Design and Construction of New Orbital Highway and Truck Route Contract 3

This article discusses the Design and Construction of New Orbital highway and Truck Route Contract 3 project by Al Jaber Engineering Company (JEC) in Qatar. It covers the project background, objectives, distinctive activity, and project review. The project is ongoing and is expected to be completed by December 2018.

CE 1.1 Project Information
Name of the project: Design and Construction of New Orbital highway and Truck
Route Contract 3
Location of the project: Qatar: Doha City from Mesaid city up to Salwa Intersection
Project Duration: February of 2017 to Till Date
Organization: Al Jaber Engineering Company (JEC)
Client: Ashghal Ministry
Role and Designation during the time: Civil Construction Manager
CE 1.2 Company Background
Al Jaber Engineering is the leading general contractor that was established in 1995. It
has completed several large scale turn key projects for their clients in highways, roads and
infrastructure, engineering, procurements, installation and commissioning (EPIC), pipeline
construction, maintenance of oil and gas or petrochemical installation, sewage treatment
plants and pumping stations sectors. The projects are executed properly with high quality and
budget. This organization even focuses on the standards of health, safety and environment
and thus is extremely popular and recognized in Qatar construction community.
CE 1.3 Project Background
CE 1.3.1 Characteristics of the project
This project of Design and Construction of New Orbital highway and Truck Route
Contract 3 is one of the most important and significant projects in Al Jaber Engineering
organization. The project has started from February 2017 and is still ongoing. I am appointed

as the civil construction manager in the project and it is situated in Qatar, in Doha city from
Mesaied city up to Salwa intersection. The new orbital highway as well as the truck route
contract 3 are to be constructed here. This project is going smoothly and the client of this
project is Ashghal Ministry. The value of this particular project is about 6,158,397,379 QAR
and the consultant is AECOM. Since, this is a government project, I am paying extra
attention to the outcome of the project and ensuring the project is being executed on time. I
am concentrating more on the given deadline of this project and my target is to complete the
tasks before the assigned deadline.
CE 1.3.2 Objectives developed for the project
In this project of Design and Construction of New Orbital highway and Truck Route
Contract 3, I have to execute the project properly and perfectly without any type of
complexity. The technical submittals or shop drawings are to be reviewed accurately. Since,
this project is the integral part of the New Orbital Highway of Ashghal, I have to ensure that
the data results are accurate and perfect. Therefore, for the purpose of completing this project
with utmost dedication, I have developed the following objectives for this project:
 To perform the construction activities like grading, cutting, levelling and backfilling
until and unless the subgrade bottom level is fulfilled.
 To construct the truck route contract 3, which is of 56 km in length.
 To complete the new dual carriageway from Mesaied city to Salwa road.
 To ensure that the civil engineering works are completed ethically and properly.
 To maintain health and safety environment throughout the works and experiments
within the project.
 To provide the best solution in the project for a betterment of the citizens of Qatar.

Project Manager
Construction
Manager (Me)
Project Engineers Chief Surveyor Supporting Engineering
Team
Supervisors/ Site
Engineers
Land Surveyors Store Keepers/ PMV
Supervisors
CE 1.3.3 My area of work
I was appointed as the civil construction manager in this particular project. I had
enough field experience in any type of civil engineering project and I have core knowledge in
civil engineering; hence I was chosen to complete this project with seven other members,
including my project manager. I have basic knowledge of site constraints, force, moment
calculation and displacement. Moreover, I can even test the building materials easily and thus
all types of concrete and compression tests are done properly in this project. I was responsible
for all construction activities from chainage for all earthworks from grading, levelling, cutting
and backfilling until and unless the subgrade bottom level, with filling of 500,000 m3, cutting
of rock 1,000,000 m3, road base 250,000 tons and asphalt 275,000 tons. I even have the area
of work of all road safety furniture from chainage with 450 km for both steel as well as
concrete barriers.
CE 1.3.4 Project Group

Figure 1: People involved in the project
CE 1.3.5 My responsibilities throughout the project
As the civil construction manager in this project, I have a couple of responsibilities.
My first and the foremost responsibility is to review the technical submittals as well as shop
drawings for achieving accuracy in the requirements of the project as per the constructability
reviews. I even have to lead and manage the entire project site team and prepare the biweekly
and triweekly scheduling and following up of the daily progress for ensuring to meet the
integral targets. My next responsibility includes supervising and inspecting the site activities
on regular basis and evaluate the work of previous days. I also ensure that the site team is
following the quality and safety according to the project requirements and then holding the
weekly quality and safety meeting or before stating the new site activities. My other
responsibilities include planning, organizing and directing the activities that are concerned
with the systems, facilities and constructions and investigating the damage, delays and
accidents at the construction sites and ensuring that the proper processes are carried out. I
also ensure the company, client and project policies, processes and standards that are adhered
here and interpret the policies.
CE 1.4 Distinctive Activity
CE 1.4.1 Engineering knowledge and skills applied in the project
For executing the works that are assigned to me in this project, I am using my core
civil engineering skills. I have used my skill of testing of the building materials. Since, I am
the construction manager, it is my duty to check that whether all the experiments or tests are
being executed properly. I have applied my knowledge of concrete test and compression tests
for completing the construction. Moreover, I have also used my skill of split tensile test for
testing the split tensile. My other knowledge of standard safety specifications are also applied

here to maintain the safety and security within the project. Being a civil engineer, I have also
applied my knowledge of bar bending schedule and quality control. This bar bending
schedule is helping me in reinforcement calculation of the RC beams.
CE 1.4.2 Accomplishment and Task Performed
I have completing the works of the project properly and accurately. The site walks,
meetings and meetings of progress is helping every member to understand this project and to
complete the works properly. Moreover, before every new task, a proper training phase is
being prepared for ensuring that the statement of method was strictly followed. My approach
to the work and to my team members and sub ordinates was constantly accessible. The
corrective proceedings were accepted anywhere they were needed.
CE 1.4.3 Identified issues and their solutions
1.4.3.1 Issues
I have faced some issues like installation of posts for steel barriers in this project. We
had an unscheduled visit from prime minister and we had to open one phase of the road, 3
months before our deadline. Hence, our daily targets were increased and we got a major push
from our top management. The engineering team forgot to provide the design of Surface
drainage water channel in earlier stages. When we assigned three crews in different locations
on-phase; one to excavate and cast concrete for these channels, they exposed the posts of
steel barriers by 20 to 30cm from the original length of 90cm. The strengths of the posts were
reduced and it became hazardous. We even received a negative feedback from the site
observation report.
1.4.3.2 Solutions

I did analysis for the problem by Ishkawa diagram. I eventually found out that
subcontractor, surveying team are performing the excavation for surface water channel. I also
found that the steel barriers were erected in correct location. Then I called for a meeting to
discuss this problem with our engineering team and seek solution for completing the pending
activities. I even ensured before the constructions, posts regarding the safety road barriers are
present. I suggested the design team to redesign the cross section again of surface channel to
come up with smaller sections and also to check the result if 20N concrete is being casted.
After holding a meeting with the barriers’ subcontractor, I told the subcontractors for seeking
technical solutions regarding safety for casting concrete with 20cm. I concluded that the posts
could resist the design lateral load of 1.5 ton. I even successfully carried out the push test on
random locations.
CE 1.4.4 Plan to produce creative and innovative work
I have made the distinct plans to execute the project with utmost efficiency. For this
purpose, I arranged for workshops before starting our work. Each of us attended the
workshop and got proper knowledge about civil construction works.
CE 1.4.5 Collaborative Work
Collaboration is the major factor in our project. We are several members including
our project manager. Each one of us is working collaboratively and helping each other so that
none of the project members faces issues in the project. I have even made sure that the project
would be completed within given deadline.

CE 1.5 Project Review
CE 1.5.1 Project Overview
This project has provided me a hands-on experience on construction. It is an ongoing
project and is constructing a 56 km long truck route. We have several members in the project
and we are working under the guidance of my project manager. It is scheduled to complete by
December 2018 and is expected to provide a perfect result.
CE 1.5.2 My Contribution to work
Here, I am appointed as the civil construction manager and a responsible team
member. My major contribution is to provide and manage the entire construction team. My
other contribution to this project is to find out flaws and provide suitable solutions to those
issues to make the project more accurate and error free.