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Pat 2: Construction and Project Monitoring

Consider the following:


 Manpower & Schedules
- Your Foreman – your alter-ego; in-depth knowledge of construction procedures,
equipment and safety; ability to read drawings, plans, and blueprints; careful and
meticulous; responsible
- Construction Team – rough carpenter, steelman, mason, plumber, electrician,
tiler, finishing carpenter, tinsmith, painter, welder, helper
- Tools and Minor Equipment – 1 bagger cement mixer, assorted power tools,
shovels, wheelbarrow, hand tools, measuring tape, ladder
 Site Space & Utilities
 Purchasing & Logistics
 Coordination with Professionals
 Cashflow
 Quality Control
Another Labor Option: Sub-contracting
The Site Must-Haves:
- Water and Electricity
- Enough Space for Storage and Barracks
- Safety Nets and Temporary Fencing
Some More Important Things:
- Be considerate to your neighbors
- Secure necessary permits before cutting trees
- Secure demolition permit if needed
- Purchasing and logistics
- Monitoring:
 Daily time record – consider hiring a timekeeper
- Safekeeping – Keep track of materials and supplies
- Schedule – always ask for updates from your foreman or subcontractor and hit the targets
- Quality Control – ask assistance from your Architect and Engineers

Part 3: Post Construction


Occupancy Permit or Permit of Occupancy
- required before any building/ structure is used or occupied. It is usually secured after the
completion of a structure.
- Shall be issued and approved first by the respective Office of the Building Official before
using the structure.
To secure this permit:
- Accomplish for Certificate of Occupancy Application Forms from the City/ Municipal
Engineering
Standard Requirements:
 Completed Application Forms
 Building Permit
 Signed and Sealed As-built Plans 5 sets
 Signed and Sealed Completion Forms
 Fire Safety Inspection Certificate
 Construction Logbook Signed and Sealed by Architect or Engineer in charge

LESSON: WHAT IS CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT?


 Construction Management- a professional service that provides a project’s owner with
effective management of the project schedule, cost, safety, scope, and function.
 Job for contractor
1. Work with some company
- deals with the actual builds of the project similar to a general contractor
-actively managing the building process
- can be subcontractor, surveyor, scheduling consultant.
2. True Construction Management
- more on an adviser to the owner of the project that can rage from home
renovation to large commercial projects.
- the job is to represent the owner and facilitate conversation between all the
different parties of a construction project.

 How to be a good Construction Manager?


1. Firm- you have to establish yourself as some form of authority, to be seen as a figure
of respect as a Construction Manager.
2. Fair- You need to be fair to all parties not just to the owner that is paying you.
3. Consistency- Consistency is the key, you need to be consistent to go on one direction.

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