ASSIGNMENT

NICMAR / CODE OFFICE

1. Course No. - NCP 22

2. Course Title - Construction Personnel
Management
3. Assignment No. - One
4. Date of Dispatch -
5. Last date of receipt -
of Assignment at CODE office

ASSIGNMENT

You are a Project Manager on a site where work for 3 k.m. Long Tunnel has been
undertaken. The site is remote and takes about 2 days travel to nearest town.
Supervisors, Technicians & skilled workers are engaged in dangerous / hazardous
work. Absenteeism due to sickness, quarrels, drinking are adding to less output of
work and chances of accident on site are increasing. Management has urged to do
something so that time target can be achieved. Discuss how will you tackle the
problem and increase the output of the work.

STUDY MATERIALS
(Chapters on Motivation, Leadership) Management – Koontz and Odoneal, MacGraw
Hill Publication, International Edition.
Papers on Management in Construction Industry by Prof. K.N. Vaid – NICMAR
Publication (Pages 107 to 138)
KEY
i. Understand the working conditions at remote places.
ii. Know the basic needs of person.
iii. Understand social needs of persons.
iv. Understand hygiene and motivation factors.
v. Discuss various aspects to apply them for each category.
vi. Understand role of leadership.

OUTLINE IN BRIEF

i. Introduction of main problem

ii. Reasons of various problems
iii. Needs and their fulfillment on site
iv. Suggested methods for hygiene factors and motivational factors
v. Recommendation to management
Bibliography / Readings
 ASSIGNMENT
NICMAR / CODE OFFICE

1. Course No. - NCP 23

2. Course Title - Construction Contracts and Contracting
3. Assignment No. -
4. Date of Dispatch -
5. Last date of receipt -
of Assignment at CODE office

ASSIGNMENT
Contract administration and monitoring is the most important area of construction
management. Contract administration process should start right from the day work is
assigned to the company. Discuss any project contract currently in progress with your
company and how administration and monitoring is being done. Draw the
organization chart for this activity and explain all the functions carried out. Do you
think the system is achieving results ? Discuss.

STUDY

Contract Management in Civil Works Projects - V.A. Prakash, NICMAR Publication.

KEY

i. Describe scope of work in short

ii. Explain type of contract
iii. Note down important Points of construction, payment terms, Quality
norms, technology in point form
iv. Draw the organisation structure, function and authority of each person
v. Discuss how points of ambiguity, classification, dispute are resolved by
management with owner / department
vi. Comment on success and satisfaction level of management
STRUCTURE

i. Name of project
ii. Scope of work
iii. Important details of contract, cost, time, type etc.
iv. Important points from contractor's point of view to be monitored /
resolved
v. Organisational chart with functions
vi. Method followed for administer and monitor
vii. Recommendations / Conclusion
vi. Bibliography / Readings
 ASSIGNMENT
NICMAR / CODE OFFICE
1. Course No. - NCP 24/25
2. Course Title - Materials and Equipment Management
3. Assignment No. - Three
4. Date of Dispatch -
5. Last date of receipt -
of Assignment at CODE office

ASSIGNMENT
Your company has been awarded a contract of developing and constructing a new
International Airport 30 K.M. away from a city. You have been appointed as
Planning Engineer (Materials and Equipment). Project is to be implemented in
phases. In Phase I, one strip of landing of 100 m width is to be constructed in 100
days. The scope of work for this assignment is only as follows -
a) Cutting and Dozing of 100,000 cum of earth. Average height 0.75m.
b) Transportation of 20,000 cum of surplus earth from site to dumping place 3
k.m. away from site (including spreading.) Filling of 80,000 kms in landing
strip.
c) Bringing in 3000 cum of Sand from 20 k.m. (including spreading and
leveling at site.)
d) Procurement of 1,50,000 litres of Bitumen. Duration of work 30 days from
60th day of starting of work. Bitumen to be obtained from refinery at
Bongaigaon in Assam. Lead time upto site is 45 days. Storage facility
available at site 50,000 litres tank.
Estimate total cost of work and your plan of
i. Equipment Planning – Procurement & Deployment.
ii. Ordering and replenishing of Bitumen.

STUDY MATERIALS
i. Peurifoy / Schexnayder, Construction Planning Equipment and Methods, Tata
McGraw Hill
ii. Dr. Mahesh Varma, Construction Equipment & Planning, Metropolitan Book
Co. Delhi
iii. You should read other Texts, Handbooks & Equipment manufacturer’s
literature.

KEY
i. Study the characteristics of earth moving machines and select 3 feasible
equipment alternatives for main item of work i.e. (a). For other items (b
& c) you may consider only 1 option.
 ii. Visualize the area & prepare “Mass Diagram”. Make the output
calculation of each equipment and decide no. of equipments. Take into
consideration Lead, Maintenance & Break down period, and induction /
de induction.
iii. Work out cost of operation of each item of work by assuming reasonable
data. Select the most economical combination. Assume equipment is
owned by you.
iv. Work out EOQ for Bitumen by assuming suitable data. Decide time of
placing purchase orders, Order size etc.
v. Study the storage requirement of Bitumen and suggest plan of
conveyance of material from supplier to site. Consider logistics of
transportation to your assumed site.

OUTLINE OF SUBMISSION
i. Scope of work & Description of equipments considered.
ii. Calculation for per day work.
- Equipment output. (3 eqpts / eqpt systems for main item of work)
- Planned no. of days & hours per day for each item of work.
- Allowance for Break down / Maintenance.
- Cost of equipment operation per hour/km & cost of each item of
work.
- Total cost of work.
iii. Selection of equipment and Nos. Give justification if 2 nd best economical
alternative is selected. Consider following factors also.
- Suitability
- Standardization
- Tech. Considerations.
iv. Materials management concepts and their applicability in given example.
- Lead time
- Safety level
- EOQ
- ROL
v. Ordering schedule, logistics & plan of conveyance of bitumen.
vi. Recommendations / Conclusions
vii. Assumptions & References for price, output, other parameters.
viii. Bibliography / Readings
ix. Copy of Assignment.
 ASSIGNMENT
NICMAR / CODE OFFICE

1. Course No. - NCP 30

2. Course Title - Site Organisation and Management
3. Assignment No. -
4. Date of Dispatch -
5. Last date of receipt -
of Assignment at CODE office

ASSIGNMENT
Your company has been awarded a prestigious contract of building 500 m length pre-
stressed concrete bridge on a national highway crossing the major river. Due to
cultivation on both sides of highway, very restricted space of only 100 M in width and
300 M in length is available on both sides of highway.

To mobilize the site, your management has asked you to house 350T of cement, 300T
of steel, 2 size II crawler - Tractor Dozer, one mobile crane, one JCB, ten dumpers.
Labour force of 100 men in addition to site office complete with communication set
up.

Discuss your plan to organize the site, draw lay out sketch showing all details. Wind
direction is from west to East and Bridge direction is East-West.

STUDY

Read the following books.

i. Joy P.K. "Handbook on Construction Management" Mac. Millan,
Mumbai, 1990
ii. Lt. Col. K.K. Chitkara "Project Management" Tata MacGraw,
1998
iii. Neal R. "Site Management" ILO, Geneva, 1992
KEY

i. Study the legal framework regulating the area where site is located.
ii. Understand the requirements of setting up systems for management of
site, time, cost, quality, office functions, stores, plant management, house
keeping, safety, quality control, data processing.
iii. Study the requirements of detailed survey, layout plan preparation and
obtaining layout plan sanctions.

STRUCTURE

i. Site Organisation Chart - Levels of Personnel, Job Descriptions,

Reporting Procedures.
ii. Project Communication - With Head Quarters, Within Project
Area, Reporting Systems.
iii. Lay Out Plan, Contract Documents, Project Schedules (CPM / Bar Chart)
iv. Site Clearance, Constructing Infrastructional Facilities, Organizing
Utilities, Setting Up System of House Keeping Safe Working
Environment, Security.
v. Mobilization - Departmental Staff, Contractors, Sub-
Contractors, Stores And Suppliers, Workshop, Queries, Transportation