Managing the Project: The Supervisor

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Managing the Project The Supervisors
RoleSession 6 Managing Methods and Materials
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Session 6 Topics

1. Site selection
2. Design
3. Contract method
4. Project plan
5. Schedule
6. Resource availability

1. Inspections
2. Testing
3. Project audit
4. Completed project

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SESSION 2 TOPICS
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Managing Methods and Materials

• Upstream
• Site selection
• Design
• Contract method
• Project plan
• Schedule
• Resource availability

• Downstream
• Inspections
• Testing
• Project audit
• Completed project

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Site Layout

• Delivery routing
• Lay-down areas
• Parking areas
• Security fences
• Control of public access
• Storage trailers
• Office trailers
• Temporary utilities

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Site Layout

• New, open land (Greenfields) sites have more
  flexibility
• Redevelopment (Brownfields), remodeling, addition
  sites have limited flexibility
• Central business district high-rise office towers
  have no lay-down areas
• Availability of lay-down and circulation areas
  will affect other decisions (procurement, make
  vs. buy, etc.)

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Equipment Selection

• Equipment type
• Equipment size and capacity
• Equipment quantities
• Safety (wind, indoor exhaust, hand signals)
• Minimization of downtime (equip. sharing)
• Maintenance
• Allocating equipment time (controlling
  contractor)

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Material Handling, Storage, Protection

• Storage trailers
• Offsite storage
• Security
• Other protection (sun, weathering, etc.)
• Coordinating deliveries
• Allocating lay-down space
• Inspecting deliveries
• Minimizing handling

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Material Handling, Storage, Protection

• Material handling, storage, and protection is
  related to site layout and equipment
• For instance, a tight downtown site will have to
  pick and place on delivery, so material will be
  stored offsite and scheduled for delivery just as
  needed
• If equipment is also limited on the site, you may
  have to go to night stocking and split shifts,
  among other options

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Onsite Fabrication vs. Modular Units/Panelization

• Cost
• Schedule
• Compliance with specifications/design intent
• Compatibility with weather conditions
• Compliance with codes
• Compatibility with local labor climate
• Control of quality

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Onsite Fabrication vs. Modular Units/Panelization

• The decision re onsite versus offsite fabrication
  should be made early in the project life cycle
• Therefore, the decision is more typical in
  design-build or CM at risk, where contractor
  input is available early in the project life
• If you build it offsite, make sure you can get it
  there (overpass clearance, lane width, load
  limits)