CVE 4070 Construction Engineering Course Review Prof. Ralph V. Locurcio, PE
Course review - I Project delivery process Pyramid analysis Responsibilities of parties Tour ongoing construction Conduct of operations Complexity of coordinating trades Impact of externalites Preconstruction operations Contract documents & order of precedence Specs & Drawings; use of standard specs Contract bid & award process Bonds
Course review - II Contract Administration Inspection process & Inspection Manual Submittal process Quality Control & Assurance Role of the resident engineer Disaster Recovery Construction Differs from normal Types of contracts used Skills you will need
Course review - III Where we are going… 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
Admin announcements… Future assignments Notebook items to date Hand in Career Fair homework Hand in Pyramid schedule Critique of Pyramid schedule Review of course Quiz – 30 min. Critique of quiz
Notebook items to date… 1-Course Syllabus & Update(s) 2-Pyramid Study, Solution Handout & Homework 3-Hurricane Make-up #1 (Career Fair Interview) 4-Hurricane Make-up #2 (Chapter 4 Summary) 5-Hurricane Make-up #3 (Chapter 18 Summary) 6-Disaster Recovery Class Handout 7-Construction Tour Homework 8-Quiz #1 9-Quiz #2 10-Quiz #3 11-Hurricane Make-up #4 (Your Resume) 12-Pyramid Schedule 13-Quiz #4
Pyramid Construction…
Course review - I Project delivery process Pyramid analysis Responsibilities of parties Tour ongoing construction Conduct of operations Complexity of coordinating trades Impact of externalites Preconstruction operations Contract documents & order of precedence Specs & Drawings; use of standard specs Contract bid & award process Bonds
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
Course review - III Where we are going… Operations & Quality control Measurement & Payments Estimating Changes & Disputes Negotiating Project closeout Laws & legal issues Value engineering
Things to remember-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
Things to remember-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
Things to remember-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