Sutt Manual of Construction Project Management

For Owners and Clients
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-119-97168-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 168 Seiten, E-Book

This construction client's manual is written in the form of a listof activities. It supports owners in the role of client by helpingthem make choices during the project development process. Thisincreases control over cost, quality and duration at each stage.
Activities within each main stage of the project development(preparation stage; procurement; design; preparation forconstruction; construction itself; handover; implementation) aredivided into phases, each requiring separate decision-making. Thephase begins with a list of direct previous decisions and continueswith a list of executors, the goal of the present phase and a listof activities to be performed. And each phase ends with a list ofexpected results and a list of activities that these resultsrelease for action in the next phase.
The sequence of these seven stages can be altered to helpbuilding owners manage risk by choosing and combining the timing ofthese stages. The tasks involved in project preparation, describedin the first chapter are for example, often left by the owner forthe designers to solve - or sometimes even the contractors. Thedecisions relating to the choice of procurement schemes, describedin the second chapter, can be made either at the preparation stageof project development, as part of the prioritisation of aims, orat the time of choosing the designer, or at the stage of choosingconstruction contractors.
Manual of Construction Project Management - forowners & clients is for prospective owners who either operateas clients themselves, or who use the services of professionalconstruction management companies. The aim is to help both ownersand their construction partners understand what to expect from eachother.
The manual describes activities at the level of detail requiredto choose the management task or method to make the decision. It isnot bound to regulations of any specific country and a detailedglossary makes it an indispensable worldwide reference.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sutt, Jüri

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vii
About the Author ix
Introduction xi
Glossary xix
Chapter 1: Preparation stage 1
1.1 Project statement 2
1.2 Appointment of a project manager and integration of projectmanagement in the process management of the owner's company5
1.3 Needs and profitability analysis 6
1.4 Preparation of the financial scheme and loan contracts16
1.5 Preparation for land purchase and corresponding contracts20
1.6 Feasibility studies and corresponding investigations 24
1.7 Detailed area planning 31
1.8 Scheme design 35
Chapter 2: Procurement stage 41
2.1 Choice of procurement path 42
2.2 Methods for choosing the contractor 55
2.3 Process of tendering 58
Chapter 3: Design stage 61
3.1 Preparation phase 62
3.2 The choice of designer 65
3.3 Contracting between client and designer (consultant) 68
3.4 Management of design 72
Chapter 4: Construction preparation stage 77
4.1 Building permit application 78
4.2 Construction procurement programme preparation (preliminaryconditions of contract) 78
4.3 Choice of contractor 81
4.4 Construction contracting 85
Chapter 5: Construction stage 91
5.1 Construction management 92
5.2 Owner's supervision and quality management 94
5.3 Cost control 99
5.4 Management of changes and additional works 102
5.5 Management of the client's direct contracts 105
Chapter 6: Take-over stage 107
6.1 Revisions of general construction work 108
6.2 Revisions of engineering systems 109
6.3 Building take-over 110
6.4 The building's taking for use 112
6.5 Project completion 114
6.6 Warranty period 116
Appendices 119
Appendix 1 119
List of the construction client's principal decisions119
Appendix 2 120
List of document folders that should be completed during projectdevelopment 120
Bibliography 123
Index 125

Über Autor(innen)

Jüri Sutt, Professor of Construction Economics and Management at the Tallinn University of Technology has 50 years of experience in construction management as a practicing responsible for building during Estonia's transition to a free market economy and led working groups on construction market regulations. He has also provided consultancy services for clients' projects and contract management and has gained expertise in contract disputes over the last 15 years.