Assessment Task

As part of the Company Quality strategy periodic review of the construction industry is to be undertaken. You are required to select medium rise building project. This includes commercial and wide span buildings with reference to classes 2 and 3 to a maximum of 3 storeys, and Classes 4 to 9 to a maximum of 3 storeys, not including Type A construction.

Please have a look at current version of NCC Volume 1 for more details on building classifications.

You have been tasked with undertaking a review of the following construction practices and procedures:

Section -1

Using Estimate One website select a project that meets the criteria specified above.

In your answers in PART A please highlight what is relevant to selected project.

PART A

You will be required to prepare your response in a professional report format.

1. Environmental management procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
   • Acts covered by the environment protection authority.
   • Recent changes to the implementation of the Environmental Protection Act.
2. Nature and style of building and construction industry contracts
   • List three Australian standard contracts
   • Provide a description of the application and suitability of the contracts nominated in 2a.
   • Provide a flowchart of the contracts nominated in 2a
3. WHS/OHS framework and Stakeholders obligations under
   • Federal,
     1. Legislation
     2. Regulations
   • Victoria
     1. Legislation
     2. Regulations
4. Project quality management processes and procedures as they apply to the building and construction industry
   • Determine quality requirements
   • Implement quality assurance processes
   • Implement project quality improvements
5. Relevant licensing arrangements
   • Victorian Building Authority, building practitioner registration
   • Victorian building authority, plumbing registration
   • Energy safe Victoria, electrical licences
   • Work safe Victoria, high risk work licences
   • Asbestos removal licencing requirements
6. Explain Building Industry Regulatory Framework from either VBA or ABCB web site
   • State and territory specifics
   • Structure and purpose of NCC (BCA, PCA) and how it is imposed on all states and territories
   • NCC referenced documents (mandatory standards)
   • Building Industry Codes of practice. Why and how do we use them in construction
7. Workplace safety requirements.
   • Recent changes (Victorian Workplace manslaughter legislation)
8. Site communication to comply with organisational quality management requirements
   • Paths of communications stipulated in the contract (include communication flowchart)
   • Emails
   • Face-to-face verbal communication
   • Websites
   • Web conferencing
   • Mobile and fixed telephone contact
   • Site diaries

• Site meetings
  • Agenda and minutes templates with date and time and relevant personnel notification
  • Contract requirements
  • Client meetings
  • Contractor meetings
  • Safety meetings
  • Toolbox meetings

SECTION-2

Following a selection process, your organisation has been selected as the principal contractor, and it has been tasked with the responsibility of providing a report on the building and construction planning practices for the team project selected in section 1 from estimateone website.

Your report is required to include the details for managing supply of materials and onsite operations for selected project as stated below but not be restricted only to them:

1. Manage supply of materials and installation of equipment
   • Using the specifications for selected project in assessment task 1 discuss the following:
     1. Discuss the process for placing orders for materials (for example concrete and preformed concrete)
     2. Timelines, cost and quality
     3. Explain role of the superintendent
   • Installation of equipment including:
     1. Electrical Cabling
     2. Fire suspension systems
     3. Lifting equipment
     4. Plumbing and gas piping systems
     5. Raw construction materials such as sand, aggregate, timber and cement
     6. Sarking, insulation, air conditioning, ducting and roofing
     7. Temporary lighting and power outlets
     8. Waste water disposal systems
2. On site operations must include
   • Allocation and management of human resources
   • Communication with regulatory authorities and compliance with their requirements
   • Dispersal and programming of heavy equipment, including wheeled and tracked earthmoving vehicles
   • Stakeholders disputes resolution
   • Maintenance of environmental controls and obligations
   • Management of expenditure
   • Placing orders for suppliers or equipment
   • Management of subcontractor operations to ensure compliance with company obligations
     1. Contractual obligations
     2. Quality
     3. Cost
     4. Time
   • Establish and manage system to deal with problems and delays affecting performance
   • Establish process to manage industrial relations in accordance with company policy and regulatory guidelines
   • Project schedules revisions are made when required and variations are documented to comply with quality management procedures

l. Project quality management implementation to provide for:

1. Continues improvement on environment
   • Safety procedures are monitored continuedly
   • Reports analysis and procedure review as required
2. Contact with statutory authorities and parties to the contract are facilitated when variations are made to:
   • Approved contract
   • Drawings
   • Specifications
3. Multi-site management plans

Explain how you manage the performance of staff on multiple projects, ensuring quality outcomes.

1. Complexity
   • Issues arising from complexity and projects team structure
   • Effective communication between sites
   • Problem Solving
   • Knowledge of construction management methodologies and practices 
   • Progress claims
   • Methods of payment
   • Contract
   • Authorisation
2.  Project expenditure
   • Claims
   • Scheduled Projected Costs
   • Accuracy.

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