Project
Supervision
Project
supervision is a very important aspect in any construction project. No matter
how capable a contractor may be, it has to be supervised. It’s the only way a
project owner can be sure the contractor is building according to the plan and
providing a quality product. Every project is unique in its own way and there
are many ways of contracting a project. That’s why there is no specific approach
or system for the supervision. The supervision depends on 3 very important
things:
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The budget (contract sum)
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The contract (or the contractor)
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The quality expectations (within the budget)
Project 1: A couple wants
to build a single family home within a reasonable budget.
Project 2:A group of
investors wants to build a condominium project in 10 months.
In project 1: the
supervision can be done by one person, with a lot of experience in construction,
not necessarily an engineer. The budget is very thigh, the contract is simple
and the quality expectations are somehow clear. In project 2: the supervision is
mostly part of a project management and is done by a group of supervisors each
with their own specialization (electrical, plumbing, AC, etc, etc). The job is
mostly split in various subcontractors and the quality expectations are high.
Project
Management
Project
Management = managing people, resources and time, with the most difficult item
to be management is “people”. The project manager of the project director has to
organize a team to ensure everyone is doing their part with the available
resources (budget) and within a specific time frame (schedule).
Our approach to Project
Management is to concentrate on the “people”, creating a winning team is a
guarantee for success.