Civil Engineering Reference
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11.8 Project manager's involvement at pre-contract stage
Many large companies develop project teams for undertaking both medium and
larger projects. It is common practice to appoint the project manager during the
pre-contract period, some 6-8 weeks prior to the commencement of work on site.
During the pre-contract period the project manager may be involved in:
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Preparing the contract programme with the appointed planning engineer.
Familiarity with the programming software is an essential requirement of this pro-
cess. In this case the manager should be capable of using Power Project (Asta
Developments Software package).
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Preparing schedules of information requirements based on the contract programme.
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Preparing the short term planning for the first 4 to 6 weeks of the project.
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Preparing the site layout plan, access roads and material storage areas.
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Organising the movement of office accommodation and plant for the initial work
stages.
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The preparation of a site safety plan and method statements for the initial opera-
tions on site.
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Ensuring all statutory notices have been served ie water supply, electrical supply
to cabins and telephones.
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Agreeing a workable cost budget for labour and plant.
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Attending the pre-contract meeting with the client, design team and contractors
personnel involved in the project.
11.9 Project managers responsibilities during the project
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To act as the contractor's representative with respect to the client. All communica-
tions should be directed through the project manager.
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To manage the project on a daily basis with respect to all site based personnel.
Certain responsibilities may be delegated to assistant site managers and site
supervisory personnel.
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To maintain daily records. This includes:
Daily site diary.
Record of maximum and minimum temperatures.
Visitor records.
Labour, plant and materials movement.
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To ensure implementation of the site safety plan and safety records. All safety registers
are to be maintained with regard to site inspections of excavations and scaffolds etc.
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To manage all site meetings with regards to the client and subcontractor's. This
includes producing progress records and proposals to reduce delays to the con-
tract programme.
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To overview the project cost and value position with the project surveyors on a
monthly basis.
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To maintain the safety file during the project for handover to the client on completion.
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The monitoring of progress during the project is an essential part of the managers
responsibility. Assistance may be provided by a visiting site planning engineer
responsible for updating and preparing accelerated programme proposals.
