This Course is Designed For:

 Executives of Construction Companies;
 Contractors;
 Civil Engineers;
 Architects;
 Managers of Construction Companies;
 Project Managers;
 Project Team Leaders;
 Value Engineers;
 Value Analysts;
 Project Monitoring Personnel;
 Productivity Specialists;
 Functional Managers;
 Individuals with a genuine interest in Issues associated with construction management.

Duration: 20 Days

Course Contents, Concepts and Issues

Part 1: Project Participants

 Owner as Participant;
 Owner Representative as Participant;
 Design Professionals as Participants;
 Constructor as Participant;
 Specialty Contractors as Participant;
 The Trades;
 Union Vs. Merit Shops;
 Material Suppliers;
 Other Participants;
 Characteristics of a Good Project Manager

Part 2: Project Delivery Methods

 Project Risk and Liability;
 Source of Risk;
 Delivery Methods;
 Modified Design-Build;
 Constructors as Construction Manager;
 Pure Construction Manager.

Part 3: Contract Management

 Contract Types.

Part 4: Construction Project Management Stages

 Project Initiation;
 Feasibility Study;
 Design Team Selection;
 Design and Value Engineering;
 4 Stages of Project Design;
 Procurement Phase;
 Kick-off Meeting;
 Construction Phase;
 Turnover and Start-up;
 Operation and Disposal.

Part 5: Advanced Value Engineering for Construction Management

Value Engineering, Defined

 What is Value Engineering?;
 Value Engineering History;
 5 Precepts of Value Engineering;
 Addressing the Problems Through Value Engineering;
 Benefits of Value Engineering;
 The Reasons for Unnecessary Costs;
 When to Apply Value Engineering;
 How is Value Engineering Done?;
 Concept of Value;
 VE Methodology and Techniques;
 Variations in Cost;
 Interface with Other Programs;
 Demonstrated Impact of Value Engineering (VE).

Project Scope and Budget

 Elements of the Project Budget;
 Prevalent Budgeting Techniques;
 Contingency Amount;
 Cost Control;
 Defining Project Scope;
 Parameters and Parameter Cost.

Preparation for Cost Models in Advanced Value Engineering

 Making Models;
 Construction Cost Models;
 Other Resources;
 Types of Models.

Planning for Advanced Value Engineering Services

 Value Engineering (VE) Objectives;
 Level of Effort;
 Value Engineering (VE) and Total Project Management;
 Team Selection;
 The Value Engineering (VE) Job Plan.

Advanced Value Analysis

 Phase 1 – Information Phase;
 Phase 2 – Function Phase;
 Phase 3 – Creative Phase;
 Phase 4 – Analysis/Judicial Phase;
 Phase 5 – Recommendation;
 Phase 6 – Presentation and Implementation.

Life Cycle Costing

 Decision Maker’s Impact on Life Cycle Costing (LCC);
 Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and Total Building Costs;
 Life Cycle Costing (LCC) Terminology and Examples;
 Life Cycle Costing (LCC) Methodology;
 Application of Life Cycle Costing (LCC) to Buildings.

Integrating Value Engineering into the Construction Industry

 Planning and Design;
 Construction;
 Maintenance and Operations (M&O).

Project Life Cycle, Creative Thinking and Costing

 Planning – conceptualization, analysis, proposal, justification, agreement;
 Acting – feedback;
 Development of a Project Life Cycle, Project Brief and Proposal;
 Balancing Costs and Benefits;
 Managing the Planning Process;
 Critical Incident Analysis;
 Project Control Mechanism;
 The Value Chain: Adding Value To Processes, Products and Processes;
 Project Decision-making.

Part 6: Construction Services during the Design Process

 Request for Proposal (RFP) Response;
 Typical Format of a Request for Proposal;
 Developing a Successful Request for Proposal;
 Preconstruction Services;
 Long Lead Items;
 Construction Work Packages.

Part 7: Bidding, Procurement and Construction

 Bidder Prequalification;
 Bidding Process;
 Bidding Strategies;
 Work Breakdown Packages;
 Analysis of Bids;
 Award of Contract;
 Subcontracts;
 Filed Office Organisation;
 Staffing;
 Procurement.

Part 8: Project Cost Estimation

 Defining ‘Estimate’;
 Uses of Estimate;
 Estimating Time vs. Accuracy;
 Determinants of Estimate Accuracy;
 Estimate Considerations;
 Order of Magnitude Estimates;
 Square Foot Estimate;
 Assemblies Estimate;
 Unit Price Estimate;
 The Estimating Process;
 Guidelines before Starting Estimate;
 Quantity Take-Off;
 Types of Costs in a Construction Estimate;
 Material Pricing;
 Labour Pricing;
 Indices;
 Office Overhead;
 Profit.

Part 9: Project Planning and Scheduling

 Construction Schedule;
 Objectives of Schedule;
 Scheduling Uses;
 The Critical Path Method;
 Diagramming Formats;
 Establishing Sequence;
 Construction Project Manager Job Calculations;
 Definition;
 Total Float;
 Calculation Steps;
 How to Plan a Project?;
 Planning a Project: Initial Idea;
 Breaking the Job Down Into Activities;
 Activity Types;
 System for Description;
 Separating the Activities;
 Level of Detail;
 Activity List Development: Tips;
 Planning the Sequence of Work;
 Priority of Relationships;
 Development of the Overall Logic Diagram;
 Establishing Work Sequences;
 Rules for Estimating Durations;
 Adjustment of Calculated Times;
 Calculations of Activity Durations;
 Derivation Typical Means Line;
 Durations Using the BCCD;
 Goals of the Project Calculation Procedure;
 Calculating Overall Job Duration;
 Advanced Calculations;
 Communicating Schedule Information;
 Monitoring and Controlling the Project;
 The Monitoring Process;
 Monitoring Progress;
 Steps in Updating;
 Frequency of Updating;
 Updating the Individual Activities;
 Where to Find Progress Information;
 Comparing Progress to Goals;
 Analyzing Job Status;
 What to Look For In Project Reports;
 Taking Corrective Action;
 The Key Element of Communication.

Part 10: Controlling Project Cost, Time and Quality

 Basic Control Question;
 Excessive Control;
 Insufficient Control;
 Projects as Iterations;
 Control Objectives;
 Considerations of Good Reports;
 Project Participants;
 Cost Engineer Responsibilities;
 Categories of Cost;
 Objectives of Cost Control;
 Cost Control System;
 Cost Control Procedures;
 Formulating Cost Codes;
 Example of Cost Coding;
 Tracking Operation;
 Cost Reports;
 Labour Cost Report;
 Project Cost Summary Report;
 Progress Evaluation and Control;
 Cost and Schedule Performance.

Part 11: Job Site Administration

 Project Communication;
 Notice to Proceed;
 Meeting Minutes;
 Request for Information;
 Daily Reports;
 Diaries;
 Progress Photos;
 Monthly Reports;
 Electronic Communication;
 Submittals;
 Shop Drawings;
 Product Data;
 Application for Payment;
 Changes to Work;
 Ways of Proposing Changes.

Part 12: Construction Project Commissioning

 Closeout Documents;
 Closeout Decommission Field Office;
 Closeout Contracts;
 Owner Startup Programme.

We offer very attractive discount for groups of 3 and more people, from the same organisation, taking the same course. This discount is between ten percent (10%) and thirty three percent (33%), depending on the group size. Even with these discounts, we can also deliver courses for groups in the country of your choice.

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My Direct telephone number is +442071935906