Project Management for construction industry2

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1. MYANMAR NOBLE COLLEGE UNIT 4 Construction Practice and Management Daw Saw Sandar Oo Assessor Civil Department

2. Different Types of Construction Companies The construction companies are divided into different types depending upon the type of job the companies perform .

3. Categories of construction projects Most designers and builders tend to focus their efforts within specialty areas, focusing on particular types of projects. Four informal categories of construction are as follows: Residential projects Building construction projects Heavy construction projects Industrial projects These distinct types have evolved because major differences exist in the way the projects are funded, in the technologies involved, and in the manner in which designers, builders, and owners interact.

4. Residential projects Residential projects include the construction of individual homes as well as small condominium and apartment building complexes . These projects tend to be privately funded by individual owners for their own use or by developers for profit. Such projects are typically designed by architects, but in some cases a single home may be designed by the individual homeowner or builder.

5. Historically, the residential sector tended toward the use of fairly low technologies and was financially relatively easy to enter. For these reasons, the industry is characterized by large numbers of designers, builders, and suppliers. When the economy is strong, these companies do well, but when times are tough, many of these companies go out of business.

6. Building construction projects Examples of building construction projects include office buildings, large apartment buildings, shopping malls, and theaters. In terms of annual construction expenditures this project category is the largest, although it is heavily of dependent on the economy particular region. Projects such as these are designed by architects with engineering support and are generally built by general contractors. Most of these projects are privately funded, though some projects like schools, courthouses, and city offices are publicly funded.

7. The technical sophistication of building construction projects is greater than residential construction as is the investment necessary to enter. Some commercial building projects, such as high-tech, bioengineering, hospital, or other laboratory projects, may require the involvement of technical specialists and can create estimating, scheduling, and control complexities .

8. Heavy construction projects Some examples of heavy construction (also called infrastructure) projects are roadways, bridges, dams, and tunnels. These projects are designed principally by civil engineers and built by heavy construction contractors having engineering backgrounds or support. These projects are usually publicly funded and therefore are sensitive to governmental policy. At the time of this writing, there was a tremendous focus on rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure, with many large publicly funded projects. These projects tend to be long in duration and thereby less sensitive to the ups and downs of the economy, and they involve the heavy use of equipment.

9. Industrial projects Steel mills, petroleum refineries, chemical processing plants, and automobile production facilities are examples of industrial projects. These projects are defined more by the production activities within the facility than by the facility itself. The design and construction of the shell is dependent on the needs of the process and production equipment. In the United States, most of these facilities are privately funded, although in developing countries they may be publicly funded.

10. Quality and time are extremely important in these projects because they are the most technical of all; only a few designers and builders are qualified to bid on any one type of facility. Since the process technology is critical, the designers and builders need to work together throughout the project. Often the facility designer and constructor are the same company.

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