CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Dolmen Development Ltd UK Provides Global Construction Services to Support Clients’ Capital Projects and Deliver integrated construction services to build lasting success.
Dolmen’s experts bring a wealth of experience to field construction execution, including constructability, craft certification, industrial relations, modularization, rigging, and welding services. Our construction teams provide input into the construction scope, optimizing construction activities and offering cost-saving suggestions during all project phases. We are often called to the field to facilitate problem resolution.
Our people’s authenticity and passion are the driving forces behind the industry-leading solutions that answer our clients’ challenges and the forward-thinking culture which enables us to lead on the issues that matter. We have been behind some of the nation’s most iconic projects, as well as consistently delivering places that improve quality of life.
ALLOCATING RESOURCES
There are 3 major types of resources in construction: labor, materials, and equipment.
Once the project scope is set, allocating the proper resources begins. This includes everything from coordinating workers to their job sites, organizing the timely delivery of building materials, and securing equipment and tools.
Many owners, construction project managers, and general contractors work on more than one project at a time, limiting the pool of available resources at their disposal. Like a master chess player—the construction manager has to see who is available on those specific days and times, what equipment they’re going to need or purchase, and where the Jobsite is.
If there’s too much coverage, the budget increases at the risk of paying people to stand around and wait for something to do. Not enough coverage, and you’ll be slowing down the build. It’s a tough balancing act, but some tools can help.
PLANNING
Dolmen’s pre-planning is the first major phase of risk mitigation. During this phase, the owner defines:
- Why there is a need for a building
- What their goals and success metrics will be
- How the needs and goals will impact the design
- Scopes for budget and timeline
Simultaneously, Dolmen as construction manager works with the architects, engineers, and other hired consultants to agree on the feasibility of those goals and do their best to plan for potential construction setbacks.
Dolmen UK also researches which delivery method is most appropriate considering the task at hand. Just because design-build is the traditional way of delivering construction projects, it does not mean it is the best. The adversarial relationships engendered by design-build often add more stress, cost, and risk to project outcomes.
At best, design-build can provide owners with a fixed-price contract to start with. But unless it is a traditional project with few unknowns, the price will likely change. This can damage relationships and lead to cut corners from contractors.
The greater the risks at the beginning, the more important it is to plan correctly around the right delivery method to avoid additional costs. Nevertheless, the greater the risks at the beginning, the greater the chance for additional costs.
PRE-CONSTRUCTION
During preconstruction, early plans are submitted for building permits and general contractor bids. This could include construction management contracts, drawings, and specifications.
Meanwhile, the construction manager is in charge of hiring all construction teams and utilizing risk management best practices to ensure that issues are resolved before the start of construction. Proper risk management minimizes the amount change orders and delays down the road.
CONSTRUCTION & SCHEDULING
Planning is done. The general contractor breaks ground. Execution begins. During construction, the team of Dolmen oversees:
- Quality control inspections
- Site investigations
- Monitoring general contractor safety programs
- Monitoring insurance
- Answering RFIs
- Reviewing and approving technical submittals
- Coordinating permits
- Managing the budget
- Scheduling timely payment for work completed
- Ensuring the project is delivered as designed
All of this keeps the project moving smoothly while keeping stakeholders informed and satisfied. Once all initial planning and bidding have informed the project schedule, it is the construction manager’s job to notify contractors of that schedule. That way general contractors can schedule labor, equipment, and materials with vendors accordingly.
4D & BIM INTEGRATION
Specifically, the areas of Dolmen’s responsibility as a BIM Specialist include modeling objects through specific applications. analyzing the contents of information specifications and information management plans to comply with them. converting discipline knowledge into models. Dolmen UK As a BIM Manager, you will oversee the production of project information models which contain 4D,5D & 6D visualizations that bring together data, drawings, and schedules associated with the design and construction phase of a project at least to lead the followings:
- Lead and train a team of BIM engineers, coordinate between them and report directly to the BIM manager.
- Lead the 4D process and the distribution and management of tasks with the BIM team,
- Lead the Auditing of the 3D BIM model according to BIM. Execution Plan, Standards, and EIR then Preparing Evaluation Reports.
- read the Clash tests workflow, review clash test matrix & clash reports
- Creating a 4D evaluation Report, highlighting defects in planning
- Coordination with PCD for WBS/Activity ID input for 4D Models
- Coordination with Jacobs(designer) BIM team for model quality checks
- Coordination with Procurement and Engineering team
- Aconex document follow-up for collecting updated information for BIM.
- Collecting innovative information for self-learning and improving the team
- Working on VR BIM model for visualization and inspection
- Presenting 4D, 5D, 6D, and BIM 360 workflow
RISK MANAGEMENT
“Identifying Key Risks in Construction Projects: Life Cycle and Stakeholder Perspectives”, the top 10 risks that are most likely to occur and have a significant impact on Dolmen’s project objectives. In order of importance, they are:
- Tight project schedule
- Design variations/variations by the client
- Excessive approval procedures
- High performance and quality expectations
- Poor project management techniques
- Lack of coordination between project participants
- Unavailability of sufficient skilled professionals
- Incomplete approval and other documents
- Incomplete or inaccurate cost estimates
- General safety
CLOSE-OUT
Punch lists are completed. Keys and as-builts are handed over to the owner. Management of the building is officially “turned over” from the construction manager and general contractor to the owner. The owners must be provided with all project information and close-out documents such as manuals, warranties, as-builts, and closed-out ledgers. Insurance must also be changed from the course of construction to permanent property insurance. And in some cases, the owner is trained on how to use and manage their facility.
