Construction Design Document

This Construction Design Document provides an overview of the project scope, major challenges, and recommended project team. It also includes information on construction methods, schedules, and more.

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1.0. Project definition and scope:
The deliverables that are provided in the project within the project scope are the followings
and this is considered throughout the project execution.
 Engineering Report: Engineering report provides technical information about an
ongoing construction project. This report consists of some clear objective, which will
be showing all the tested and compiled data and must contain a summary of the
results.
 Product quality enhancement: The product quality enhancement can be achieved
through optimization of the raw material fitness, raw mix design and intermediate and
final enhancement of the products.
 Proposals: Proposal is detailed description of the activities that will be performed
within a project. The proposal provides logical presentation of some research idea
provides significance of the idea. Through the project proposal the feasibility of the
project is determined.
 Design drawings: Design drawing is very much important which is used for
developing and communicating the ideas about a design which is being developed.
 Design documents: In the construction project the design document is considered as
the starting point of a working on a construction related project. This design document
is prepared before performing any type of actual work.
 A completed product: Here the completed product refers to the construction project on
which the organization was working on. It means the project has been successfully
executed by the organisation.
 A site investigation report: The site investigation report documents the collected
information, the data regarding the appraisal. This report also includes demonstration
of the hazards without which ground beneath the site will be unknown.

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 Any design reviews: The design reviews is considered as the milestone regarding the
product development process in which the design is evaluated against the requirement
of the design for the verification of the outcomes of some previous activities for the
identification of the issues.
 Progress reports: The progress report is used for informing the supervisor, customer
or the associate about a project progress over a definite period of time.
2.0. Major challenges:
2.1. Challenges specific to the project in context of architecture discipline:
 Design that is made for construction often has issues. Sometimes design are often
complicated to execute ort need modification accordingly.
 Designs are not made with project requirements. This might happen as designs
requirements were communicated with the designer and architects are not properly
interpreted (Jetty 2016). This leads to a design document that is not consistent with
construction materials
 Architects often lacks proper knowledge that is required to develop a feasible plan to
implement it in real world project. reasons are ether they are not well accounted with
design procedures due to lack of practical experience which is required to develop
plan for complex construction project (Salvatierra et al. 2019)
 Sometimes approved design needs changes and modification due to construction site
issues like adverse weather conditions, project budget, and schedule. This often
creates challenges for designer and architects
2.2. Challenges specific to the project in context of construction industry:

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Execution of construction projects are challenging as it has various issues which needs
strategic evaluation (Mubarak 2015). According to Lin, Ho and Shen (2017), some of the
common issues of constructions project are:
 Workforce shortage might be an issue in the project, which is one of the critical issues
in the construction industry today (Walker 2015)
 Labour cost is another significant issue in the construction industry as labour shortage
is there. Hence, this might be a challenge during the construction phase of the
building
 Waste of construction material due to adverse conditions in project site delay project
implementation and increase project cost as well. Hence, this is a possible challenge
for construction of the building (Sears et al. 2015)
 Labour injury is another significant challenge in the construction industry. Labour
injury not only delay the project but project authority has to face legal consequences.
This is hence a significant challenge in this project
2.3. Challenges specific to the project in context of project management:
 Project scope is poorly defined. Even if sometimes, the project scope is well defined,
project execution often lacks consistency with project objectives due to lack of proper
planning and coordination.
 Stakeholder conflict is a major issue in construction project management. The
construction project has done many stakeholders that it often becomes impossible to
manage each stakeholder while ensuring their interest in the project.
 Schedule delay is often a significant issue, which makes it challenging to finish
project without compromising in quality of construction.
 It often becomes challenging to restrict project execution within approved budget, as
there are chances of schedule variation.

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3.0. Recommend feasible project team:

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4.0. Feasible construction method for the LC-01A building project:
Task
Mode
ID
Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors
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Schedule
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1
construction
planning
368 days
Fri 26-04-
19
Tue 22-
09-20
Auto
Schedule
d
2
contract 26 days
Fri 26-04-
19
Fri 31-05-
19
Auto
Scheduled
3 agreement for
supply
4 days
Fri 26-04-
19
Wed 01-
05-19
Auto
Scheduled
4 Construction
Agreement
3 days
Thu 02-05-
19
Mon 06-
05-19
2
Auto
Scheduled
5 Plans for
Supply Contract
3 days
Tue 07-05-
19
Thu 09-
05-19
3
Auto
Scheduled
6 Specifications
for acquiring
Supply Contract
4 days
Fri 10-05-
19
Wed 15-
05-19
4
Auto
Scheduled
7 Site Plan
regarding Supply
Contract
5 days
Thu 16-05-
19
Wed 22-
05-19
5
Auto
Scheduled
8 Secure
Financing
3 days
Thu 23-05-
19
Mon 27-
05-19
6
Auto
Scheduled
9 Settlement for
loan for
4 days Tue 28-05- Fri 31-05- 7

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construction 19 19
Auto
Schedule
d
10
Document
Review & Revision
30 days
Mon 03-
06-19
Fri 12-07-
19
Auto
Scheduled
11
plan review 5 days
Mon 03-
06-19
Fri 07-06-
19
8
Auto
Scheduled
12 Specifications
finalization
11 days
Mon 10-
06-19
Mon 24-
06-19
10
Auto
Scheduled
13 Site Plan
finalization
3 days
Tue 25-06-
19
Thu 27-
06-19
11
Auto
Scheduled
14 Drawings
printing
4 days
Fri 28-06-
19
Wed 03-
07-19
12
Auto
Scheduled
15 plan
modification and
approval
6 days
Fri 28-06-
19
Fri 05-07-
19
12
Auto
Scheduled
16 Specifications
modifications and
approval
7 days
Thu 04-07-
19
Fri 12-07-
19
13
Auto
Schedule
d
17
Site Work 12 days
Mon 15-
07-19
Tue 30-
07-19
Auto
Scheduled
18
Clear Lot 4 days
Mon 15-
07-19
Thu 18-
07-19
15

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Auto
Scheduled
19 Stockpile
stripping
5 days
Fri 19-07-
19
Thu 25-
07-19
17
Auto
Scheduled
20
Excavation 4 days
Fri 19-07-
19
Wed 24-
07-19
17
Auto
Scheduled
21 grade lot
roughing
3 days
Fri 26-07-
19
Tue 30-
07-19
18
Auto
Scheduled
22 excavation
required for
foundation
2 days
Thu 25-07-
19
Fri 26-07-
19
19
Auto
Schedule
d
23
foundation 80 days
Mon 29-
07-19
Fri 15-11-
19
Auto
Scheduled
24 Dig Footings
and Reinforcing
installation
10 days
Mon 29-
07-19
Fri 09-08-
19
21
Auto
Scheduled
25 Footing
Inspection
12 days
Mon 12-
08-19
Tue 27-
08-19
23
Auto
Scheduled
26
Pour footings 13 days
Wed 28-
08-19
Fri 13-09-
19
24
Auto
Scheduled
27
Pin Footings 14 days
Wed 28-
08-19
Mon 16-
09-19
24
Auto
Scheduled
28 Stock Block,
Mortar, Sand
14 days
Mon 16-
09-19
Thu 03-
10-19
25

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Auto
Scheduled
29 Build Block
Foundation
10 days
Mon 16-
09-19
Fri 27-09-
19
25
Auto
Scheduled
30 Foundation
Certification
9 days
Tue 17-09-
19
Fri 27-09-
19
26
Auto
Scheduled
31 Fill Block Cores
w/ Concrete
12 days
Fri 04-10-
19
Mon 21-
10-19
27
Auto
Scheduled
32
Steel Delivery 9 days
Mon 30-
09-19
Thu 10-
10-19
28
Auto
Scheduled
33 Set Lintels,
Bolts, Cap Block
10 days
Mon 30-
09-19
Fri 11-10-
19
29
Auto
Scheduled
34 Lumber
Delivery
12 days
Tue 22-10-
19
Wed 06-
11-19
30
Auto
Scheduled
35
Waterproofing 7 days
Thu 07-11-
19
Fri 15-11-
19
33
Auto
Schedule
d
36
rough carpentry 53 days
Mon 18-
11-19
Wed 29-
01-20
Auto
Scheduled
37 setting of steel
structure
10 days
Mon 18-
11-19
Fri 29-11-
19
34
Auto
Scheduled
38 deck framing
for first floor
12 days
Mon 02-
12-19
Tue 17-
12-19
36
Auto
Scheduled
39 framing of wall
for first floor
10 days
Wed 18-
12-19
Tue 31-
12-19
37

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Auto
Scheduled
40 deck framing of
second floor
8 days
Wed 01-
01-20
Fri 10-01-
20
38
Auto
Scheduled
41 framing of wall
for second floor
8 days
Wed 01-
01-20
Fri 10-01-
20
38
Auto
Scheduled
42 setting trusses
on the roof
8 days
Mon 13-
01-20
Wed 22-
01-20
39
Auto
Scheduled
43
framing roof 5 days
Mon 13-
01-20
Fri 17-01-
20
40
Auto
Scheduled
44 windows and
door installation
5 days
Thu 23-01-
20
Wed 29-
01-20
41
Auto
Scheduled
45 basement slab
setup
2 days
Mon 20-
01-20
Tue 21-
01-20
42
Auto
Scheduled
46
inspection for slab 4 days
Thu 30-01-
20
Tue 04-
02-20
43
Auto
Scheduled
47 Pour Basement
Slab
3 days
Wed 22-
01-20
Fri 24-01-
20
44
Auto
Scheduled
48
Prep Garage Slab 2 days
Wed 05-
02-20
Thu 06-
02-20
45
Auto
Scheduled
49 garage slab
setting
2 days
Wed 05-
02-20
Thu 06-
02-20
45
Auto
Scheduled
50
pour garage slab 2 days
Mon 27-
01-20
Tue 28-
01-20
46
Auto
Scheduled
51
H.V.A.C. 18 days
Fri 07-02-
20
Tue 03-
03-20
47
Auto 52 HVAC rough-in 10 days Fri 07-02- Thu 20- 48

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Scheduled 20 02-20
Auto
Scheduled
53 HVAC indoor
units setup
10 days
Wed 29-
01-20
Tue 11-
02-20
49
Auto
Scheduled
54 HVAC temporary
heating
10 days
Wed 04-
03-20
Tue 17-
03-20
50
Auto
Scheduled
55
HVAC 4 days
Wed 12-
02-20
Mon 17-
02-20
52
Auto
Schedule
d
56
plumbing 8 days
Tue 18-02-
20
Thu 27-
02-20
Auto
Scheduled
57
fixtures setting 2 days
Tue 18-02-
20
Wed 19-
02-20
52,54
Auto
Scheduled
58 appliance
connections
3 days
Thu 20-02-
20
Mon 24-
02-20
56
Auto
Scheduled
59 plumbing
inspection
3 days
Tue 25-02-
20
Thu 27-
02-20
57
Auto
Schedule
d
60
exterior
landscaping
7 days
Fri 28-02-
20
Mon 09-
03-20
Auto
Scheduled
61 Rough Final
Grade
1 day
Fri 28-02-
20
Fri 28-02-
20
58
Auto
Scheduled
62
Patios 1 day
Mon 02-
03-20
Mon 02-
03-20
60

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Auto
Scheduled
63
Porches 1 day
Tue 03-03-
20
Tue 03-
03-20
61
Auto
Scheduled
64
Sidewalks 1 day
Wed 04-
03-20
Wed 04-
03-20
62
Auto
Scheduled
65
Decks 1 day
Thu 05-03-
20
Thu 05-
03-20
63
Auto
Scheduled
66
Driveways 1 day
Fri 06-03-
20
Fri 06-03-
20
64
Auto
Scheduled
67 Final Grade and
Seed
1 day
Mon 09-
03-20
Mon 09-
03-20
65
Auto
Schedule
d
68
electrical work 120 days
Tue 10-03-
20
Mon 24-
08-20
Auto
Scheduled
69
switch and plug 40 days
Tue 10-03-
20
Mon 04-
05-20
66
Auto
Scheduled
70 fixture
installation
50 days
Tue 05-05-
20
Mon 13-
07-20
68
Auto
Scheduled
71 appliance
connection
30 days
Tue 14-07-
20
Mon 24-
08-20
69
Auto
Schedule
d
72
hardware work 8 days
Tue 25-08-
20
Thu 03-
09-20
Auto
Scheduled
73 door hardware
works
5 days
Tue 25-08-
20
Mon 31-
08-20
70
Auto 74 washroom 1 day Tue 01-09- Tue 01- 72

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Scheduled hardware works 20 09-20
Auto
Scheduled
75
mirrors 1 day
Wed 02-
09-20
Wed 02-
09-20
73
Auto
Scheduled
76
shower doors 1 day
Thu 03-09-
20
Thu 03-
09-20
74
Auto
Schedule
d
77
cleaning works 16 days
Tue 01-09-
20
Tue 22-
09-20
Auto
Scheduled
78 windows
cleaning
5 days
Tue 01-09-
20
Mon 07-
09-20
72
Auto
Scheduled
79
rough cleaning 3 days
Tue 08-09-
20
Thu 10-
09-20
77
Auto
Scheduled
80 final cleaning
before completion
5 days
Fri 11-09-
20
Thu 17-
09-20
78
Auto
Scheduled
81
project closure 3 days
Fri 18-09-
20
Tue 22-
09-20
79

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