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PROJECT & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION:
Design Advisor offers an independent
and professional Project and Construction
Management service to Owners, Developers,
Industrialists, Contractors, Banks, Funding
Agencies, and Public Sector Organizations.
The firm’s
‘multi-skilled’/‘multi-discipline’ and
experienced personnel well-versed in every
aspect of modern management and construction
techniques, provide the overall planning,
management and coordination of a project
from inception, through design and
construction to completion and maintenance.
We, acting on behalf of the Client have the
responsibility of providing a cost-effective
and independent service correlating,
integrating and managing different
disciplines and expertise to satisfy the
objectives and provisions of the project
brief. The service provided must be to the
Client’s satisfaction.
The discipline and professionalism,
contractual expertise and commercial
management experience we wish to bring to
our task, ensures that the Client receives
the project they ordered, at the Time
required, within a controlled Budget and to
specified Quality standards.
At Design Advisor, we understand the kind of
problems likely to arise in construction and
development. More importantly, after many
years of trouble-shooting, we know how to
overcome them.
Whilst we do not impose our own
'construction management' system upon
clients, we do aim to bring our system to
projects for which we have responsibility,
in the sincere belief that the continuity of
management brings greater certainty and
economy.
ASSIGNMENT APPROACH
Design Advisor approach shall be to provide
a director-led multi-disciplinary service
which we have found is efficient, effective
and objective.
The whole philosophy of our services is
based on the premises that advice on project
and construction risks invariably cross the
boundaries of professional disciplines.
Accordingly, when we undertake assignments
it is on the basis of a combination of
professional disciplines and our associates
are staffed with professionally qualified
personnel in a number of disciplines.
Experience has shown us that clients
involved in construction and development are
best served by a team and not by an
individual. This is simply because the
correct advice almost inevitably requires
expertise from a number of areas which may
include:
• technical expertise
- architectural and / or engineering
• commercial expertise
- quantity surveying and / or accountancy
• programming expertise
- planning and / or construction
We therefore, prefer to provide a balanced
team to give the Client a complete
multi-disciplinary service and are confident
that our proposal is unique in its ability
to do so.
Our approach to staffing a particular
assignment is dependent on the nature of the
project, as well as its size, complexity and
the client's wishes. However, project team
usually comprises:
Assignment Director:
An Assignment Director heads each project
and has the overall responsibility of
ensuring that the assignment is conducted in
accordance with the terms of agreement and
the needs of the Client. Day-to-day
operations are the responsibility of the
Assignment Managers. The Assignment
Director’s major responsibility is to plan
and control, the project in such a way that
the goals of the clients are achieved with
minimum resource consumption. He also
recognizes “danger signals” well in advance
so that preventive measures are taken to
avoid delays.
Assignment Managers :
Assignment
managers oversee all personnel working on
the assignment, assigning, work tasks to the
Consultants, Programmers, and Technicians.
The Assignment Manager works closely with
all team members and oversee the development
and finalization of all conclusions,
opinions, evaluations and reports.
Chief Expeditor :
Responsible
for timely completion and receipt of all
construction drawings, sketches etc.
Preparation of samples and their subsequent
approvals. Sourcing of equipment and
materials. The Chief Expeditor performs
fortnightly review of the Master Schedule
and distributes a report on which critical
items need to be attended on a priority
basis. He follows them up subsequently
during the following week thus keeping a
close eye on orders and delivery schedule of
all long-lead items.
Scheduling Engineers :
Responsible
for Master CPM Schedule. The Scheduling
Engineer furnishes required dates for
design, equipment and material delivery.
While updating the Master Schedule on a
regular basis the Scheduling Engineer
develops physical reports and informs of
potential delays and critical areas for
review by the management. Scheduling
Engineers are based in our Head Office,
Karachi.
Construction Manager :
The
Construction Manager deputed at the site is
responsible for monitoring and reporting all
day to day activities at the site. The
Construction Manager works closely with the
Project Manager and informs him of potential
delays, cost over runs, slack in schedule
and as well as standards of quality. He
reports to the Home Office on a daily basis.
His inputs are essential for preparation of
various reports and controls. He
participates in weekly meetings at the site
and provides information to the Construction
Team for various engineering activities. He
sends information to the Home Office for
expediting of materials, equipment and
drawings.
Design
Team Associates:
Our Associate
Partners are responsible for the analysis
and evaluation of all technical information
and work closely with the Assignment
Manager.
Programmers:
Programmers
customize and run program to suit the needs
of the project for all areas where computers
may assist in document control, data
collection and management.
OUTLINE SCOPE OF
SERVICES
CONSTRUCTION PHASE:
Project Control
Physical full time Construction Supervision
Cost Control
Change Order
Payments to Trade Contractors
Permits & Fees
Inspection & Quality Control
Document Interpretation
Shop Drawings and Samples
Reports & Project Site Documents
Substantial Completion Start-up
Start-up
Final completion
Close of Contracts
Project Control: Monitor the work of
the Trade Contractors and coordinate them
with the activities and responsibilities of
the Owner and Construction Manager to
complete the Project in accordance with the
Owner's objectives of Cost, Time and
Quality.
Maintain a competent full-time staff at the
Project site to coordinate and provide
general direction of the work and progress
of the Trade Contractors on the Project.
Establish
on-site organization and line of authority
in order to carry out the overall plans of
the Construction Team.
Establish procedures for coordination among
the Owner, Engineer, Trade Contractors and
Construction Manager with respect to all
aspects of the project and implement such
procedures.
Schedule and
conduct progress meetings at which Trade
Contractors, Owner, Engineer and
Construction Manager can discuss jointly,
such matters as procedures, progress,
problems and scheduling.
Provide
regular monitoring of the schedule as
construction progresses. Identify potential
variances between scheduled and probable
completion dates. Review schedule for work
not started or incomplete and recommend to
the Owner and Trade Contractors adjustments
in the schedule to meet the probable
completion date. Provide summary reports of
each monitoring and document all changes in
schedule.
Determine the
adequacy of the Trade Contractors' personnel
and equipment and the availability of
materials and of supplies to meet the
schedule. Recommend courses of action to the
Owner when requirements of a Trade Contract
are not being met.
Physical Construction: Provide all
supervision on labor, materials,
construction equipment, tools and
Sub-Contract items which are necessary for
the completion of the Project. To the extent
that the Construction Manager performs any
work with his own forces, he shall with
respect to such work, perform in accordance
with the Plans and Specifications and in
accordance with the procedure applicable to
the Project.
Cost Control: Develop and monitor an
effective system of Project cost control.
Revise and refine the initially approved
Project Construction Budget, incorporate
approved changes as they occur, and develop
cash flow reports and forecasts needed.
Identify variances between actual and
budgeted or estimated costs and advice,
Owner whenever projected cost exceeds
budgets or estimates.
Maintain cost accounting records on
authorized work performed under unit costs,
actual costs for labor and material, or
other bases requiring accounting records.
Afford the Owner access to these records and
preserve them for a period of three (3)
years after final payment.
Change
Orders : Develop and implement a system
for the preparation, review and processing
of Change Orders. Recommend necessary or
desirable change to the Owner. Review
requests for changes, submit recommendations
to the Owner and assists in negotiating
Change Orders.
Payments
to Trade Contractors: Develop and
implement a procedure for the review,
processing and payment of applications by
Trade Contractors for progress and final
payments by the Owner.
Owner's
Consultant: If required, assist the
Owner in selecting and retaining
professional services of a surveyor, testing
laboratories and special consultants, and
coordinate these services, without assuming
any responsibility or liability of or for
these consultants.
Inspection: Inspect the work of Trade
Contractors for defects and deficiencies in
the work.
Safety Review: Review the safety
programs of each of the Trade Contractors
and make appropriate recommendations. In
making such recommendations and carrying out
such reviews, it is not intended that the
Construction Manager make exhaustive or
continuous inspections to check safety
precautions and programs in connection with
Project. The performance of such services by
the Construction Manager shall not relieve
the Trade Contractors of their
responsibilities for the safety of persons
and property, and for compliance with all
federal, provincial and local statutes,
rules, regulations and orders applicable to
the conduct of the work.
• Document Interpretation: Refer all questions seek for
interpretation of the documents prepared by
the Design
Consultants.
• Shop Drawings and Samples: In collaboration with the Architects,
establish and implement procedures for
expediting the process and approval of shop
drawings and samples.
• Reports and Project Site Documents: Record the progress of the
Project. Submit written progress reports to
the
Owner including information on the Trade
Contractors work, and the percentage of
completion; keep a daily log
available to the Owner.
Maintain at the Project site, on a current
basis, records of all necessary contracts,
drawings, samples, purchases, materials,
equipment, maintenance and operating manuals
and instructions, and other construction
related documents, including all revisions.
Obtain data from Trade Contractors and
maintain a current set of record Drawings,
Specifications and operating manuals. At the
completion of the Project, deliver all such
record to the Owner.
Substantial Completion: Determine
substantial completion of the work or
designated portions thereof and prepare for
the Owner a list of incomplete or
unsatisfactory items and a schedule for
their completion.
Start-up:
With the Owner's maintenance personnel,
direct the check-out of utilities,
operations systems and equipment for
readiness and assist in their initial
start-up and testing by the Trade
Contractors.
• Final Completion: Determine final completion and provide written
notice to the Owner that the Works is ready
for
final inspection. Secure and transmit to the
Owner required guarantees, affidavits,
releases, bonds and waivers.
Turn over to the Owner all keys, manuals,
record drawings and maintenance stocks.
• Warranty: The Project Manager shall collect and deliver to the
Client any specific written warranties given
by
others.
• Additional Services
At the request of the Owner the Project
Manager will provide the following
additional services upon written agreement
between the Owner and Project Manager
defining the extent of such additional
services and the amount and manner in which
the Project Manager will be compensated for
such additional services:
• Services related to investigation, appraisals or valuation of
existing conditions, facilities or
equipment, or verifying
the accuracy of existing drawings or other
Owner-furnished information or preparation
of alternative proposal.
• Services for tenant or rental spaces.
• Obtaining or training maintenance personnel or negotiating
maintenance service contracts.
• Maintenance of any staff at the site during the "Maintenance
Period", of any Contractor / Supplier.
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