This no-nonsense book is intended to enable the reader to learn from the mistakes of others in their field and to benefit from ideas which have been proven to work well in the past. By being aware of possible problems and their likely solutions, the reader should be able to progress in the workplace with increased confidence in their site management skills. Title Page 1 Preface 3 Acknowledgments 4 Contents 8 THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS 13 WORKING FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES 18 THE ELEMENTS OF PRICE 20 CALCULATING RATES FOR WORK ITEMS 24 INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN A TENDER BUILD-UP 28 SITE SUPERVISION AND PRELIMINARIES 28 OTHER ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE BILL AND THE TENDER 32 PROGRAMMES 33 OVERHEADS AND PROFIT 34 SUMMARY 34 LEGISLATION 36 THE CONSTRUCTION (DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT) (CDM) REGULATIONS 1994 41 WHERE ARE ACCIDENTS GOING TO OCCUR? 49 THE STATISTICS 51 THE COMPANY APPROACH TO HEALTH AND SAFETY 54 THE SITE APPROACH TO HEALTH AND SAFETY 55 SITE SAFETY TRAINING 57 FIRST AID PROVISION AND TRAINING 57 WELFARE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE 58 CONSEQUENCES 59 OTHER REGULATIONS 62 OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION 65 DEMOLITION 67 EXCAVATION 71 CONCRETING 88 FORMWORK/SHUTTERING 93 REINFORCEMENT 104 SCAFFOLDING 105 BRICKLAYING 109 TRENCHES AND PIPELAYING 111 PILING 118 THE TENDER 128 THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME—MATERIALS AVAILABILITY 129 MATERIALS PLANNING SCHEDULES 130 MATERIALS REQUISITIONS 130 DELIVERY TO SITE 133 STORAGE ON SITE 135 MINIMIZING WASTE 138 THE MANAGER AND MATERIALS SUPPLY 138 POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH SUPPLIERS AND PRODUCTS 140 DEFINITION 148 THE TENDER 149 PLANT PLANNING SCHEDULE 150 SITE PREPARATION 151 PLANT ORDERS 153 PLANT SAFETY AND SECURITY 156 EFFECTIVE USE OF PLANT 158 CONTROLS ON USE 160 THE TENDER 162 DIRECT LABOUR 163 THE COST OF DIRECT LABOUR 163 ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN WHEN EMPLOYING DIRECT LABOUR 165 DISCIPLINARY AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES 165 STAFF 172 STAFF COSTS—THE TENDER 172 THE MANAGER'S PERSONNEL FUNCTION 173 TRAINING 174 DEVELOPING YOUR PEOPLE 180 THE TENDER 184 HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS 185 SELECTION 186 TYPES OF SUB-CONTRACTOR 187 CHECKS ON ADEQUACY 188 PRE-AWARD MEETING 189 SITE PROGRESS MEETINGS 189 SUMMARY 189 HEALTH AND SAFETY 193 ORGANIZING THE WORK 194 SITE ESTABLISHMENT 197 RESOURCING 201 SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATIONS 205 SETTING OUT THE SITE 210 SUMMARY 214 COST 215 QUALITY 221 PROGRESS 229 SUMMARY 231 LEADING THE TEAM 233 SETTING THE VISION, GOALS AND TARGETS 234 MEETINGS AND BRIEFINGS 235 REVIEWING TEAM PROGRESS 237 MANAGING YOUR TIME 237 MANAGING YOUR RESOURCES 239 DEVELOPING INDIVIDUALS 240 FEEDBACK 241 DEVELOPING YOURSELF 241 RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUBORDINATES 244 RELATIONSHIPS WITH COLLEAGUES 247 RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR BOSS 249 RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLIENTS 251 THE GOOD MEETING 253 PREPARATION 254 GROUPS WORKING TOGETHER 255 MEETINGS ETIQUETTE 255 PRESENTATIONS 256 LEADING MEETINGS ON SITE 257 CONTRIBUTING TO MEETINGS 260 OTHER TYPES OF MEETING 261 SUMMARY 263 MONEY IN - MONEY OUT 264 THE METHOD OF MEASUREMENT 265 MENSURATION: MONEY IN 266 MENSURATION: MONEY OUT 273 THE FINAL COST: CLEARING THE SITE 274 THE FINAL RECORD: THE HEALTH AND SAFETY FILE 275 ENDNOTE 277 STANDARDS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS 278 LEGISLATION 279 Content: The tender Health and safety Construction techniques Materials Plant, equipment and tools Labour Sub-contractors Planning and organising the work Resourcing the work Controlling cost, quality and progress Managing and developing the team Relationships Meetings Getting paid A presentation of the various aspects of site management which engineers need to understand. It looks at good site practice and management techniques, programmes, tenders, construction methods, all types of resource procurement, health and safety, planning systems and people skills.
