative Methods for Dispute Resolution	565	(2)
Arbitration or Litigation?	567	(2)
The Mediation Process	569	(1)
Settlement of Disputes by Arbitration	570	(4)
Preliminary Notice of Potential Claim	574	(1)
Problems	574	(3)
Project Closeout	577	(36)
Acceptance of the Work	577	(1)
Guarantee Period	578	(1)
Contract Time	579	(1)
Liquidated Damages for Delay	580	(3)
Cleanup	583	(2)
The Punch List	585	(5)
Preparations for Closeout	590	(7)
Completion versus Substantial Completion	597	(4)
Substantial Completion versus Beneficial Occupancy or Use	601	(2)
Beneficial Use/Partial Utilization	603	(2)
Liens and Stop Orders	605	(4)
Final Payment and Waiver of Liens	609	(1)
Stop Notice Release Bond	609	(2)
Post Completion	611	(1)
Problems	611	(2)
Bibliography	613	(6)
Index	619	(14)
Forms Index	633	(2)
Flowchart Index	635