Project Participants

How many People does it take to build a Project?

Owner

Establishes Budget Defines Program Selects Designer/Builder Team Determines Project Delivery Method
Two types of Owners:

Public Private

Public Owners

Project is funded with public money

Federal State City

Since publicly funded specific guidelines must be followed

Private Owners

Residential Commercial Office Buildings Minimal constraints on how the project is organized and managed.

Owner Representative

Large organizations and institutions often employ full-time facility managers Other owners hire outside consultants Some owners rely on a building committee
In all cases the owner representative defines the project scope, budget and timeline

Design Professional

Architects Lead Vertical Construction Engineers Lead Horizontal Construction

Licensed Design Professionals

Architects
An architect translates and develops an owners requirements and graphically presents them so that the constructor can accurately price, schedule and construct the design.
Architects are the industrys image-makers

Engineers

Lead designers on horizontal/infrastructure projects Responsible for the design all of the engineered systems in commercial building project: Structure, HVAC and Electrical Complete coordination between the engineered systems is critical

Constructors

Constructors is the term used to include both Construction Managers and General Contractors. The constructor is responsible for the means and methods of construction whether the work is bid or negotiated, at risk or not.

Required Constructor Expertise

Building Knowledge Contracts Legal & Regulatory Environment Demographic Trends Personnel Management Company Management

Scheduling Conflict Resolution Information Systems Estimating Negotiation Cash Management Customer Relations Industry Advancement

Specialty Contractors

Generally known as Subcontractors The Constructor is responsible for the coordination and hire of all Specialty Contractors As projects become more complex the specialties become numerous, requiring a greater number of work packages

The Trades

The building trades are responsible for the physical construction of the project The increased complexity of projects demands an increased number of highly trained trades people Current demographic trends show fewer young people entering the trades this is an industry challenge!

Union versus Merit Shops a continuing debate!

Material Suppliers

Owners, designers, and trade associations need to work together to establish product standards

American Concrete Institute American Plywood Association

Constructors can play an important role in the evaluation (pricing and scheduling) of different product selections

Equipment selection is a typical constructor responsibility and an important one!

Other Participants

Financial Institutions Inspectors and Testing Laboratories Public Officials Insurance and Bonding Agencies Construction Attorneys
The Public!

Good Project Managers

Confront Problems Are Organized Are Enthusiastic Communicate Well Motivate Well Are Flexible Delegate Well Multi-task Have strong Moral Grounding