Practice And Construction Management

Construction Practice & Management
Introduction
The paper discusses the management attributes in the field of project construction. It emphasizes
on both expenses and time, therefore proper management would be required if the construction
project was to be completed in time and based on the cost constraints. The paper also shows the
directed techniques used in management to control resources, time, cost and finance during the
process of construction (Clough et al., 2015).
Task 1
a) Development of construction industry and professional that encompass its structures.
The construction industry would mainly have professionals whose key objectives would be to
build roads, homes, schools, hospitals, communities’ structure facilities and the maintenance of
all the structures. The process of construction would comprise of several procedural activities
which includes; project initial design, project implementation, and maintenance of the projects,
project renovation and building disposal. The construction industry would therefore require a
vast range of contractors, suppliers, surveyors, structural engineers, architecture and material
manufacturers who would carry out the stated actives based on their professionals (Roos,
Woxblom and McCluskey, 2010)
b. The scope and linkage between all construction parties
The following are roles and linkages between contraction parties (Kent and Becerik-Gerber,
2010);
Owner
The owner’s role would be to procure the construction project work to other professional parties
to ensure his or her thought would be implemented in complete physical structure.
Contractors
The contactor’s role would be to take design responsibility through sub-contractors and engage
the project owner’s in carrying out the building activities and ensuring it would be complete. To
ensure the work would be complete the sub-contractors would be engaged to carry out separate
works and ensure it would be complete (Brochner, 2010).
Designer
The designer includes the architect and engineers who would be involve in drawing the plan and
their specifications for development implementation.

c. Types of contractual work tendered by contractors and its justification for the given industrial
complex scenario.
Several types of contract work would be tendered and managed by contractors who would
organize the overall process needed to effectively create future construction projects. The
following are four types of contracts in constructions that would include (Adriaanse, 2016);
 Time and material contracts
 Unit price contracts
 Cost contracts
 Lump sum contracts
The initiation of multiple contractual procedures and system engaging would assist one to
generate a proper idea that would help deliver proper services or goods at appropriate time
frame contract. The correct time scale management and consideration of price techniques
would help this aspect.
d) Development of construction industry in terms of company structures, its employees and
contracted work.
In this aspect, the proper use of materials, employees and proper management would create the
appropriate mechanism that would base on long-term support and development follow-up.
Improving the productivity of construction industry labor, together with the technical services
in construction industry, can also discuss acceptable solutions focused on a justifiable
commitment to work. The employee requirement, planning of the structures and the appropriate
management in these scenarios are thus followed by various processes of innovation
accompanied by the major construction activities. The construction industry would focus on the
different approaches relating to economical analysis and evaluation of the factors related to the
current market (Liu et al., 2013).
The performance framework that would be initiated in this aspect with the design innovative
approaches would help review the characteristics of the business in addition to the
competitiveness of the market. The defined structure-based dynamics mechanism would helps
generate product that would be homogeneous in their features to ensure that the system-would
be engaged based on production processes, product management, services as well as activities
related to the wider market in this aspect. Assembling of construction materials, innovation of
products and considering supportive plan work would contemplate further progress and
development. The level of market dominance would define the size of the firms' and the number
of employees according to the construction ratio. Based on homogeneity and moving resources
the construction company would concentrate on price influence and output quantity.
Considering construction project employees, it would be important to focus on different
departments for the project, such as project planners, mechanical engineers, electrician’s
financial planners and field work staff. The construction work would have to follow the specific

conditions and supportive requirement based on construction industry, company's requirements
and demand condition.
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e) Development of construction companies structure and business ethos.
Across UK the construction industry is regarded as a major economic activity drive.
Construction industry demand would be drive by various economic factors that incorporate
interest rates, consumer sentiments, inflation, commodity cycle and technological changes.
Construction sector demand would focus primarily on employee management and infrastructure
development. This industry's supply chain would be quite complex based on its nature and this
would include manufacturing of construction equipment and materials as well as services which
would involve surveying, rental management, consulting, engineering and design.
The employment perspective with the project-related activities also would require it initiated in
the structure, specifically with the various work mechanisms involved. In the future, the effective
aspect of resource management and appropriate government initiation stated would allow proper
technological development. This aspect also needs to be focused on resource-based construction
and automotive planning supply. The main important criteria that would be considered when
describing construction industry structure would involve price processing of construction
materials based on a particular market (Ibrahim et al., 2010).
The construction industry based on this segment would have to consider ethics that would cover
moral philosophy, guiding and recommended conduct behavior. Ethical responsibility and
criteria of sustainable environment would have to be structured properly in this construction
industry. The professions involved would be required to follow the ethical guidelines effectively
and concentrate on development planning (Abdul-Rahman et al., 2010).
TASK 2
(a) Different types of construction companies in the market and their key features of
different types. Suggest the type of Construction Company for the given scenario and
justify its suitability.
The following are types of construction companies (Hakasson and Ingemansson, 2011);
i. Small renovation contractors
The company would work on projects that require small capitals and involve in work that
necessitate small-size administration. The contractors would engage on small profitable work
and home modification.

ii. General contractors
The company would either take full authority of a new building or modification work. The
company would delegate a large portion of work and also perform trades based on their own
forces.
iii. Owner – builder
The company that builds buildings with aim of ownership and either sell it or rent it. The
company would work independently or as construction managers.
iv. Real estate developer
The company assembles private possession and also builds and sells the facilities before or after
the projects would be completed.
v. Professional construction managers
The company would either involve an individual or group of people who basically have
knowledge and skills of building construction and management or perform the required activities
on a project as an agent of the owner (Bowen et al., 2010).
vi. Package builders
The company would use their own personnel who involve engineers and architect and other
construction personnel.
Type of Construction Company based on the scenario
A professional construction manager
The company would either involve an individual or group of people who basically have
knowledge and skills of building construction and management or perform the required activities
on a project as an agent of the owner. The contractor would assigns the various construction
portions work and conducts all essential office management, requisitioning, field supervision,
payroll reports, paying subcontractors and other work.
(b) Relationship that exist between the companies working on the construction project.
Construction companies would focus on the successful formulation of strategy as well as the
criteria that relates to price adjustments that would help deliver quality services to customers.
The specialist constructors having program and financial support would focus on understanding
the multi-level segment that suggests effective planning for the implementation.