Civil Engineering Projects 2022

CIVIL ENGINEERING
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive summary.........................................................................................................................2
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................13
Task 4.............................................................................................................................................18
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................23
References......................................................................................................................................24

Executive summary
Construction industry is a very crucial industry in contributing to the economic growth of
different nations. The industry is divided into three categories i.e. Building construction,
infrastructure construction and special trade construction. The organization of the construction
industry discusses the planning and arrangement of the duties, and also the functional reporting
relationships between and within the given duties
TASK 1
(a) Explain how the construction industry has developed and encompassed professionalism
within its structures.
Increase in complexity of a client’s demands and increase in the complexity of industrial and
civil engineering together with other construction work, efforts and other scientific
advancements has ensued improvement and increased specialization in the building and
construction industry (Finkel, 2018, p. 112). The authorities and experts linked within the
industry came up as with other skills such as;
 Quantity surveying
 Architect
 Mechanical Engineering
 Structural Engineering
 Acoustic
 Security (Barber, 2014, p. 65)

b) Demonstrate the scope and linkage between all parties within a construction
organization. In general and with respect to the scenario provided.
There are many interrelationships which exist within the construction industry as shown
below.
A solid line shows a contractual interrelationships between parties. A dotted line in the figure
above shows a communication link. All the relationships shown in the figure above are not
absolute changes somewhat and are dependent on the project's nature (Styhre, 2011, p. 86).
The relations in the given scenario are as per the figure above.
(c) Identify different types of contractual work tendered by contractors and justify the use
of the specific type of tender for the given industrial complex scenario.
Some of the work contracted so as to be tendered include;
 Designing works

 Supply works
 Pilling (Ofori, 2016, p. 135).
There are four different types of contracts used in the building and construction industry. They
include;
 Fixed price/lump sum contract
 Cost plus contract
 Time and materials
 Unit pricing contracts (Ryley & Goodwyn, 2013, p. 129)
For the given scenario fixed price contract type is the ideal type of a contract, because the project
scope for the given scenario is well defined.
(d) Analyse how the construction industry has developed overall in terms of company
structures, its employees and contracted work. Justify the company structure you will choose
for the current scenario.
Construction industry is the process of planning duties, operations and reporting interactions
between and within the given duties. Numerous duties and roles in the industry include
purchasing, marketing, duties before construction, construction and finance operation. Generally
such a corporate structure is arranged according to the departments, functions, or responsibility
areas most suitable to the design of the organization. The figure below shows organization
structure in the construction industry (European Construction Institute, 2015, p. 13).

(e) Critically evaluate how construction companies have developed their structure and
business ethos. What is its impact on the scenario provided?
Below is the figure showing how building and construction companies have established their
structures and commercial ethos.