POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

OPEN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
CM 600 Principles of Construction Management
1st Semester, SY. 2016-2017

CM 600: PRINCIPLES OF
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Assignment No. 3

RYAN M. MACARAIG
2016-02810-MN-0

ENGR. GUILLERMO O. BERNABE

Subject Specialist

21 August 2016
1. Talking with a scheduler, review a schedule for a construction

project with which you are familiar with. Find out the following:

In project management, a schedule is a listing of

a project's milestones, activities, and deliverables, usually with intended

start and finish dates. Those items are often estimated by other

information included in the project schedule of resource

allocation, budget, task duration, and linkages of dependencies and

scheduled events. A schedule is commonly used in the project

planning and project portfolio management parts of project management.

In this report portion, I interviewed our project scheduler based on

the following questions regarding the schedule for a construction project.

a. How long did it take to complete the schedule?

It takes a lot of time and patience to complete a construction

project schedule. Time to time activities is to be detailed including

its scheduled start and finish dates. Also, it is an important factor in

scheduling to know how each activity proceeds with its interface to

other construction works. Dependability and issues on delays

should also be discussed during the scheduling period.

b. When in the design/build process did the scheduling begin?

As far from my experience, before the pre-construction planning on

how the activities be executed, the project scheduler must have to

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 know the scope of the works to be included in the schedule. From

there on, thru the use of software (Primavera/MS Project), in will

provide ease to conduct the analysis of project scheduling.

c. Is the schedule broken down into phases? Areas?

Each activity is broken down into phases and areas. Work detailing

and breakdown structure are to be properly analyze to where those

activities are to be included during the construction period.

d. How is the schedule coded? By contract? By responsibility?

As a contractors side, our schedule is based by the contract

awarded by the client. By then, it is our obligation to breakdown

that awarded contract work into its phases. In our company, we

use phase codes to which we can easily group activities according

to its relevance and also an aid for proper charging of construction

factors (manpower, materials, equipments, cost).

e. What activities fall on the critical path?

Delays of activity somehow contribute to the critical period of any

activity. There are so many factors that can be included in this

crucial period in the construction (concreting of structural members,

architectural fit out works). Site conditions, changes of plans,

variation orders to be implemented, and issues on material

deliverables and failures on equipments can be included to those

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 factors. Work interface can be also affected if one activity is on hold

or delay.

f. How often is the schedule updated?

Once the project schedule is approved by the client, planning and

execution will proceed. Projected dates must be followed or even

advance works will do. Since delays and hold orders somehow are

an issue in a project, it could affect the construction schedule. A

catch up schedule will be done in order to still meet the target end

finish of the activities. If it is not that reasonable and probably far

from reality to happen and executed, the project schedule will be

revised and updated by the scheduler and then submit a formal

document regarding the update and revise of the schedule

subjected to clients approval.

g. Is the schedule being used for any advanced project management

activities such as resource leveling, cash flow projections and so on?

The project schedule can be used for any advanced project

management activities such as resource leveling, cash flow

projections. Since a completed project has its records of its

schedule and other technical documents being restored, then it

could be a reference for other factors including cash flows and

budget. In Primavera software, you can adapt those factors thru

the schedule planned on it.

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2. Working in a small group, construct a schedule for a small project or

focus on part of a larger project (with fewer than one hundred

activities). Examples include a single-family house; tenant fit up

work for a commercial building; or the work of a particular major

trade for a large project such as mechanical, electrical, site, or

concrete work. Use available schedule software as appropriate.

The following schedule is based on the contract package of general

structural and architectural works awarded by the owner to the

contractor. The activities are breakdown to phases thru the use of Primavera

software schedule.

1. Site Works

Structural trimming

2. Structural Works

Rebar Works and Formworks Closure

Concrete pouring of foundation/tank

Concrete pouring of vertical frame below slab

Concrete pouring of slab

Concrete curing/formworks clearing

Concrete pouring of stairs

Stair concrete curing

3. Architectural Works

RC wall construction

RC wall curing

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 Zocalo installation

Masonry wall installation

Plastering works

Application of waterproofing materials

Rubbing of concrete walls

Concrete masonry openings

Exterior paint primer

Exterior paint first coat

Exterior paint finish coat

4. Metal Works

5. Hand over to Fit out Contractor

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 3. Gather from a local construction company some example forms used

to report actual cost, schedule, and performance information from

the field to the home office. Report on the cost coding system used.

Explain what value each bit of information provides to the following

company department:

a. Estimating

Taking off quantities, preparation of bill of quantities and materials,

derivation of costs (labor, manpower, equipments, overhead and

other charges) these are some of the items being estimated by

the engineering team.

Sample File:

THE ROYALTON AT CAPITOL COMMONS

CP-05 : STRUCTURAL AND BASIC ARCHITECTURAL WORKS
SUBJECT : PROGRESS BILLING NO. 28
PERIOD : SEPTEMBER 01-30, 2016
B2B.1/1
CONTRACT
Qty Unit rate Extension (Php)
Item Description Unit Materials Others Total
Bill No: 2

STRUCTURAL WORKS
Bill No: 2B
PODIUM LEVEL (GF TO 3F) - 3 LEVELS
FRAME AND SLABS
03 11 00 CONCRETE FORMING
Formwork
Columns
A generally m2 2,061 302.42 914.20 1,216.62 2,507,453.82
Core walls
B generally m2 3,592 302.42 854.54 1,156.96 4,155,800.32
Shearwalls
C generally m2 1,165 302.42 914.20 1,216.62 1,417,362.30
RC Wall
D generally m2 5,826 302.42 914.20 1,216.62 7,088,028.12
Ramp wallls

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b. Scheduling

In project management, a schedule is a listing of

a project's milestones, activities, and deliverables, usually with

intended start and finish dates. Those items are often estimated in

terms of resource allocation, budget and duration, linked by

dependencies and scheduled events.

Sample File:

c. Project Management

Project management is the discipline of initiating, planning,

executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve

specific goals and meet specific success criteria. The planning and

organization of an organization's resources in order to move a

specific task, event or duty toward completion.

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 d. Accounting

Project accounting (sometimes referred to as job cost accounting)

is the practice of creating financial reports specifically designed to

track the financial progress of projects, which can then be used by

managers to aid project management.

Sample File on Cost Coding:

THE ROYALTON AT CAPITOL COMMONS

Brgy. Oranbo, Pasig City

SUBJECT : VO NO.08 - REVISIONS AT GL A-B / 8-9 (BASEMENT 5 TO 1)

DATE : as of 6 August 2016

ACCOMPLISHMENT BALANCE
Item Mat'l. Unit Total
Description Unit Qty Others Extension
No. Rate Unit Rate Qty % Amount Qty %

A. ADDITIONAL TRANSVERSE BEAM AT TOP SLAB OF FIRE WATER TANK

A.1 STRUCTURAL WORKS
1 Concrete Forming
1.1 Beams m2 8.09 302.42 794.87 1,097.29 8,877.08 8.09 100.00% 8,877.08 - 0.00%
2 Concrete Reinforcing
Beams
2.1 25mm kg 314.56 - 6.93 6.93 2,179.90 314.56 100.00% 2,179.90 - 0.00%
2.2 16mm kg 22.11 - 6.93 6.93 153.22 22.11 100.00% 153.22 - 0.00%
2.3 10mm kg 84.96 - 6.93 6.93 588.77 84.96 100.00% 588.77 - 0.00%
3 Cast in place Concrete
Reinforced concrete; 6000 psi
3.1 Beams m3 2.62 5,693.63 662.07 6,355.70 16,651.93 2.62 100.00% 16,651.93 - 0.00%

4 Drilling Works with epoxy application

4.1 28mm No. 3.00 175.79 487.06 662.85 1,988.55 3.00 100.00% 1,988.55 - 0.00%
4.2 25mm No. 2.00 175.79 487.06 662.85 1,325.70 2.00 100.00% 1,325.70 - 0.00%
Subtotal - A 31,765.15 ##### 31,765.15

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e. Contract Administration

Contract administration involves making decisions and the timely

flow of information and decisions to enable completion of the

project as required by the contract documents including review and

observation of the construction project. This is important to the

Owner and Consultant not only to determine that the work is

proceeding in conformity with the contract documents, but also

because it allows a final opportunity to detect any inaccuracies,

ambiguities or inconsistencies in the design.

f. Purchasing

Purchasing refers to a business or organization attempting to

acquire goods or services to accomplish the goals of its enterprise.

Though there are several organizations that attempt to set

standards in the purchasing process, processes can vary greatly

between organizations.

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4. Examine a new communication, computational, or software

technology and explain what economic benefits it can provide to the

construction project control process. Possible topics might be

advances in three-dimensional CAD, estimating/scheduling/CAD

integration, internet communications, or digital photography.

CAD

CAD, or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), is the

use of computer technology for design and design

documentation. CAD software replaces manual drafting with

an automated process. If you work in the architecture, MEP,

or structural engineering fields, you've probably used 2D or

3D CAD programs.

Primavera

Primavera is an enterprise project portfolio

management software. It includes project

management, product management, collaboration and

control capabilities and integrates with other enterprise

software such as Oracle and SAPs ERP systems. Primavera

was launched in 1983 by Primavera Systems Inc. and was

acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2008.

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 SAP

It is a German software company whose products allow

businesses to track customer and business

interactions. SAP is especially well-known for its Enterprise

Resource Planning (ERP) and data management

programs. SAP is an acronym for Systems, Applications and

Products.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

BIM is a process for creating and managing all of the

information on a project before, during and after

construction. The output of this process is the Building

Information Model, the digital description of every aspect of

the built asset.

Planswift

Planswift is one of the fastest and easiest takeoff software

for construction estimating. It is commonly used by

engineering departments as well as it includes pricing,

construction cost database, commercial construction cost,

printing quantities and descriptions of material totals.

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