Civil Engineering Construction Report: Office Building Project

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Contents
Introduction...................................................................................................................................2
LO1. Evaluate different types of construction information in the context of diverse project
types.............................................................................................................................................. 3
Task1..........................................................................................................................................3
(a)...............................................................................................................................................3
(b).............................................................................................................................................. 3
(c)............................................................................................................................................... 4
LO2. Develop construction drawings, details, schedules and specifications in support of a given
construction project...................................................................................................................... 4
Task2..........................................................................................................................................4
(a)...............................................................................................................................................4
(b).............................................................................................................................................. 7
(c)............................................................................................................................................... 7
(d).............................................................................................................................................. 8
LO3. Interpret different types of construction information in order to explain a construction
project........................................................................................................................................... 9
Task3..........................................................................................................................................9
(a)...............................................................................................................................................9
(b).............................................................................................................................................. 9
(c)............................................................................................................................................... 9
(d).............................................................................................................................................. 9
LO4. Assess ways in which construction professionals collaborate in the production of
construction information.............................................................................................................10
Task4........................................................................................................................................ 10
(a)............................................................................................................................................. 10
(b)............................................................................................................................................ 10
(c)............................................................................................................................................. 11
Conclusion................................................................................................................................... 12
References................................................................................................................................... 13

Introduction
The assignment includes the development of preparation of conceptual design initially and the
implementation report for the construction of an office building in an industrial park in the local
area. The industrial park is near the expressway that connects the office building site or
location to the international airport. The design and construction information of the office
building include the specifications of the meeting and office rooms, floor planning, window and
doors schedules, work sequence, and the product which would be required to construct the
office building like concrete or steel or both. The design information part would greatly help the
construction team to construct the five-storey office building without any errors or mistakes
and would help constructors to perform their task seamlessly, efficiently and accurately.

LO1. Evaluate different types of construction information in the context of
diverse project types.
Task1
(a)
The construction information package involve information about the site location and plan,
planning of floor, elevation required to build five storey office building, different section and
their corresponding details like meeting rooms, offices, cabins, etc., schedules for doors and
windows, bill of quantities required for construction of the office building as well as schedule of
works of different construction departments. The site plan gives the dimensions of the office
building location and the surrounding area like the width of roads, and a site adjacent to the
office building site. Planning and designing of the floor would help the construction team to
divide the available area of the site into different departments or sections and make use of site
area effectively. Designing of floor gives the construction team an overview of how the office
structure would look like and the specifications provided is correct or required some changes or
not. Scheduling for doors and windows helps in constructing the perfect pathway within the
office building to provide quick and easy movement of individuals from one section to another
and also ensure proper exposure of natural light within the office. Bills of quantity give the
team an idea about the cost and quantity of material required to complete the project
according to client demand.
(b)
The different types of construction information involve performance specifications, proprietary
specifications and the third and last is performance specifications. Proprietary construction
information gives details related to only a specific amount and quantity of product which the
architect, designers, and client found useful for the overall construction process. This type of
construction information is used where the construction process can only be performed from
that specified product. Performance construction information focuses on the final construction
and uses the best products to achieve the desired outcome. It is used in the situation where the
constructor has full authorization from architects or client to choose the best of best product or
materials. Perspective construction information involves a description of specific products and
materials. The contractor is completely guided to choose only the specific materials only.
In the given scenario in the construction of five-storey office building for the client, perspective
construction information should be used. As the client requires the construction to be
performed according to its own demand and wishes perspective construction information
would prove best for the scenario. The client wants all the plans, elevations, materials
according to its business requirement and budget (Goren, 2016).

(c)
Perspective construction information provides the complete descriptive details about the
materials which are to be used in the construction project. It also provides the details related to
instructions for the installation of different construction material or building components. This
types of construction information involve general provisions, demanded requirements related
to products or materials, and the process for the execution of installment of building
components. Architects play the most important role in these types of construction
information. This type of construction information is used in the construction of highways.
Proprietary construction information gives information that only a single product should be
used for the process of installation. This type of construction information is provided when it is
known that the specified product is the only product which can fulfill the requirement. It is used
where the client wants only the desired product to be installed, despite its cost high to the
client (Lowe, 2019).
Performance construction information focus on the final project. It gives more responsibility to
the contractor’s end to use the best possible path to achieve the desired installation and
building functionality. It provides more flexibility for the contractor to use an approach in its
construction. It is used where the owner of the site asked for a particular set of functionality in
the building to be installed.
LO2. Develop construction drawings, details, schedules and specifications in
support of a given construction project.
Task2
(a)
All the required designs and drawing has been prepared by the designers and architects to help
the construction team to perform all the construction tasks effectively and efficiently without
any error or mistakes.

Figure 1: General arrangement drawing
The above figure (Figure1) shows the general arrangement drawing of the building floors. It
shows the division of the site area into different sections and the floor plan for each floor
(ground and first floor). The general arrangement drawing also shows the pathway from one
section of the area to another section in the floor plan.
Figure 2: Selected Details (1)
The above figure (Figure2) shows the details selected for the floor and all the specification and
installation of different building materials and components on the floor.

Figure 3: Selected Details (2)
The above figure (Figure3) shows the design for the floor with its complete specifications and
details of different sections.
Figure 4: Selected Details (3)
The above figure (Figure4) shows all the details along with the dimensions of each and every
section. Labeling of all the different sections and components has also been done.

Figure 5: Door/windows schedules
The above figure (Figure5) shows the schedules for door and windows. The figure shows all the
installation of all the windows and the doors in the desired building by the client.
(b)
The bill of quantities (BQ) gives the information to the client about the different materials and
components used to complete the construction of the complete building from the foundation
till the roof and boundaries. It is the tendering phase for the contract to give a price on the
same requirement of the client. BQ involves all the direct and indirect cost in the construction
of the building. BQ include a description of construction task for different sections of the
building, its related quantity, it's unit, including rate and amount. Bill of quantity also specifies
each and every TC (Terms and Conditions) and specifies all the construction work. It used for
the purpose of the post-tendering task and include planning for construction, scheduling of
materials, analysis of cost, and planning of cost for the construction of the building for the
client. Because of the involvement of re-work, the utilization of post-tender, the ‘extent of use’
is crucial. The task which is included in the re-work is breaking up, grouping or modification.
These tasks are performed and the duties of the management group. It helps the client get
information about the working extent. The most important and part of BQ is the variation
valuation (Carey, 2018).
(c)
Schedule of work can be described as lists which are utilized for smaller scale projects or for the
task of alteration in construction. It is also a part of the contract document. By schedule of work
it simply implies the list which lists the required work for construction. The schedule helps the
contractor to discover the important word requirement and the materials and components that
the construction would require to complete all the task of construction and it also helps to
determine the quantities of materials required to perform the construction task. It server

different functionality at the construction site like it serve as a list of task which the
construction team needs to perform on-site, it serves as a checklist for the management or
administration team to keep a check on the working progress and completion, etc. (Wilson,
2005). In simple terms, it outlines all the duties and tasks of different sub-teams within the
construction along with the time till which the sub-teams have to complete their task. It makes
the construction process seamless and gives an estimated idea to the client how much it takes
for the construction process to complete.
(d)
The construction process involves several types of construction information and the documents
involved. In the scenario given for the construction of office building for the client in a local
industrial park near the expressway that connects the major cities and the airport. The
documents related to the construction of an office building include the material list, schedule of
work, amendments, tenders, design, drawings of site and structure, etc. These documents
greatly help the construction team to construct the office building according to the design
drawing presented by the designer team. The schedule of work helps different teams to know
about their working time schedules so that the construction process working accordingly and all
the tasks which are dependent on one another can be easily synchronized without any loss of
time or resources. The list of amendments helps the construction team to make the
amendments suggested by the client to satisfy its needs. The schematics document help in
laying down the underground infrastructure which is required for the office building like sewer
and plumbing systems. The drawing helps the team to take care of all the pathways, elevations,
dimensions required according to the needs of the client for its office building.

LO3. Interpret different types of construction information in order to explain a
construction project.
Task3
(a)
The designs and drawings provided by the designers and the architects greatly help the
contractor to guide its team in the construction process. The design is created by keeping in
mind all the details and requirement of the client. It gives all the information about the
dimensions, fixtures, elevations, pathways, doors, windows, spacing, etc. The designs of the
drawing are so well created and providing complete information about the vision for the
structure of the building. It also provides different views like rear view, front view as well as
side view for a complete and accurate understanding of the construction team. It drawing and
designs will guide the construction team completely and help them to build the desired office
building including cabins, meeting rooms, space for future amendments, security
implementations, etc. The drawings are completely following the perspective specifications in
which the architects and the designers completely guide the construction team and the
contractor to perform every step in the complete construction duration. For the current
scenario of construction of office building in the industrial park, the best specification or the
construction information is the perspective specification.
(b)
Some of the error occurs while during the drawing:
 Consumption of hall part
 At the separate entrances very fewer number of the labors can be seated.
 Solid workplace area can be prepared
(c)
 Building mistakes
 irrelative scheme
 Clippers pressure in the piping and the pillars
 Ignoring slink properties
 Rare resources compatibility
 Insufficient foldaway in the linkages
 Poor delivery of the refraction
 Sudden variations in the unit
 Insufficient project construction

LO4. Assess ways in which construction professionals collaborate in the
production of construction information.
Task4
(a)
Construction of the commercial office building on the expressway according to desired design
and vision of client involves different participants. All and every participant plays their role for
the successful completion of the client’s office building on the site selected by the client. The
different participants involved in the phases from the starting till the complete construction of
the office building is:
 Client: This entity provides the details about the desired office building required for its
business needs.
 Consultant: It gathered and understands the client requirement and convey it forward
to another department for successful construction.
 Designers and architects: The team of designers and architects design the drawing (two
dimensional or three dimensional) of the office building with each and every minute
details like dimensions, foundation, pathways, walk, elevations, fixtures, windows, and
doors.
 Administration: The administration audit and check for any mistakes and perform
administration tasks.
 Construction controlling body: This body communicates with the construction team and
contracts along with designers and architects to convey information about the desired
project.
 Construction Company (contractors and sub-contractors): It divides and schedules the
construction work into sub-teams.
 Construction team: Perform construction tasks.
(b)
Construction of any building is it a commercial building or residential building involve the
contribution of many participants with knowledge and expertise in their domain of work. The
construction project involves various participants like the client, project manager,
administration department, designers, architects, the team for controlling and scheduling of the
construction team, construction company, contractors, subcontractors, facility managers, and
many more departments and individuals (Udartsova, 2015). The consultant plays the initial role
of consulting with the client the understand the needs and requirements of the project which
the client wants the construction company to construct. According to the requirement, the
designers and architects create the design drawing with complete and in-depth details of the
office building and different views. The management and the construction controlling
department assess the design and suggest any amendments if required in the design drawings.

After finalizing the design of the office building including all dimensions, pathways, fixtures, and
elevation of each and every floor according to client requirements the design drawings and
other related information are passed or conveyed to Construction Company and contractor for
successful completion of desired construction of office building.
(c)
CAD stands for Computer Aided Design and BIM stands for Building Information Modeling. CAD
and BIM provide great support and perform they're respective in collaborative construction of
the desired project. The CAD system is used by the designers and architects to build floor plans
and different views of the project construction building to help the client to view its vision on
the paper or digitally. BIM focus on the development of sustainable structure, in this case, the
office building, and the collaborative environment. CAD helps the designers and architects to
build complex design and models of the project with ease. Today CAD software helps to
develop three-dimensional models with a simple click just the designer needs the vision and
slight knowledge of how to use the CAD software. BIM is not a package related to CAD. It can be
described as a design methodology that can be used without CAD and independently. BIM
follows the two basic principles which are sustainability and collaboration. It helps to gather all
the designs created into single data storage (Craven, 2018). BIM help provides access to all the
design to the entire project manager using the cloud computing facility. It allows quick and
faster changes if required in the model. It gives all the teams associated with the project to
visualize the progress of the project. It allows developing all the aspects and view of the office
building. Using CAD and BIM teams can make and manage the construction project easily,
efficiently and complete the project faster.

Conclusion
In the assignment, a construction project is designed, executed and constructed according to
the requirement of the client. The assignment also discussed different entities involved in the
successful execution of the overall project from the initial consultant phase to the final office
building phase. It also discussed the collaboration of CAD and BIM which greatly help different
teams to work upon a single project with ease and give speed to the overall construction
project.