UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

CIVE 4349: Construction Planning and

Management

Instructor: Dr. Mohamed Abdel-

Abdel-Raheem

Project Planning
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1- Overview
• Planning:
• Develops a framework for the project execution
• Facilitates monitoring and control
• Minimizes uncertainties & crisis management
• It is an ongoing process

• Planning of a project involves:

1. Objective: What are you trying to reach?
2. Scope of Work: Defines the deliverable (Example: Bid
Package)

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1- Overview – Cont’
Cont’d

Typical Planning Flowchart

Develop the
Initial Plan

Implement the Make Correction

Plan to the Plan

Detect Determine
Deviations from Impact of
the Plan Deviations

(Halpin & Senior 2011)

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1- Overview – Cont’
Cont’d

• Scope of Work:
• Managing: Break into work packages that defines the work
• Contract Management and Disputes

• WBS:
– Requires a clear understanding of the project objective and
scope of work
– Requires solid work background and experience
– It is used to control time, cost, and quality
– It defines the level of planning required, Example?

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1- Overview – Cont’
Cont’d

• WBS:
Level I Building

Structural
Level II Site Foundation HVAC
Frame

Level III Excavation Piling Pile Cap

Steel
Level IV Forms Concrete
Reinf.
Reinf.

Prepare Cut &

Level V Shop Drawing Fabricate
Deliver Place & Set

(Halpin & Senior 2011)

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1- Overview – Cont’
Cont’d

Planning = WBS + Sequencing of Work

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2- Developing WBS
• Steps for developing WBS:
• Work categories should be clearly defined and
distinguished
• Each work category should have a clear start and end
dates
• Each work category should have its own separate
budget
• Work categories should be big enough to clearly depict
the project
• Work categories should be small enough to allow for
the accurate measure of work progress
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2- Developing WBS – Cont’

Cont’d

• Aspects that contribute in developing WBS:

• Methods used to execute work (Ex. Prefabricated
Elements)

• Skills needed for work (Ex. Dewatering)

• Craft workers needed (Ex. Certified welders)
• Critical resources (Ex. Cranes, Sliding forms)

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2- Developing WBS – Cont’

Cont’d

• Organizing WBS:
• Location or area inside the project (Ex.
Foundation, Pile cap)
• Material type (Concrete, Steel)
• Method of execution (Excavation)
• Resources needed (Material, Labor &
Equipment)

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3- WBS: Example
Project: Construction of a Gas Station
Work Description
Category
1 Earthwork for Parking & Service Area
Different
2 Asphalt Paving for P & S Area
Possible 3 Concrete Hardstands in P & S Area
Work 4 Concrete Foundation
Categories 5 Walls – Masonry Bearing Walls
6 Walls – Prefab Metal Sandwich Panels
7 Interior Concrete Floor
(Ahuja, Dozzi, &
AbouRizk 1994) 8 Built-
Built-up Roof
9 Roof Gutter/Drainage
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3- WBS: Example – Cont’

Cont’d

Work Description
Category
10 Interior Built-
Built-ins (Cabinets)
11 Interior Painting
12 Interior Drywall
13 Interior Doors, Frames, Hardware ..etc
14 Interior Floor Covering
15 Exterior Brick Faç
Façade
16 Exterior Glazing
(Ahuja, Dozzi, &
17 Exterior Doors and Signage AbouRizk 1994)

18 Mechanical Systems
19 Electrical Systems

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3- WBS: Example – Cont’

Cont’d

Organizing WBS: By location of Work Categories in the Project

Work Description
Category
1 Parking & Service Area
2 Foundation
3 Building Walls
4 Building Roof
5 Interior Floors (Slabs)
6 Interior Finishes
(Ahuja, Dozzi, &
7 Exterior Finishes AbouRizk 1994)
8 Electrical Systems
9 Mechanical Systems
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3- WBS: Example – Cont’

Cont’d

Expanding Work Categories: Mechanical System (Example)

Work Description
Category
1 Excavation for Gas tank
2 Insulation/ Liquid Proofing
3 Installation of Gas Tank
4 Piping
5 Installation of Gas Pumps
6 Fire Fighting System

(Ahuja, Dozzi, &

AbouRizk 1994)

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3- WBS: Example – Cont’

Cont’d

Gas Station

Building Building Mechanical Interior Exterior Interior

Foundation
Walls Roof System Finishes Finishes Flooring

Built-
Built- up
Parking & Gutters
Roof Electrical
Service
System
Area

Prefab
Masonry
Metal
Walls
Walls Doors &
Facade Glazing
Signage

Earth Asphalt Concrete

work Paving Areas

Exc. Gas Insulation Gas Gas Fire

Piping
Tank & Proofing Tank Pumps System

(Ahuja, Dozzi, &

AbouRizk 1994)
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3- WBS: Example
Project: Construction of a Roadway with Two Culverts
• Major Categories Based on Design Elements: structures, roadway, and
general.
1. Roadway Work: earthwork and pavement.
– Earthwork: clearing, excavation, filling and finishing (including seeding and
and sodding)
associated with earthwork
– Pavement: watering, compaction and paving sub-
sub-activities
– The roadway is long: divide it into two segments (1 &2)
2. Culvert construction: excavation, concreting, and reinforcing.
– Excavation: divided into excavation itself and the required backfill and compaction.
compaction.
– Concreting: placing concrete forms, pouring concrete, stripping forms, and curing
curing the
concrete.
– Steel Reinforcement (Henderickson 1989)
– There are 2 culverts : A & B
3. General work: move in, general supervision, and clean up.

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3- WBS: Example
Project: Construction of a Roadway with Two Culverts

(Henderickson 1989)
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3- WBS: Example
Project: Construction of a Roadway with Two Culverts

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4- Work Sequencing
• Preliminary Time Estimate: Work Categories

• Actual Time Estimate (Scheduling): Activities

• Activity:
Activity: Work element that can be assigned specific type of
material, labor, and equipment

• Physical Logic vs Management Logic

Exterior
Finishes

Startup
Building Construct Interior
Start & Site Foundation Slabs End
Structure Roof Finishes
Prep.
Prep.

Elec. &
Mech.
Systems

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5- Cost Estimate and Control

• WBS can be used to define cost accounts.

• The WBS facilitates estimating the total cost of the project.

• When the bid is accepted the cost estimate is converted to

a budget.

• The budget is tied to the WBS.

• Cost accounts are used to control the cost of the project.

• What is cost control?

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6- Cost Control
Develop Bid
Estimate

No
Stop Bid
Accepted

YES

Develop
Contract
Budget

Measure Actual Revise

Cost on Project Contract No
Project
Budget Stop
Complete? YES

Compare Actual
Take Corrective
Cost with
Action
Control Budget

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7- Cost Accounts Coding

• For each cost account, there is a unique account code

• The WBS can be used to define the accounts codes

• The code should be well defined to help trace the cost of

any project element at any given time.

Level Project Building Location Activity

1 21300
2 2
3 5
4 112
Cost Code: 21300-2-5-112

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