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The first step in maintaining cost and schedule control on a construction project begin way
before construction begins. It's very critical that the proper decisions are made from an
engineering perspective to match what the intended construction schedule looks like.
The biggest factor for cost control is managing; other than managing the content of the drawings
and the material and foundations and that sort of thing; other than the physical part
of the construction; the most important part of managing the construction cost is managing
the labor once the construction begins. For example, if we had 3000 man hours of work
to do in a two week period on foundation, steel, and electrical, it would be tough to
get those done in a single shift. So we may have to do that in multiple shifts. Doing
multiple shifts costs extra money because you have shift work, you have per diems, you
have other things to consider. So, ideally we would rather not have to work multiple
shifts on a normal project. Sometimes it's inevitable, but if we plan the construction
work properly we can minimize such things as multiple shift work.