Construction Practice and Management

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CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE AND MANAGEMENT
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Question 1
In the current construction industry, there needs to be experts and specialists with different kinds
of skills. When a project is allocated to certain firms, they are allowed and required to offer the
specific and the required different skills, roles and responsibilities that would help into the
success of the project. It’s this team of experts that will ensure that the project is successful and
they include: - construction managers, civil engineers, quantity surveyors, painters, electrical
engineers, plumbers among others. The Chart below shows its roles and responsibilities.
Question 2
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This will depend on the experts involved who will have to use their skills and knowledge to
ensure that it is done and appropriately and to the standards that are acceptable and workable.
The land details, which include/- acreage, site location, landscape, land features and many more
are kept by the land surveyor, so he’s the one who will guide and give the information needed to
construct the junior school on such a site so that the project is implemented without any
disruption or future causes of doubt that may result because of the uncertainties (Herbert, 2015,
p. 764).
The order of the landscape in consideration with how the project will sit on the site will be
determined by the land planner. He will also ensure that the initial master plan of the project is
followed to the latter and it’s sensitive to the aspects of the neighboring site like economic
factors and culture (Herbert, 2015, p. 532).
Then there are these people, the contractor/builders, who are usually on ground tackling the
physical construction of the proposed project. Their work is to deliver the work to the client by
ensuring that the work is going on the site and that the progress is as it should be. They are
responsible for interpreting the drawings, and the design specifications into the actual structure
by applying their skills and knowledge that will be relevant to the success of the project.
The engineering team which will be involved in the project delivery will includes; mechanical
engineers, Civil engineers, electrical engineers and structural engineers. They are responsible for
the design of the project in accordance with their specification and skills that each of them has.
They are trained and skilled in their specific fields and they are to ensure that whatever falls in
their field is done up to the standards required which include doing this they have to do several
calculations and analysis before delivering a solution. The project managers are also part of the

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expertise involved in the construction process and plays an important role too. Their work is to
ensure that the minute details like measurements plans and all the dimensions are followed
carefully and strictly by the people working on the project without any fail or misinterpretation
so that nothing is left out to ensure that the buildings will be as designed and safe for use by the
client.
The architects will ensure that what the needs an idea of the client is met in the simplest form
and way possible and give advice on the workability in consideration to the laws and all legal
requirements are met to the later so that the project will be fit for use by people.
Construction stages
The construction process takes place in the following stages;
Phase 1 of the project is planning
Phase 2 of the project is Design
Phase 3 of the project is Tendering
Phase 4 of the project is construction
Phase 5 of the project is Handover
Stage 6: Evaluation
Below are stages which will be involved in the construction of the project from the tendering
stage to handing over of the project.
During tendering;