Urban Construction Project Management (McGraw-Hill Construction Series)

by Lambeck, Richard; Eschemuller, John

• ISBN13: 9780071544689
• ISBN10: 0071544682
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-27
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Get Proven Solutions to the Unique Problems of.Construction Management in Urban Environments ...Filled with hands-on advice from two seasoned project management experts, Urban Construction Project Management provides a wealth of proven solutions to the common problems of construction management in urban environments. The book includes cutting-edge information about working on small sites, public safety, the permit process, coordinating with utility companies, dealing with adjacent properties, and many other topics...This indispensable construction management tool uses numerous illustrations, photographs, charts, tables, and diagrams to clarify the critical issues involved in today's urban construction projects. The authors present timely guidance on testing?safety?logistics?building code compliance? scheduling and procurement?subcontractors and the bidding process? insurance and bonds?renovation and demolition?costs?claims?design-build?green construction?and more. Urban Construction Project Management features: .. Practical, step-by-step methods for meeting the unique challenges of.today's complex urban construction projects. Checklists and forms-such as Request for Information (RFI) logs,.meeting minutes, and contact lists-that enable readers to put information .into practice quickly and easily. A wide range of visual materials, including illustrations, photographs,.schedules, charts, tables, and diagrams ...Successfully Manage Every Aspect of Urban Construction Projects .? Project Organization ? Problem Solving ? Testing ? Permits ? Utilities ? Safety ? Logistics ? Layouts ? Drawings ? Contracts ? Insurance and Bonds ? Underpinning ? Security ??Building Codes ? Renovation and Demolition ? Communications ? Meetings ??Logs and Reports ? Schedules ? Subcontractors and the Bidding Process ? Costs ? Claims ? Design-Build ? Requisitions ? Punch List ? Close-Outs ? Technology ? Green Construction ..

Author Biography

Richard Lambeck, P.E., is the principal of RL Project Management, Inc., a project management consulting firm, and is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Construction Management at New York University's Real Estate Institute. Mr. Lambeck has over 40 years of experience in the construction industry and is a Professional Engineer in New York...

John Eschemuller, P.E., is President of John Eschemuller Consulting Services Limited, LLC, and is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Construction Management at New York University's Real Estate Institute. Mr. Eschemuller has over 38 years of experience in the construction industry and is a Professional Engineer in New York..

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
Project Organization	p. 1
Home Office and Project-Specific Personnel Assigned to the Project	p. 1
Preconstruction Organization	p. 1
Cost of Preconstruction Services	p. 5
Bid and Award Phase	p. 5
Construction Phase Organization	p. 6
Determining the Cost of Personnel Assigned to the Project-General Conditions	p. 9
Project Close-out Phase	p. 9
Duties and Responsibilities of the CM/GC's Personnel Assigned to the Project	p. 11
Project Executive (PE)	p. 11
Project Manager (PM)	p. 11
Account Executive (AE)	p. 12
Estimator	p. 12
Scheduler	p. 13
Accountant	p. 14
General Superintendent (GS)	p. 14
Superintendent	p. 14
Assistant Superintendent (AS)	p. 15
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Sprinkler (MEPS) Engineer	p. 15
Project Engineer	p. 15
Labor Foreman	p. 15
Timekeeper	p. 16
Plan Clerk	p. 16
Site Safety Manager	p. 16
Project Stakeholders	p. 16
Role of the Owner's Representative	p. 17
Summary	p. 18
Risk Assessment and Problem Solving	p. 21
Risk Management	p. 21
Risk Assessment	p. 22
Tools of Risk Management	p. 24
Categories of Risk	p. 25
Risks Encountered During the Project Life Cycle	p. 25
Health, Safety, and Environmental Risks	p. 28
Construction Defects as Potential Risks	p. 28
Why CM/GCs Fail	p. 30
CM/GC Company's Wellness	p. 30
Summary	p. 32
Testing and Quality Control	p. 35
What Is Testing?	p. 35
Testing Groups	p. 35
Mixtures	p. 36
Connections	p. 36
Assemblies	p. 36
Material	p. 37
Load Capacity	p. 37
Pressures	p. 37
Flow	p. 37
Systems	p. 37
Performance	p. 37
Mock-Ups and Wind Model Tests	p. 38
Field Fabrication of Structural Components (Mixture and Components)	p. 38
Testing Procedure Organizations	p. 40
Project Tests	p. 40
Quality Control	p. 40
Summary	p. 58
Building Codes and Permits	p. 61
Building Codes	p. 61
International Building Code (IBC)	p. 62
Means and Methods for the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC)	p. 63
Permits	p. 63
Permit Process	p. 63
Inspections	p. 66
Testing	p. 68
Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) and Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO)	p. 68
Landmarks	p. 69
Summary	p. 71
Safety	p. 73
History of Safety Issues	p. 73
Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA)	p. 73
New York City Safety Programs	p. 101
Tragic Accidents	p. 101
Safety Record	p. 103
Injury and Death Impact on the Construction Process	p. 104
Safety and Cost Implications	p. 104
Stanford Accident Cost Accounting System	p. 105
Workers' Compensation	p. 105
Liability Insurance	p. 105
Reducing Accidents on the Urban Job Site	p. 109
When an Accident Occurs on the Job Site	p. 110
The Safety Poem	p. 115
Summary	p. 116
Logistics	p. 117
Logistics	p. 117
Cranes	p. 117
Crane Safety	p. 128
Hoists	p. 129
Temporary Services and Facilities	p. 135
Temporary Electrical Power	p. 137
Standpipe	p. 139
Field Offices and Shanties	p. 140
Storage	p. 143
Off-Site Storage	p. 143
On-Site General Storage	p. 143
Dumpsters	p. 144
Storage of Gas Cylinders and Other Hazardous Materials	p. 145
Required Permits	p. 145
Moratoriums	p. 146
Signage	p. 147
Sidewalk Bridges, Sheds, and Fencing	p. 149
Security	p. 150
Underpinning and Shoring	p. 152
Underpinning	p. 153
Shoring and Sheeting	p. 153
Excavation	p. 157
Initial Layout	p. 158
The Equipment	p. 158
Excavation Stability	p. 158
Rock Excavation	p. 158
Dewatering	p. 161
Methods for Dewatering	p. 161
Summary	p. 163
Layouts and Surveying	p. 165
Surveying	p. 165
Basic Information	p. 167
Steel Structures	p. 171
Factors Affecting the Surveyor	p. 172
Summary	p. 174
Drawings and Specifications	p. 177
Drawings and Specifications	p. 177
Review Meeting	p. 179
Construction Documents Checklist	p. 179
Coordination of Drawings by the Design Team	p. 185
Coordination of Drawings by the CM/GC	p. 185
Access for Critical Elements	p. 186
Summary	p. 187
Contracts	p. 189
What Is a Contract?	p. 189
Types of Contracts	p. 191
Contract Summary	p. 196
Contract Provisions That Must Be Reviewed for Clarification	p. 196
Potential Onerous Contract Clauses	p. 200
Summary	p. 204
Insurance and Bonds	p. 207
Construction Insurance	p. 207
Waiver of Subrogation and Indemnification	p. 208
Types of Insurance	p. 208
Commercial General Liability Insurance	p. 208
Builders Risk Insurance	p. 208
Errors and Omissions Insurance	p. 209
Environmental Liability Insurance	p. 209
Workers' Compensation Insurance	p. 209
Automobile Coverage	p. 209
Proof of Insurance	p. 209
Owner or Contractor Controlled Insurance Programs	p. 213
Surety Bonds	p. 214
Principal	p. 214
Obligee	p. 215
Surety Company	p. 215
Types of Bonds	p. 216
Bid Bonds	p. 216
Performance Bonds	p. 216
Payment Bonds	p. 216
Maintenance Bonds	p. 218
Completion Bonds	p. 218
Surety Companies	p. 220
Summary	p. 224
Security	p. 227
Security of the Construction Site	p. 227
Site Access by Construction Personnel	p. 227
Site Access by the Owner	p. 228
Security of Construction Materials	p. 228
Security Systems	p. 229
Construction Shanties and Field Offices	p. 229
Security of Pre-Ordered Materials	p. 230
Construction Site Security Plan	p. 230
Summary	p. 234
Renovation and Demolition	p. 235
Introduction	p. 235
Preparation of Costs	p. 235
Renovation Project-Post-Demolition	p. 239
Schedule	p. 239
Safety	p. 240
Demolition	p. 240
Hazardous Material	p. 242
Asbestos	p. 242
Summary	p. 243
Meetings and Communications	p. 245
Communications in an Ever-Changing Environment	p. 245
Verbal and Non-Verbal Communications	p. 245
Project Stakeholders and Their Special Interests	p. 246
Communications Plan	p. 246
Meetings	p. 246
Types of Meetings	p. 249
Definition and Purpose of the Most Common Meetings	p. 249
Project Meeting	p. 249
Budget Meeting	p. 250
Schedule Meeting	p. 251
Bid and Award Meeting	p. 251
Coordination Meeting	p. 253
Safety Meeting	p. 256
Pre-Construction Meeting	p. 256
Contract Review Meeting	p. 256
Summary	p. 260
Project Documentation, Logs, and Reports	p. 263
Project Documentation and Record Keeping	p. 263
Types of Project Records and Reports	p. 265
Electronic Record Keeping and Project Websites	p. 279
Summary	p. 285
Schedules	p. 287
What Is a Schedule?	p. 287
The Importance of Schedules	p. 288
Types of Schedules	p. 289
Development of the CPM Schedule	p. 293
Scheduling Programs	p. 294
A Concrete Pour	p. 300
Preparation of a Schedule	p. 301
Factors Affecting Schedules	p. 301
Fast Tracking	p. 302
Long Lead Items	p. 304
Two-Week Look Ahead	p. 307
Summary	p. 308
Subcontractors and Bidding	p. 309
What Is a Subcontractor?	p. 309
The Selection Process	p. 311
The Bidding Process	p. 315
Leveling Process	p. 316
Negotiations	p. 319
Subcontractor Contract	p. 319
Subcontractors and the Urban Environment	p. 321
Starting the Work	p. 322
Subcontractor Site Meetings	p. 323
Productivity	p. 323
Subcontractor Process for Change Order Work	p. 324
Subcontractor Labor Costs	p. 325
Dealing with Problem Subcontractors	p. 327
Subcontractor Concerns	p. 329
Sarbanes-Oxley Act	p. 329
Summary	p. 330
Costs	p. 331
Cost Estimating	p. 331
What Are Cost Estimates Used For?	p. 331
Types of Cost Estimates	p. 332
Cost Per Square Foot	p. 332
Take Off	p. 333
Prices from Subcontractors	p. 333
Labor and Material Take Off	p. 334
Component	p. 334
Hard and Soft Costs	p. 334
Obtaining Cost Data	p. 337
Timing	p. 337
Minimizing Unknown Factors	p. 339
Getting the Proper Information	p. 340
Contingency	p. 340
Qualifications	p. 341
Preparation of the Cost Estimate	p. 341
Spreadsheet Using Microsoft Excel	p. 341
Special Programs for Estimating	p. 342
CAD (Computer Aided Design) Programs	p. 342
CSI (Construction Specification Institute) Format	p. 342
General	p. 342
Budget Process	p. 347
Value Engineering	p. 349
Change Orders	p. 355
Processing Change Orders	p. 355
Rejection of Change Order Costs	p. 357
Change Order Work and the Schedule	p. 358
Tracking Costs During Construction	p. 358
Summary	p. 362
Claims and Dispute Resolutions	p. 363
What Is a Claim?	p. 363
Why Do We Have Claims?	p. 363
Potential Major Claim Areas	p. 364
Construction Documents	p. 364
Subsurface Conditions	p. 365
Change Orders	p. 365
Delays	p. 366
Accelerated Schedules	p. 366
How to Minimize Claims	p. 367
Claim and Dispute Resolution	p. 367
Partnering	p. 369
Dispute Review Board	p. 369
Mediation	p. 369
Arbitration	p. 369
Mini Trails	p. 370
Litigation	p. 370
Summary	p. 370
Design-Build	p. 371
Design-Build-A Project Delivery System	p. 371
History	p. 372
The Project Performance Specification	p. 372
The Procurement Process for the Design-Build Entity	p. 374
Response to the RFQ by the CM/GC	p. 374
Response to the RFP by the CM/GC	p. 375
The Design-Build Team	p. 376
Advantages of the Design-Build Process	p. 376
Disadvantages of the Design-Build Process	p. 377
Why CMs/GCs Choose the Design-Build Process	p. 377
Successful Design-Build Strategies	p. 378
Summary	p. 379
Requisitions	p. 381
Financial Control	p. 381
Requisitions	p. 382
Small Subcontractors	p. 383
Timing of Requisition Payments	p. 383
Deposits	p. 386
Impressed Bank Account	p. 386
Special Documentation	p. 386
Certificate of Capital Improvement	p. 386
Waivers of Lien	p. 388
Project Trade Cost Breakdown	p. 389
Retainer	p. 391
Final Payment	p. 391
Cash Flow Projections	p. 392
S Curve	p. 392
Filing a Lien	p. 394
Project Monthly Cost Report	p. 394
Summary	p. 396
Project Punch List and Close-out	p. 399
Project Close-out	p. 399
Punch List	p. 399
Project Close-out Meeting	p. 402
Preparation of As-Built Drawings	p. 403
Obtaining and Coordinating Final Approvals	p. 404
Waivers of Lien-Partial and Final	p. 404
Administrative Close-out Procedures	p. 406
Turnover and Acceptance of Equipment	p. 406
Summary	p. 409
Technology	p. 411
Technology	p. 411
History	p. 411
Building Information Modeling (BIM)	p. 413
New Materials	p. 415
Communications	p. 416
Global Positioning System (GPS)	p. 418
Cameras	p. 418
Computers	p. 418
Internet	p. 419
Testing	p. 419
Codes	p. 420
Other Resources	p. 420
Summary	p. 420
Green Construction	p. 423
Green Building	p. 423
History	p. 424
Benefits of Building Green	p. 425
The LEED Rating System and Standards	p. 426
Sustainable Construction in the Urban Environment	p. 427
Environmentally Responsible Construction	p. 428
Summary	p. 429
Epilogue	p. 431
References	p. 435
Index	p. 439
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