Construction Management -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Preface -- 1 Organising Construction Processes in Construction Companies -- 1.1 Educational outcomes -- 1.2 The facility life-cycle -- 1.3 Production by projects -- 1.4 The construction industry -- 1.5 Construction companies -- 1.6 Organisational structure of a construction company -- 1.7 The construction site within the construction company -- References -- Further reading -- 2 Contract Documents -- 2.1 Educational outcomes -- 2.2 Contract documents -- 2.3 Type of documents -- 2.4 Bidding documents -- 2.5 Contractor tender or bid -- 2.6 Estimating process -- 2.7 Contract agreement -- 2.8 Bill of quantities -- 2.9 General and particular conditions -- 2.10 Technical specifications -- 2.11 Contract drawings -- 2.12 Other documents -- References -- Further reading -- 3 Procurement Approaches -- 3.1 Educational outcomes -- 3.2 Introduction to procurement -- 3.3 Traditional procurement -- 3.4 Design-build arrangements -- 3.5 Management contracting -- 3.6 Construction management -- 3.7 Relational contracting -- 3.8 Public concessions and public-private partnerships -- 3.9 Organisation modelling -- 3.10 The project manager team -- References -- Further reading -- 4 Communications, Information and Documentation -- 4.1 Educational outcomes -- 4.2 Importance of communications, documentation and information -- 4.3 Communications on site -- 4.4 Daily logs -- 4.5 Reports -- 4.6 Construction diary -- 4.7 Meetings -- 4.8 Photographs and videos on site -- 4.9 Information and documentation flow in construction -- 4.10 Information and communications technologies (ICT) -- 4.11 Building information modelling (BIM) -- 4.12 Electronic business and project administration -- References -- Further reading -- 5 Site Setup and Construction Processes -- 5.1 Educational outcomes -- 5.2 Site constraints.

5.3 Equipment constraints -- 5.4 Material storage and handling -- 5.5 Temporary facilities and auxiliary works -- 5.6 Construction jobsite offices -- 5.7 Security on construction sites -- 5.8 Internal organisation of the construction works -- 5.9 General approach to construction processes -- 5.10 Temporary works -- References -- Further reading -- 6 Machinery and Equipment -- 6.1 Educational outcomes -- 6.2 The need for machinery and equipment -- 6.3 Selection of machinery and equipment -- 6.3.1 Conditioning factors -- 6.3.2 Methods used to select the machine in relation to economic profitability -- 6.4 Calculation of costs -- 6.4.1 Fixed and variable hourly costs -- 6.4.2 Equipment ownership costs -- 6.4.3 Operating costs -- 6.5 Maintenance -- References -- Further reading -- 7 Productivity and Performance -- 7.1 Educational outcomes -- 7.2 Productivity and performance -- 7.3 Work study -- 7.4 Method study -- 7.5 Work measurement -- 7.6 Equipment performance -- 7.7 Assessment of production/productivity -- 7.8 Benchmarking and construction productivity improvement -- References -- Further reading -- 8 Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management -- 8.1 Educational outcomes -- 8.2 Quality, innovation and knowledge -- 8.3 Quality control -- 8.4 Quality assurance in accordance with ISO 9001 -- 8.5 Innovation in construction projects -- 8.6 Knowledge management in construction -- 8.7 Standards and procedures -- 8.8 Certificates and technical approvals -- References -- Further reading -- 9 Health and Safety Management -- 9.1 Educational outcomes -- 9.2 Introduction to occupational health and safety -- 9.3 The risk-accident cycle -- 9.4 Regulatory context -- 9.5 Agents involved -- 9.6 Business context -- 9.7 On-site prevention -- 9.8 Health and safety plan -- 9.9 Management of the health and safety plan -- 9.10 Incidents and accidents during construction.

References -- Further reading -- 10 Environmental and Sustainability Management -- 10.1 Educational outcomes -- 10.2 Environmental impact assessment -- 10.3 Basic legislation for environmental impact assessment -- 10.4 Environmental management tools -- 10.5 Environmental management at the construction site -- 10.6 Construction and demolition (C&D) waste management -- 10.7 C&D reduction, reuse and recycling -- 10.8 Environmental monitoring plan -- 10.9 Environmental impacts at the construction site -- 10.10 Sustainability in construction -- 10.11 Green buildings and certifications -- References -- Further reading -- 11 Supply Chain Management -- 11.1 Educational outcomes -- 11.2 Introduction to supply chain management -- 11.3 The construction supply chain -- 11.4 Pros and cons of subcontracting in the construction industry -- 11.5 Procurement and management of subcontracts -- 11.6 Purchase of materials and equipment -- 11.7 Coordination of suppliers and subcontractors -- 11.8 Lean construction -- References -- Further reading -- 12 Resources Management -- 12.1 Educational outcomes -- 12.2 Construction planning -- 12.3 Work breakdown structure -- 12.4 Scheduling of activities -- 12.5 Duration of activities -- 12.6 Resources limitations and leveling -- 12.7 Bar chart or Gantt diagram -- 12.8 Network diagrams -- 12.8.1 Historical introduction -- 12.8.2 Graphical representation -- 12.8.3 Calculating the critical path -- 12.8.4 Probability applications -- 12.8.5 The precedence diagramming method -- 12.8.6 Critical chain -- 12.8.7 Commercial software -- 12.9 Line of balance -- 12.10 Last planner system -- 12.11 Time control -- 12.12 Cost assessment and control -- 12.13 Earned value management -- 12.14 Value engineering -- 12.15 Risk management -- References -- Further reading -- 13 Progress Payment -- 13.1 Educational outcomes.

13.2 Introduction to progress payment -- 13.3 Lump sum contract -- 13.4 Unit price contract -- 13.5 Cost plus contract -- 13.6 Incentive contract -- 13.7 Percentage of construction fee contract -- 13.8 Progress payment procedures -- References -- Further reading -- 14 Claims and Change Management -- 14.1 Educational outcomes -- 14.2 Introduction to claims and change management -- 14.3 Definition of claim -- 14.4 Causes of claims -- 14.5 Types of claims -- 14.6 Claim management process -- 14.7 Claim avoidance practices -- 14.8 Management of the change process -- References -- Further reading -- 15 Project Closeout -- 15.1 Educational outcomes -- 15.2 The closeout process -- 15.3 Completion and closing of the construction project -- 15.4 Inspection and tests -- 15.5 Handover -- 15.6 Occupation -- 15.7 Final documentation -- 15.8 Post-project review -- References -- Further reading -- Index.