Construction Industry Report

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................2
LO1: Describe the construction industry with reference to company structures and other activities.......3
P1: Explain how the construction industry has developed and encompassed professionalism within its
structure......................................................................................................................................................3
P2: Demonstrate the scope and linkage between all parties within a construction organization..............4
P3: Identify the type of contractual work tendered by the contractor........................................................5
M3: Analyze how the construction industry has developed overall in terms of company structures, it’s
employees and contracted work.................................................................................................................6
LO2: Explain different types of construction companies with the market and their relationships within the
tendering process...........................................................................................................................................6
P4: Identify the different types of construction companies in the market.................................................6
P5: Explain the relationship between different construction organizations...............................................7
M2: Analyze the catalyst which connects construction companies, including contracts and tendering.. .7
LO3: Key stages in a construction project and how Building Information Modelling informs the different
stages..............................................................................................................................................................9
P6: Sustainable and Modern construction processes and sequences used within today’s industry...........9
P7: Contract planning techniques used within micro and macro projects...............................................10
P8: BIM impacts upon operations and construction companies..............................................................11
M3 Analyze how construction has developed in terms of innovation, designs and within contracts for
micro and macro projects and interrelationships with BIM.....................................................................12
LO4 Analyze how the construction industry has developed suitable collaboration strategies in support of
greater recognition of health & safety.........................................................................................................13
P9 Explain how health & safety has now become an integrated part of the construction process..........13
P10 Describe the government legislation which has benchmarked health & safety within construction.
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P11 Discuss the role of collaboration and communication in ensuring safe working practices..............14
M4: Demonstrate how the construction industry has benefited through changes in health and safety
legislation.................................................................................................................................................15
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................................16
References....................................................................................................................................................17
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INTRODUCTION
In this report we will discuss about construction companies, their types and various aspects that
affects the construction industry. In LO1 we will discuss about what is a construction company,
its structure and its various references. Different links between all parties in a construction
company will be discussed along with the analysis of various processes like tendering and
contracting. In LO2 we will get to know various types of construction companies in the market
and how they are dependent in certain situation. We will get to know what connects these
various companies and how to engage in the process of collaboration when needed.
LO3 is all about various stages in a construction project, process of traditional construction
versus modern construction methods. Planning of macro and micro projects will be debated in
this section. LO4 will include discussion about health and safety measures in a construction
project and what all kind of measure can be taken to prevent any harm to the projects or to the
people involved in it.
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LO1: Describe the construction industry with reference to company
structures and other activities.
Construction companies are the companies which are dependent on their performance standard
and quality of their work. Despite the everyday structural development around the globe but as a
whole, the construction business is scarce. There are still problems like performance standards
and performance measurements that affect the construction industry.
P1: Explain how the construction industry has developed and encompassed
professionalism within its structure.
Structure of any construction company consists of two major roles: first is all the job roles and
their arrangement in the company and second relationships between those job roles or
designation. There are numerous roles present and required in a construction company like
Marketing, Human resources, Finance, Logistics, Project Management etc. and to have a strong
integral structure all the departments must have proper communication and ethnic relationships
between them.
Main roles in the structure of Construction Companies
CEO or Chief Executing Officer
CEO of a construction company is responsible for decision making on all the important aspects
of the company. Chief Executing Officer assigns distinct roles to his/her subordinates to oversee
various projects as it would be impossible for a single person to see every single detail of every
project so dividing and distributing responsibilities is the best and more efficient way to proceed
any project in a construction company.
Managing Director
The role of managing director is to see every project that the company takes and oversee all the
construction jobs after they have acquired it. The managing director is responsible for structural
plans of the project and work plans for the jobs that will be required to complete the project. This
job also comes with the responsibility of hiring people who are capable of the job and for firing
any person who is incompetence for the job
Project Director
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Before the actual construction of the project is started, there has to be an analysis and survey of
all the criteria’s which are included in the project. Like, cost analysis, performance standards etc.
After all analysis, the Project Director directs the construction workers to the site to start the
project and he also oversees all the day to day progress and reports them back to the
headquarters.
Project Supervisor
Project Supervisor is a subordinate of Project Director. He sees over all the aspects of the work
along with the roles that it requires. For example, Project supervisor will oversee the team who is
responsible for construction materials like asphalt and cement. He also ensures that all workers
are completing their shift and if there are any issues regarding workers, he must pass along the
request to the Project Director.
Construction Workers
Construction workers perform daily tasks at the site. They build the structure using tools and
construction materials. They handle all the physical aspect of the project. There are special
permits for the workers who handle distinct tasks like electrical wiring, bulldozers etc.
P2: Demonstrate the scope and linkage between all parties within a construction
organization.
There are various parties within a construction organization. Like:
 Employer/Client
 Contractor
 Project Manager
 Contract administrator
 Architect
1. Employer/Client
An employee or client is the person who hires a construction organization to work for
him. An employee describes the construction of anything that he/she requires to the
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