CVE 4070 Construction Engineering Course Review & Critique Prof. Ralph V. Locurcio, PE

Course Wrap-up (new) 11/22FIT Holiday – Thanksgiving 11/27 26Construction Leadership & Ethics Ethics Paper, Kerzner Ch /28 27Course Wrap-up; review & critiqueNotebook turn-in 11/29 28Final Test & Critique 12/04 29 Study Day

Course review - I  Project delivery process Pyramid analysis  Responsibilities of parties  Tour ongoing construction Conduct of operations Complexity of coordinating trades Impact of externalities  Preconstruction operations Contract documents & order of precedence Specs & Drawings; use of standard specs Contract bid & award process Bonds

Preconstruction Operations  Project delivery system  Organization for construction… flow of activities Idea for project, hire designer, design concept, final design, cost estimate, contract documents, bidding process, select contractor, notice to proceed, pre- construction meeting, inspection of work, project turnover to owner.  Roles of individuals… owner, designer, builder, PM, CM, owner’s rep  Who has responsibility for quality control on a project? What is QA and what is QC.  How do you verify that construction conforms to the design?  Typical types of projects, traditional, design-build. Who hires the designer in each?

Course review - II  Contract Administration Inspection process & Inspection Manual Submittal process Quality Control & Assurance Role of the resident engineer  Contract scheduling Types of schedules & when used Use of MS Project Pyramid Schedule  Disaster Recovery Construction Differs from normal Types of contracts used Skills you will need

Contract Documents  Contract documents… drawings, specs, contract agreement  Construction estimates what are the two types; conceptual & detailed.. when are they used and what is the accuracy of each  What is the order of precedence of CDs  If conflict between drawings & specs, which is followed.  What are standard specifications and why should you use them

Contract Types & Uses  Contracts – what are the types typically found – fixed price & cost plus  When are these contracts used… what situations.  Bidding process - what are the key activities in the process and what is the order  How do you maintain equity in bidding  Legal aspects of contracts, evidence  Negotiations & disputes, how settled  Risk and risk management, how allocated  Bonds and insurance, types and use

Contracting…  Letter contracts  Cost plus contracts  Unit price contracts  Indefinite quantity contracts  Design-build contracts  Design contracts  Fixed price contracts

Course review - III  Construction operations… Scheduling – types & when used Use of MS Project – Pyramid schedule Construction operations Quality control Measurement & Payments Estimating Changes & Disputes Negotiating Laws & legal issues Value engineering Project closeout

Pyramid Construction…

Pyramid Schedule…

Construction Operations  Site safety of construction… control of the site. Who can issue a stop work order.  Shop drawings what are they and how used  The inspection process  Non-conforming work; how handled  What are differing site conditions  What is a change order  Change order process  What is the one-to-one concept of authority on a construction project  Construction schedules what are the types…  Project inspection; what is the process  Value engineering; how used, where are savings

Contract inspection & supervision…  Verify quantity & time of operations Manpower & equipment use Material quality & quantity  Engineering sufficiency of work  Quality of work  Deviations from damage survey  Negotiate claims for additional work  Certification for occupancy

CVE 4070 Review for Test 3  Preconstruction Operations – Bidding Process  Contract Documents  Contract Types & Uses  Construction Operations Scheduling Payments & Retention Estimating concepts & calculations  Conceptual vs Detailed  Methods  Adjustments for time, location  Escalation Value engineering  Law for Engineers

Test #3… things to consider-1  Construction operations… Cost control Performance control Charting cost & performance  Contracts & payments What is a contract Types of contracts… pros & cons, when used Progress payment process Problems with payments

Test #3… things to consider-2  Estimating… Definition Accuracy vs level of design Types of estimates – how calculated Time & location adjustments Scope, constructability, risk Estimating process Elements of cost  Changes & extra work What is a change & claim Types of changes Change order process

Test #3… things to consider-3  Claims & disputes… What is a claim or protest What are owners responses What are contractor’s responses What are compensable or non-compensable claims What is acceleration, when used, who pays What methods are available to resolve disputes Contract termination

Test #3… things to consider-4  Law for Engineers… Basis for Laws Differences between engineering judgment & legal judgments Civilian Law vs. Public Law Torts & Contracts Damages & Compensation