BLCN12035  Construction Management I

Offered from Sp/Su 2002

This course covers the fundamentals of construction management including developing an understanding of the construction management industry in the Australian economy and society and an analysis of the type and nature of contracting organisations. Curriculum covers procurement processes and methods; understanding of how tendering methods impact on start-up operations and project structure; how work is procured; role of estimating in procurement; management structures for construction team and sub-contractors including communications and coordination, material and plant management and control, and document contract; resource analysis including resource requirements, productivity estimates, performance monitoring, responsibility schedules, resource usage reports, material requirements, material order lists; remote area contracting; and hand-over, commissioning and management of defects liability period.