Assessment 6: Civil Engineering Project

This document is an assessment for a civil engineering project on medium rise apartments. It includes a proposed commercial and residential development, site meetings, first aid requirements, site induction plan, and materials and equipment order.

Running head: ASSESSMENT 6 1
Civil Engineering
19735 Project 2 Medium Rise Apartments
Job Address: 2135 The Boulevard, Strathfield, NSW
Job Title: Proposed Commercial and Residential Development Client:
AKM Developments
Architect: Olympic Designs, 55 Olympic Pde, Homebush, NSW
First Name Last Name
Institution

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Question 1.
To 3rd January 2014.
The Olympic Designs Team
55 Olympic Pde, Homebush
NSW, Sydney
Australia.
In reference to:
Proposed Commercial and Residential Development Project
2135 The Boulevard, Strathfield
NSW.
Re: Proposed site meetings, dates and respective personnel(s) required for the project.
Hello to you all,
Regards from the Human resource team of Olympic Designs Team. Please take notice of the
following dates on the scheduled meetings for the respective personnel for the aforementioned
project commencing from 13th January 2014 to the end of the same year. To work on schedule
and attain the project deadline, you are all required to observe the times of meetings and utmost
commitment to any resolutions passed.
Date Agenda Department
15th January 2014 Establish and review OHS,
welfare and risk management
procedures.
Department heads and project
coordinators
19th January 2014 Manage the supply of
materials and installation of
equipment.
Logistics departmental heads
and planners.
21st January 2014 Manage the processing of
progress claims and
payments.
Human resource department
28th January 2014 Open forum to express any All staff

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concerns by the staff and
deliberations on the same.
8th February 2014 Construction progress
assessment and review.
Considerations on deadline
commitment and address any
concerns on the delivery of
the project.
Project engineer, the
supervisors, and departmental
heads. Client to be present
under invitation.
26th February 2014 Assess material supply
situations.
Logistic officers.
4th March 2014 Site meeting and progress
updates
The contractor, engineer, and
all project supervisors.
15th March 2014 Assessment of financial
situations and
reconsiderations if need be.
Human resource department.
17th March 2014 Project progress review and
assessment of attained project
objectives.
Project engineer, accounting
officers, logistics, staff
representatives.
27th March 2014 Staff forum; expression of
concerns and proposals on
improving or enhancing
project delivery.
All staff.
6th April 2014 Site meeting on assessment of
the project progress, any
shortcomings if be any,
quality of delivery and
deadline checks.
Project engineer, Supervisors,
material suppliers,
representative of the staff.
15th April 2014 Review on the progress on
remunerations and
projections of such
transactions during the
Human resource department,
Project coordinator.

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project life.
Identify gaps of service or
need to reduce the workforce,
hire staff.
29th April 2014 Project site meeting to check
on project progress, client
satisfaction, deadline
concerns, any challenge(s)
faced.
Project engineer and
departmental heads, the
client.
17th May 2014 Site meeting to update on the
project progress
The Project engineer, the
client under invitation and
representatives of all
departments.
15th June 2014 Two- week break from the
project, staff party later in the
day from 8 pm.
All staff and personnel
4th September 2014 Assessment on the project
assessment and ensuring the
project proceeds in time and
on the planned resource at
required standards.
Project engineer,
departmental heads and
supervisors.
8th October 2014 Review of the book of
accounts and updating the
relevant ledgers as well as
employee remuneration and
motivation.
The human resource
personnel
20th November 2014 Overall assessment of the
project and preparation to
hand over the project to the
client when complete.
Identify any areas to finetune
Project engineer, the site
supervisors, and departmental
heads.

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and ensuring every aspect of
the project is to be completed
on the schedule.
Stamp/signature
Olympic Designs Team Co.
Question 2. Site first aid requirements.
a. According to the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981, all construction sites
are required to have:
i. A delegated person in charge of first-aid provisions.
ii. A first aid box having adequate equipment to accommodate the size of workers on
site.
iii. Sufficient information about the delegated personnel in charge and how to locate
him/her in case of an emergency. This can be a notice at strategic points of the
site and site offices.
The appointed/ delegated person is to take care of the first-aid equipment, facilities, and
to make calls whenever emergency services are needed. Where a first-aider is unavailable
for unavoidable official reasons, the appointed personnel is required to be in charge
temporarily.
The site will have 8 first aider adequately trained and qualified as approved by the HSE.
Hence, a first- is to be a holder of either certificate in;
i. Emergency first-aid at work (EFAW) obtained from a recognized awarding body
of Scottish Qualification Authority or its equivalence.
ii. First-aid at work (FAW) issued by a training organization approved by HSEr.
Given that the required personnel at the site are 50, eight first-aid trainers would be
adequate.
b.
i. Basic scaffolding; Scaffolding work involving any of the following: modular or
pre-fabricated scaffolds, cantilevered materials hoists with a maximum working
load of 500 kilograms, and bracket scaffolds (tank and formwork).

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ii. Basic rigging; cantilevered crane loading platforms, pre-cast concrete members of
a structure, structural steel erection etc.
iii. Excavator
iv. Slewing mobile crane—with a capacity up to 20 tons
v. Materials hoist
vi. Reach Stacker
vii. Boom type elevating work platform
viii. Concrete placing boom
c. Safe working statement for an excavator:
Operation of the excavator.
Excavators are for use to accomplish tasks such as excavation works, bulk material
loading, civil construction works etc. the associated hazards and the tasks to be realized
determines the type and size of the excavator. The equipment is available with a number
of attachments including buckets, log grabs, rippers etc.
Hazard and risks.
Operating an excavator would expose one to risks such as overloading of the equipment
causing failure, damage of the equipment if the operation manual is not complied with,
accidents to persons, property and plant damage when not correctly operated especially in
restricted environments, death and injury of the operator due to poor operations of the
equipment.
Tasks
Pre-operational inspection of the excavator, traffic control requirement where traffic is
proximate, isolation of energized electrical components, set-up of the equipment to
excavation tasks etc.
d. Site induction plan
The site induction conveys fundamental data in regards to the site, the working strategies
and wellbeing and safety management.

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All participants of the site induction are required to sign a register to affirm their
participation and their consent to comply with the foremost temporary worker's
approaches, systems, and rules and to pursue the concurred strategy for working.
Site working hours.
Site operating hours are:
Monday – Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am- 4:00 pm
Anybody wishing to work outside these hours must get authorization from the site administrator
of the main principal contractor Olympic Designs Team Co. prior to expanded working.
All workforce is to sign in and out at the site office daily - a swipe card framework is likewise in
activity for marking in and marking out. This is mandatory
All site guests are required to sign in/out utilizing the visitors’ book in reception
Be thoughtful and co-usable consistently
Site location.
Address The Olympic Designs Team
55 Olympic Pde, Homebush
NSW, Sydney
Australia.
Telephone [phone]
Fax [phone]
Site location The Boulevard, Strathfield, NSW.
Principal Contractor’s Site Management Team
Griffiths Mark- site manager
Sheldon Cooper – site safety supervisor
First aiders- Phil Ellison, Jacob Fringe, Jemma Siemen, Grant Ward etc.
For further details, you are requested to check the ‘Site Organization and Emergency Procedure
Chart’ on the site’s noticeboard.
Welfare Facilities
 Toilets
 Washrooms

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 A canteen
These facilities can be located from the site layout chart provided at the noticeboard.
Site rules
Workers who are required to erect, adjust or destroy platform towers must have reasonable
training.
People undertaking assessment and endorsement of the platform must be formally met all
requirements to do as such. Proof of preparing authentications must be held nearby.
Abuse of hardware or dangerous practices won't go on without serious consequences.
Anybody discovered doing this or allowing this will be liable to disciplinary activity.
No work exercises will be allowed to initiate until an appropriate hazard evaluation and
strategy proclamation has been submitted to (and concurred with) the vital temporary worker
etc.
Site hazards.
Noteworthy hazards on this site presently comprise:
 Confined spaces in the basement area
 Crane lifts
 The movement of plant
 Working at height.
First aid.
The named first aiders on this site are Phil Ellison, Jacob Fringe, Jemma Siemen, Grant Ward
Each of these individuals is reasonably prepared and have a present emergency treatment
declaration
This site has emergency treatment encloses found the site office and by the stairwell on the floor
level.
Accident Reporting.
 All accidents are to be signed in the mishap book
 The accident book is situated in the site office
 Sub-contractual workers who groups their own mishap book should likewise enter all
mishaps into the site mishap book
 Any accidents/episodes that are reportable under RIDDOR are to be accounted for
promptly to the site wellbeing supervisor.
Fire safety.
Most fires can be counteracted with basic precautionary measures.

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On the off chance that a fire occurs:
 Raise the caution. This site presently has a completely programmed alert
 Locate a departure course. This site has two break courses which are the stairwells at
either side. These stairwells have fire entryways and crisis lighting. It is fundamental
these courses are kept clear consistently
 Make your way serenely to the assigned gathering point, and remain there. This is
essential as a full register will be taken to guarantee everyone is available.
Note: Remember to put on protective gears while at work at all times. Any contrary dressing
shall attract suspension or termination from work.
Question 3.
a. Drawings. Fabrication work. Switch gears. Generators. Forklift. Pumps. Cement. Sand.
Ballast. Concrete blocks. Steel.
b. materials and equipment order bar chart as shown.
drawings
fabrication work
switch gears
generators
fork lifts
pumps
cement
sand
ballast
concrete blocks/ stones
steel
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
materials and equipment order bar chart
material/ equipment
Days to delivery

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network diagram as below;
Preparation and verification of
drawings/ designs
Fabrication work starts after
verification and design
considerations
Switch gears ordered and made
available on site for staff
Emergency generators set up
for lighting and power
Forklifts for excavation works
and site preparations
Pumps and other suitable
appetences for the site facilities
Construction materials such as
cement, sand, ballast, concrete
blocks and stones, steel availed to
site.

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Question 4.
VARIATION DOCUMENT
(Condition 22 of the General Conditions of QBCC New Home Construction Contract)
Note to Contractor: This form, which may be copied for multiple uses, must be
presented to and signed by the Owner before you start any work described in the
variation.
To: (Owner/s) AKM Developments
From: (Contractor) Olympic Designs
Site Address:
2135 The Boulevard, Strathfield, NSW
This document is for a variation: requested by the Owner/Owner’s Representative for the
following reason: changing the sliding doors and windows to double glazing
The change to the Works is as follows:
change the sliding doors and windows to double glazing which will entail the need for
additional material, more personal, and increased timeline. All these bear cost
implications.
Olympic Designs estimate of the period of any delay in the Date for Practical
Completion that will result from the variation is 20 business days.
The variation will change the price payable by the Owner as follows:
increase the price by 1193$
hence, increase the price by an amount that will be calculated as follows:
i. steel frame and plates (4 doors, 9 windows) 550$
ii. additional glasses materials 73$
iii. plan readjustment to fit the doors 150$
iv. labor costs 300$

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v. miscellaneous 10% of costs=120$
(Owner/Owner’s Representative to initial here)
SIGNED: (client) SIGNED: (contractor)
DATED: 15th October 2014 DATED: 15th October 2014
When form completed, Contractor to retain original and give 2 legible copies to Owner.
Question 5. Projected project payment schedule.
a.
Down payment @50% 43750$
Progress payment end of month 3@ 12% 10500$
Progress payment end of month 6@ 12% 10500$
Progress payment end of month 9 @12% 10500$
Payment for the variation claim on revised
fittings contract mid of month October @
100% of the variation
1193$
Final payment due on job completion 14% 12250$
b. Schedule progress claims
To 15th September 2014.
The Olympic Designs Team
55 Olympic Pde, Homebush
NSW, Sydney
Australia.
In reference to:
Proposed Commercial and Residential Development Project
2135 The Boulevard, Strathfield
NSW.

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Re: Project progress claims as of 15th September 2014.
The following table summaries the project progress claims since 3rd January 2014 in quarterly
analyses.
Date Progress
30th April 2014 All groundwork complete, slab in place,
plumbing works started. Neither delays nor
accidents on work noted.
29th August 2014 Structural elements and wall in place. Two
stories complete and last slab to the last story
in place. Finishing works on the interior on
progress.
30th November 2014 Roofing in place and third story complete.
Fittings complete except for doors and
windows where the client variation is being
addressed. Site cleaning done on most
sections. Electrical and plumbing fully
installed and operational.
Company stamp,
Olympic Designs Co.

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