CRITICAL ISSUES FACING CONTRACTORS

 HOW CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IS PERCEIVED

- WHAT PUBLIC KNOWS ABOUT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
SOME FORMS OF WASTAGE W/IN THE OWNERS CAPITAL RELATED TO MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT:
 WAITING OF MATERIAL AND.OR EQUIPMENT ORDER
 FREQUENT REWORK DURING CONSTRUCTION AND COMMISSIONING
 WEAK TRANSPORTATION OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT TO THE JOBSITE

 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE MORE RAPIDLY AND ACCURATELY BOTH DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SEGMENTS.

 HUMAN RESOURCES – THE CHANGING WORKFORCE

- PUBLIC’S PERCEPTION OF CONSTRUCTION
4 D’s: DULL, DIRTY, DEMANDING AND DANGEROUS
- INDUSTRY WHICH IS DOMINATED BY MALE

 PRODUCTIVITY
FIVE ITEMS IMPACTING PRODUCTIVITY
1. LACK OF PLANNING SKILLS AT MANAGEMENT LEVEL
2. LACK OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS AT MANAGEMENT LEVEL
3. POOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PROJECT MANAGER AND FIELD MANAGEMENT TEAM
4. LACK OF TECHNICAL TRAINING AT CRAFT LEVEL
5. CULTURAL RESISTANCE TO CHANGE
“I’ve always done it this way, and it worked – so why change?”

FOUR GREATEST EXTERNAL CHALLENGES

1. POOR QUALITY OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
2. POOR COORDINATION BY OWNERS, GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND/OR CONSTYRUCTION MANAGERS
3. SLOW RESPONSES FROM THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TEAM: ARCHITECT, ENGINEER, GENERAL CONTRACTOR, and
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER…
4. LACK OF AVAILABLE AND QUALIFIED CRAFT PERSONNEL

 QUALITY CONTROL
POINTS TO EMBRACE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY (DEMINGS PHILOSOPHY)
 STRIVE TO IMPROVE EVERY PROCESSS
 INSTITUTE TRAINING ON THE JOB
 DEMAND ZERO DEFECTS
 ENCOURAGE EDUCATION
 PERMIT AND DISPLAY PRIDE IN ONE’S WORK

 PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEM

- AVOIDANCE OF DISPUTES BETWEEN OWNERS, CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTOR

 CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
- USE OF ADVANCED AND PROGRAMMED TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

 SAFETY
- COSH (CONSTRUCTION OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH) PROGRAM
- SHALL REFER TO THE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF WORK OR EMPLOYMENT

7 ESSENTIAL CRITERIA TO THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PROJECT

1. PROJECT WAS COMPLETED ON TIME
2. COMPLETE PROJECT COST REMAINED W/IN BUDGET
3. QUALITY LEVELS EXPECTED WERE ACHIEVED
4. WITH NO UNRESOLVED DISPUTES & NO OUTSTANDING CLAIMS
5. CONTRACTOR MAINTAINED A PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP W/ THE DESIGNER
6. CONTRACTOR MAINTAINED A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP W/ ALL SUBCONTRACTORS AND VENDORS
7. CONTRACTOR – CLIENT RELATIONSHIP WAS A GOOD ONE