CN7005 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT

CN7005 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT

UNIT I THE OWNERS' PERSPECTIVE

Introduction - Project Life Cycle - Types of Construction - Selection of Professional Services - Construction Contractors - Financing of Constructed Facilities - Legal and Regulatory Requirements - Changing Environment of the Construction Industry - Role of Project Managers.

UNIT II ORGANIZING FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Project Management – modern trends - Strategic Planning - Effects of Project Risks on Organization - Organization of Project Participants -Traditional Designer-Constructor Sequence - Professional Construction Management - Owner-Builder Operation - Turnkey Operation - Leadership and Motivation for the Project Team.

UNIT III DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

Design and Construction as an Integrated System - Innovation and Technological Feasibility - Innovation and Economic Feasibility - Design Methodology - Functional Design - Construction Site Environment.

UNIT IV LABOUR, MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT UTILIZATION

 Historical Perspective - Labour Productivity - Factors Affecting Job-Site Productivity - Labour Relations in Construction - Problems in Collective Bargaining - Materials Management - Material Procurement and Delivery - Inventory Control - Tradeoffs of Costs in Materials Management. - Construction Equipment - Choice of Equipment and Standard Production Rates - Construction Processes Queues and Resource Bottlenecks.

UNIT V COST ESTIMATION

Costs Associated with Constructed Facilities - Approaches to Cost Estimation - Type of Construction Cost Estimates - Effects of Scale on Construction Cost - Unit Cost Method of Estimation - Methods for Allocation of Joint Costs - Historical Cost Data - Cost Indices - Applications of Cost Indices to Estimating - Estimate Based on Engineer's List of Quantities - Estimation of Operating Costs.

REFERENCES:

1. Chitkara, K.K. Construction Project Management: Planning, Scheduling and Control, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi, 1998.

2. Choudhury S , Project Management, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi, 1988.

3. Chris Hendrickson and Tung Au, Project Management for Construction – Fundamental Concepts for Owners, Engineers, Architects and Builders, Prentice Hall, Pittsburgh, 2000.

4. Frederick E. Gould, Construction Project Management, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Vary E. Joyce, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000.

5. George J.Ritz , Total Construction Project Management - McGraw-Hill Inc, 1994.