Assignments

Assignment One - PART A: Site Operation and Management

Due date: Monday 30th September 2024

Assignment One - PART A contributes towards 20% of your grade for this course.

Background

You have been assigned as a contractor-based construction manager leading a team to oversee the construction of a new University building. A set of working drawings for the building is provided as part of the contractual documents. This includes the site plan, locality plan, risk matrix, floor plans, sections, elevations and other relevant documents for the project.

Pre-recorded Site Tour

The following link will take you to the pre-recorded site tour of the now complete extension to the Sir Neil Waters Building. The video takes you around the site and includes commentary from the main contractor, past students and senior lecturer to assist you in answering all the questions for this assignment.

https://youtu.be/FLEAx3ck4qM

Apply the information provided with your knowledge gained from class to produce a report that details how you wish to manage the works on the allocated site regarding material supply and logistics. As part of this report, you must evaluate the site resources so that the construction processes are efficient.

Assessment

I. You are required to provide a site layout plan that contains a minimum of FIVE (5) areas of concern that is related to this project. These areas of concern must include some of the following:

1. Access roads                                 3. Local of fixed plant

2. Materials storage and handling        4. Accommodation for staff             5. Waste disposal

II. Provide justifications for the decisions made on your site layout plan. The focus should be on the ‘WHAT’ & ‘WHY’

III. Provide a works programme (Using MS Project, an Excel spreadsheet or an easy to use scheduling program), showing the activity schedule for the project in Gantt chart format. The selected format must be detailed with all the relevant information that include activities and their duration.

Note:

The content of this report will count for 90% of the total marks to be awarded. The remaining 10% will be awarded for quality of written work including correct grammar and spelling, overall report presentation and correct referencing style.

You must show how many labourers are assigned to each activity at a time. All write- ups included in this report should be approximately 1500 words in total. Write the number of words on your front page.

Assessment Submission Format

Present your report on A4 format with  appropriate APA  in-text citation and cross references where applicable.

All drawings/sketches  must  be  presented  in a  neat and  readable format with the required annotations.

As depicted in your course guide the following applies to this assignment:

Your assignments must be handed in the following format:

Softcopy: This must be submitted to the Stream site for this course. The work must be in its original format (Word, Excel or software). PDF can only be accepted for appendix documents only. If the main work is in PDF, your submission will not be accepted!

Extensions and Late Assignments

All assignments should be received by the due date. Computer crashes are not accepted as a reason for late assignments, so copy your assignment to an external drive on a regular basis as you work on it. Also, other workload (personal and academic) will not be considered as a special circumstance - the assignments are available well in advance, and you must budget your time.

In the interest of fairness to students who have handed assignments in on time, late assignments will be penalised, at a rate of 3% for each calendar day late (including weekends and public holidays). Unless extenuating circumstances are present, work handed in more than 7 calendar days late will not receive any marks. If you cannot meet any of the due dates, it is essential that you contact the course coordinator for an extension at least five working days prior to the deadline.

Note - Extensions will not granted without a good reason.

ASSIGNMENT ONE - PART A - MARKING SCHEME

Part 1 (20%) Site Plan

Part 2 (25%) Justification for Site Layout

Part 3 (45%) Gantt Chart

Part 4 (10%) Quality of Report