Management of Construction Projects - PDF
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Enabling ObjectivesTerm 1 2018BLAR 12038Assignment 1Due Date: 27 March 2018Weighting: 30%
Table of ContentsQuestion 1. A client has requested your advice..........................................................................1Question 2. Why is a specification an important........................................................................2Question 3. What makes specification writing different............................................................3References...................................................................................................................................4Page 1
Question 1. A client has requested your adviceMy advice to the client would be that he should select the tendering process ofnegotiated contract. This is because the client requires value for money and completion of theproject in a specific time. In a negotiated contract the owner of the building and hisconsultants without former agreement of time or price selects a builder to whom they find itappropriate for work. The reason for selecting single builders are that the owner of thebuilding knows the builder and has received good services before, the builder somewhat hasexperience in producing high quality work, there is business relationship with the owner andthe builder is allied company (Brook 2016).The advantages are1.As the costing period of normal tender is eradicated there is minor time saving 2.A builder with capacity, reliability and good financial stability is selected.3.Through this method an experience builder having a strong financial backgroundalong with reliability will be selectedThe disadvantages are1.If the preliminary cost is transferred then this could be a source of difficulty that isconsiderable and controversy.2.The viable constituent in costing the building work is vague.My duties towards the client as a building contractor would be to complete the project inproper time and manner. The very initial duty as a building contractor would be to implementan idea to transmit the project. This can range anywhere from hiring the workers to thedevelopment of the project. To work on a particular project my responsibility would be tohire, supervise and at times fire them from the work. My duty is to look after the payment ofthe employees and to hire a person to do this work on behalf. I am also responsible for gettingthe materials for the construction. As the construction cannot be finished without the propermaterials, my work is to obtain better goods to build the project. I am also responsible to getall the legal work done before starting up the construction work (Hughes, Champion andMurdoch 2015). These may range from licenses to permissions and regulations that arerelated to the documents which is my duty to follow them up. There are many laws andregulations regarding the construction process which is my responsibility to look after it andthere are some laws which should be followed to know how my team and me should build theproject in some areas and it is my responsibility to abide by all the laws and regulations tofinish the project. My duty is to set a budget for the project and the budget should be followedas strictly as possible. This will help me in buying other supplies, hiring laborers and finishthe project is the set budget. The budget should be followed in a serious manner and theproject should be completed as it was thought that it would be. It is also my duty to review theprogress of the workers and implement any changes needed. My responsibility is to followcarefully the particular building project and should make changes accordingly. My work is todeal with all the emergencies and revelations which relates to the construction and whichPage 1
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