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Engineering a Good Project

Learn the essential steps and considerations in engineering projects, from defining goals to project completion. This guide covers topics such as contracts, design, construction, communication, and more.

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Engineering a Good Project

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  1. Engineering a Good Project Drew Seaman

  2. Engineering: • the work of designing and creating large structures (such as roads and bridges) or new products or systems by using scientific methods • the application of science and mathematics by which the properties of matter and the sources of energy in nature are made useful to people

  3. Engineer: • EJCDEC – C-700: • The individual or entity named as such in the Agreement

  4. Marketing • What are you Selling • Proposals • Responses to RFQ • Webpage • Facebook

  5. Project • Define your goals • Prepare Outline • Refine approach to project requirements • What do you do if you don’t have needed skill set

  6. Contract: • Owner • Who can sign? • Who has responsibility • Time for Design • Time for Construction • Cost/Quality Responsibilities • Communication

  7. Contract: • Consultants • Delegation of Responsibility • Limitation of Liability? • Ability to perform • Change in personnel • Design – timeliness • Review – timeliness • Communication

  8. Personnel Staffing: • Client Contact • Design • Construction Documents • Quality Control • Construction Observation • Chain of Command

  9. Design: • Nothing is a Cookie Cutter • Chart your course and follow it • Avoid Construction Creep • Follow Project Outline • Quality Control

  10. Design: • MEP • Coordinate drawings • Avoid Value Engineering • Structural • Soils, wind, snow, & water • Steel – connections • Wood Truss

  11. General and Special Conditions: • Who prepares them? • Coordination with drawings • Separate Seminar • Unforeseen Conditions • Shop Drawings & Submittals • Schedules • Changes • Claims

  12. Specifications: • What is Purpose? • Consistency • Master Spec – • What does it require? • Consistent with Product Specified • Impact on other Sections

  13. Contractor: • Lowest Qualified Bidder • What is Qualified Bidder? • Review of Bids • Recommendation to Owner

  14. Construction: • Know Contracts and Construction Documents • Schedules • RFIs • Submittals • Changes • Pay Requests

  15. Completion: • Certificate of Substantial Completion • Notice of Acceptability • Final Completion • Project Close-out • Certifications

  16. Communication: • Document Communications • Be Clear and Concise • Remember Who’s On First

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