Construction Supervision (RSMeans)

"This book covers all supervisory situations one is likely to encounter on a commercial, industrial, or institutional construction project. The book is based upon a very successful Electrical Project Supervision (EPS) training program developed by Rounds and Segner for the National Electrical Contractor?s Association and licensed to several organizations representing other construction sectors. This program has been delivered for over a decade and continues to be delivered to thousands of construction supervisors each year. The program content has consistently received outstanding reviews and evaluations in numerous different venues"-- "The text is based upon a very successful Electrical Project Supervision (EPS) training program developed by Rounds and Segner for the National Electrical Contractor's Association and licensed to several organizations representing other construction sectors. This program has been delivered for over a decade and continues to be delivered to thousands of construction supervisors each year. The program content has consistently received outstanding reviews and evaluations, throughout the time of its being presented in numerous different venues. This book is written broadly to cover all supervisory situations one is likely to encounter on a commercial, industrial or institutional construction project"-- Construction Supervision......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 9 The Role of the Supervisor......Page 21 Intended Audience......Page 22 The Book’s Structure and Organization......Page 23 Making the Most of the Book......Page 24 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 25 SECTION I: SETTING THE STAGE......Page 27 Introduction......Page 29 Construction Volume and Impact on Society......Page 30 Profit, Profitability, and the Supervisor’s Impact......Page 31 Competition, Risk, and Construction Company Failure......Page 32 Definitions and Roles of Construction Team Members......Page 34 Summary......Page 38 Definition of Supervisor......Page 41 The Supervisor’s Functional Role in a Construction Company......Page 42 The Supervisor as Manager......Page 43 Transition to Management......Page 44 Attributes of Successful Supervisors......Page 47 Levels of Supervision—Career Paths......Page 49 Summary......Page 51 SECTION II: SOFT SKILLS......Page 53 Defining Communication......Page 55 Time-Consuming......Page 56 Improving One-on-One Oral Communication Skills......Page 57 Barriers to Effective Oral Communication......Page 58 Techniques for Improving the Effectiveness of Oral Communication......Page 61 Feedback......Page 62 Active Listening......Page 63 Factors Affecting Listening......Page 64 Enhancing Active Listening......Page 65 Who Is the Customer?......Page 66 The Art of Negotiation......Page 67 Summary......Page 70 Introduction......Page 73 The Functions of Job Site Documentation......Page 74 Improving Written Communication and Documentation......Page 75 Job Site Communication and Documentation......Page 76 The Job Log......Page 77 Time Cards......Page 80 Field Authorizations......Page 83 Company Office Communication and Documentation......Page 84 Letters......Page 86 Minutes......Page 89 Reports......Page 90 Communications and Documentation Developed Outside the Company......Page 95 Procurement Documentation......Page 96 Obtaining Information and Documentation......Page 97 Summary......Page 99 Introduction......Page 101 The Critical Need for Effective Construction Teams......Page 102 The Construction Team......Page 104 Team Characteristics......Page 105 Characteristics of Successful Team Members......Page 106 Characteristics of Successful Teams......Page 107 Storming......Page 108 Maintaining Team Effectiveness at the Crew Level......Page 109 Maintaining Team Effectiveness at the Project Level......Page 110 Practical Team Building......Page 111 Summary......Page 113 Introduction......Page 115 Objectives of Performance Evaluations......Page 116 Benefits of Performance Evaluations......Page 117 The Process of Evaluating Performance......Page 118 Formal Performance Evaluations......Page 119 Informal Performance Evaluations......Page 123 Diversity and Discrimination......Page 127 Workforce Diversity......Page 128 Equal Employment Opportunity Laws......Page 129 Reasonable Accommodation......Page 130 Harassment......Page 131 Prevention of Discrimination and Harassment......Page 133 Summary......Page 134 Introduction......Page 137 How Is Leadership Defined?......Page 138 Autocratic Leadership......Page 140 Democratic Leadership......Page 141 Participative Leadership......Page 142 Situational Leadership......Page 143 Elements of Motivation......Page 146 Mayo and the Hawthorne Studies......Page 147 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs......Page 148 McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y......Page 154 Frederick Herzberg......Page 156 Manager, Learn to Better Understand Yourself as Well as Those around You......Page 158 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator......Page 159 4-Dimensional Management......Page 160 Summary......Page 161 Identifying and Dealing with Risk......Page 163 Definition of Risk......Page 164 Schedule Risk......Page 165 Quality Risk......Page 166 Managing Risk......Page 167 Problem Solving......Page 168 Detect the Problem Early......Page 169 Define the Problem Properly......Page 171 Analyze the Problem......Page 172 Develop and Analyze Creative Solutions......Page 174 Identify Side Effects and Mitigations......Page 175 Implement the Selected Solution and Mitigations......Page 176 Summary......Page 177 SECTION III: TECHNICAL SKILLS......Page 179 Introduction......Page 181 The Importance of a Construction Safety Program......Page 182 The Supervisor’s Safety Responsibilities and Activities......Page 184 Creating a Safe Work Environment by Removing Job Hazards......Page 185 The Stakeholder’s Responsibility in Preventing Hazards......Page 186 Removing Job Site Hazards......Page 187 Habitual Safety Practices......Page 189 Recognizing and Correcting Unsafe Behavior......Page 191 Immediate Response to an Accident......Page 192 Summary......Page 193 Introduction......Page 195 A Practical Understanding of the Contract......Page 196 No Violation of Public Policy......Page 198 Components of the Construction Contract......Page 199 Rights and Responsibilities......Page 200 Helpful and Harmful Language......Page 201 Reading the Contract......Page 202 Properly Using the Contract......Page 204 Functions of the Contract......Page 205 Summary......Page 207 Managing Manpower......Page 211 Safety Considerations......Page 213 Training......Page 214 Materials Procurement......Page 215 Submittals......Page 216 Managing Materials Deliveries......Page 218 Job Site Materials Handling......Page 219 Managing Tools and Equipment......Page 220 Managing the Construction Site......Page 221 Cash as a Resource......Page 223 Summary......Page 225 The Estimate......Page 227 Types of Estimates......Page 228 Estimating as a Career Option......Page 229 Preparing the Estimate......Page 230 The Detailed Estimate......Page 231 Estimating Materials Costs......Page 232 Estimating Labor Cost......Page 234 Estimating Equipment Cost......Page 237 Subcontractor Proposals......Page 240 Estimating Indirect Cost......Page 241 Markup......Page 242 Finalizing and Submitting the Estimate......Page 243 Summary......Page 244 The System Is a Cycle......Page 247 The Project Budget and the Project Labor Budget......Page 251 Labor Cost Reports......Page 254 Generating Historical Cost Information......Page 259 Project Review......Page 260 Summary......Page 261 Introduction......Page 263 Scheduling Defined......Page 264 Importance of the Schedule......Page 265 Types of Schedules......Page 266 The Bar Chart......Page 267 Network Schedules......Page 273 Definitions......Page 278 Network Calculations......Page 281 Development of a Network Schedule and the Critical Path......Page 282 Network Schedule Updates......Page 300 Short-Interval Schedules......Page 301 Summary......Page 303 Introduction......Page 305 Understanding Production and Productivity......Page 306 Improving Production......Page 307 Production Analysis Tools......Page 308 Designing a More Efficient Task......Page 314 First Run Study Setup......Page 315 First Run Study Execution......Page 316 Improving Construction Operations......Page 317 The Breakdown of Traditional Controls......Page 318 A Production Model for Construction......Page 319 Production Model Simulation......Page 321 Improving Reliability in Construction Planning......Page 323 Summary......Page 325 SECTION IV: PROJECT SUPERVISION......Page 327 Types of Projects......Page 329 Residential Contractor......Page 330 Design-Bid-Build......Page 331 Design-Build......Page 334 Construction Manager......Page 335 Fast Track......Page 338 Value Engineering......Page 339 Single Contract System......Page 340 Separate Contracts System......Page 341 Competitive Bid Contracting......Page 342 Negotiated Contracting......Page 347 Competitive Sealed Proposals......Page 350 Project Organization and Relationships......Page 353 Prime Contractor’s Project Organization......Page 354 Summary......Page 357 Handoff from Preconstruction to Construction—Handoff Meetings......Page 361 Preconstruction Conference......Page 362 Setting Up the Site......Page 364 Setting Up the Field Office......Page 365 Project Objectives......Page 367 Summary......Page 369 Introduction......Page 371 The Job Log......Page 372 Cost Reports......Page 375 Incident Reports......Page 378 Physical Progress......Page 379 Preconstruction Meetings......Page 386 Intracompany Meetings......Page 387 Changes in the Work......Page 388 Quality, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control......Page 389 Definitions of Quality......Page 390 Writings on Quality......Page 391 A Practical Strategy......Page 392 Summary......Page 393 Introduction......Page 395 The Commissioning Process......Page 396 Tests and Certifications......Page 397 Owner Training......Page 398 As-Built Drawings......Page 399 The Punchlist Process......Page 401 Subcontractors......Page 402 The Certificate of Occupancy......Page 403 Certificate of Substantial Completion......Page 404 Project Review......Page 405 Summary......Page 406 Change in the Construction Industry......Page 409 Technology......Page 410 Environmental Change......Page 411 The Economy......Page 412 Understanding of Construction Processes......Page 413 Perceptions of the Roles of Management and Supervision......Page 414 Recruiting and Preparing Construction Supervisors......Page 415 Staying Ahead of the Curve......Page 416 Networking......Page 417 Mentoring......Page 418 Training......Page 419 Summary......Page 420 APPENDIX 1: CONSENSUSDOCS 750: STANDARD FORM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR......Page 423 APPENDIX 2: SIMPLE FILING SYSTEM......Page 457 INDEX......Page 459 "The text is based upon a very successful Electrical Project Supervision (EPS) training program developed by Rounds and Segner for the National Electrical Contractor's Association and licensed to several organizations representing other construction sectors. This program has been delivered for over a decade and continues to be delivered to thousands of construction supervisors each year. The program content has consistently received outstanding reviews and evaluations, throughout the time of its being presented in numerous different venues. This book is written broadly to cover all supervisory situations one is likely to encounter on a commercial, industrial or institutional construction project"-- Provided by publisher This book covers all supervisory situations one is likely to encounter on a commercial, industrial, or institutional construction project. The book is based upon a very successful Electrical Project Supervision (EPS) training program developed by Rounds and Segner for the National Electrical Contractor?s Association and licensed to several organizations representing other construction sectors. This program has been delivered for over a decade and continues to be delivered to thousands of construction supervisors each year. The program content has consistently received outstanding reviews and evaluations in numerous different venues. The EPUB format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices.

This book covers all supervisory situations one is likely to encounter on a commercial, industrial, or institutional construction project. The book is based upon a very successful Electrical Project Supervision (EPS) training program developed by Rounds and Segner for the National Electrical Contractor's Association and licensed to several organizations representing other construction sectors. This program has been delivered for over a decade and continues to be delivered to thousands of construction supervisors each year. The program content has consistently received outstanding reviews and evaluations in numerous different venues.