Lecture 4

Question 1

Project control

Answer 1

I wanna see how the project is going ( right direction and right speed)
Is it on time , on budget, is the quality right..

Question 2

To do the project control i want to spend a lot of time on site monitoring and watching the work and inspecting it

Answer 2

true

Question 3

Inspecting the work

Answer 3

I have a completed work , i come and test its quality (visual, or using intruments)

Question 4

quantity surveying

Answer 4

exercise of listing the quantity required at the end of the design for cost estimation

Question 5

Also i do quantity surveying through out the project for the purpose of knowing my progress in order to know how much shall i pay to the contractor

Answer 5

true

Question 6

How can we classify project types

Answer 6

Based on function
1-residential
2-commercial
3-mixed residential commercial
4-infrastructure
5-Industrial
( In term of design they all include mechanical,civil,electrical.....)

Question 7

other ways of classifying projects

Answer 7

New/capital projects
Masri building( demolished then build)
renovation/refurshibment projects
same facility like architecture

Question 8

Also we have when classifying projects

Answer 8

Greenfield projects
the space was not already built like forest desert..(natural environment)
Brownfield projects/non-greenfield projects
The space was already built

Question 9

Greenfield vs brown field

Answer 9

Environmental effect/
hydrology more runoff water, more pollution
no recharge of water acquifers.
Also urban heat island effect( concrete absorbs heat quickly and dissipitate it slowly, if u have a look at the night temperatures in the city over years u will see them getting high dramaticaaly while day heat increased much less more ( half degree vs 5 degrees)
concrete takes 12 hrs to reflect the heat

Question 10

residential

Answer 10

anything of habitation and use

Question 11

commercial

Answer 11

shops, malls , warehouse

Question 12

residential and commercial have architectural as the most dense (takes the lead)

Answer 12

true

Question 13

although commercial and residential are close they might have many differences

Answer 13

Design differences
urban planning
zoning ( what u are allowed to build in certain area)
design features (hospitals has sound proof walls vs commercial spaces)
layout design ( places with a lot of people the circulation plans needs high attention like in malls)
facade (commercial building may have glass facade while residential building don;t have that usually)

Question 14

Heavy projects (infrastructure)

Answer 14

roads dams, highways…. the dominating here is civil engineering

Question 15

Industrial projects

Answer 15

depends on the use (powerplants electrical for example)

Question 16

the most complicated construction project is the industrial projects

Answer 16

true
very sensitive , lots of equipments, hazardeus processes like chernobeil
her we will have specialised contractors

Question 17

another way of classifying projects

Answer 17

public projects (infrastructure benefit to all)
U are required to do competitive bidding and to choose lowest bidder because u are using people money also i am obliged to have open invitation in the public newspaper
vs
private projects ( company or even companies)
u can hire whoever u want, u have the right to do whatever u want
vs
public private partnership

Question 18

On private projects benefits are profit driven

In public project is what u achieve with that , like less traffic less CO2 emmissions

Answer 18

true

Question 19

Public Private Partnership

Answer 19

A public entity who want to build a project and dont have the money or doesnt know how to build or even to operate it;
they hire a major contractor to design it build an operate it for a certain period of time then give it back to me.
BOT (build operate transfer) the parking garage in the airport is BOT

Question 20

We have these classifications because the type of project really affect how u manage it

Answer 20

true

Question 21

The phases of the projects are

Answer 21

Planning bidding, design , and then construction

Question 22

The start of the planning phase is a little bit fuzy

Answer 22

is it when i bought the land
or when i started thinking to build such a facility
…

Question 23

End of planning is known

Answer 23

when i decided that this project is feasable project and i am gonna go and move in with the design

Question 24

Bidding invitation to bid for the project

Answer 24

true

Question 25

start of construction

Answer 25

notice to proceed (contractual start time)

Question 26

Another important milestone is mobilization

Answer 26

when i started to move my equipment and labor

Question 27

end of construction

Answer 27

client sign the handover certificate

Question 28

lasr few month of construction we will do

Answer 28

punch list item or snag list item ( client comes and start looking at the work…. list of items tested by client or representative of client to the contrator revisit/fix these items)

Question 29

during the first year of operation we have

Answer 29

defects liability period
typically one year guarantee from the contractor provided it is not act of savotage
u may also have additional warranties (warranty from suppliers on elevator for example or AC)

Question 30

Planning

Answer 30

first step in planning phase is establishing the need (why question) (need assesment)
Because i can find better alternatives.
Also to set project obkectives ( time, growth, type)
is it the right investment
what do i want