Systems

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General and Specialty Contractor DynamicsSession
1 Construction Systems
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Unit 10 Themes

• General contractors and specialty contractors are
  partners on a construction project.
• The success of each partner is dependent on the
  success of the others.
• Financial success is dependent on being on time
  and safe, and delivering quality workmanship.

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Systems

• A system is defined as a collection of parts
  that together make up a larger whole. A
  construction project is a system made up of many
  contributing parts.
• Subsystems are the contributing parts that make
  up the system. Specialty contractors are
  significant contributors.

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Sample Construction System
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Construction Project Subsystems

• Site Work
• Excavation and Foundations
• Structure
• Enclosure
• Roof

• Interior Construction
• Equipment and Furnishings
• Conveying Systems
• Mechanical Systems
• Electrical Systems

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Session 1Key Points

• A construction project is a complex system
• Projects are made up of many subsystems
• Specialty contractors are significant
  contributors to the system
• A project can only be successful if all the
  subsystems interact