6 Important Phase of Construction Site Development

A construction project goes through a series of phases wherein it is born, it matures, it ages and it expires. It begins with the inception of an idea in the mind of the owner. And it terminates with a concrete construction. A concrete structure is the result of the efforts of civil engineers and site development contractors.

However, before the commencement of the project the owner has to decide on a number of matters. Likewise, Who will execute the construction phase plan?

The owner can engage a design professional to prepare plans and specifications and then assign the job to a construction company. He can hand over the entire project to a single entity. He can also employ a construction manager or specialty contractors or use his own construction forces.

What will be the payment terms?

The owner can pay the contractor a specified amount irrespective of the actual cost of quantities used or actual contractors cost. The contractor can be paid on the basis according to the pre agreed unit prices of each material used. The contractor can be reimbursed for its actual cost in addition to a pre agreed contract fees.

All these decisions have to be made with the consultation and advice of the experts. The owner should also use his own expertise and experience in decision making. Utmost important is that he should know What are the different phases of construction ?

Let’s have an overview of the important phases of construction site development in a nut shell

1. Planning:

Construction planning is a long, challenging and demanding process. Whether the idea can turnout into concrete construction is decided during planning. Planning needs a strategy and a logical approach for a favorable result. A research is conducted regarding the feasibility of the project. A project team is appointed who plans out all the necessary steps to be taken to meet the objective of the project. A project budget is prepared to estimate the cost of labor, equipments and materials. This budget is used to monitor and control cost expenditures during project implementation. Potential problems are identified during the planning stage and solutions are found to reduce its impact on the project. The planning phase comes to an end once the work is identified, schedules are prepared costs are estimated and a time frame of project completion is fixed.

2. Designing:

Ideas are shaped into designs and produced for approval and feedback. More than one designs are made for better project result. The design should be made keeping in mind the vision of the project owner, budget of the project and the states rules and regulations. Designing involves a lot of sub phases such as conceptual, schematic design, design development and contract documents.

Conceptual design helps in taking decisions regarding the size of the building, space utilization and number of rooms needed.

The schematic design is a sketch showing the space used along with materials, colors and textures.

During design development , equipments and materials are selected and their cost is estimated.

The output from the design development is used by design professional to prepare contract documents. A contract documents contains the final drawings and conditions related to legal requirements, technical specification for stipulating and installing the materials. It also has documents related to selection of contractor and finalization of the contract with successful tenderer.

The contract documents are used during the bidding process. The bids are reviewed and permissions are granted to the contractor to carry forward the assignments.

3. Project –mobilization stage:

In this stage the contractor selected through the bidding process starts the construction work. It involves hiring of a project team, project manager, site development engineers, field engineer, superintendent, health and safety manger and construction administrator. Various bonds, licenses and insurances are secured. Temporary buildings, storage area, access and delivery and site security is organized at work site. Also required materials, equipments and labor are organized. Investigation of the site is done to see whether there are any sort of environmental threats or any historical possession is present. Also the condition of the soil is checked to see whether it is suitable to hold the building.

4. Construction phase:

Construction phase is the most important phase to execute. So, let’s have a detailed view of what happens during the construction phase?

The project takes shape during the construction phase. The construction phase completes the building and the scope of the project. Decisions are generated stating the working hours of the labors, quality check, material storage and access to the site. Project architects, engineers, interior designers and construction administrators , all together manage and monitor the project during the construction phase. A pre construction meeting is arranged to discuss the potential problems that may arise among the workers or at the site. Throughout the construction phase situations do arise that require changes or improvements to be made in drawings or specifications. These unforeseen changes are documented in bulletins, change orders or shop drawings and added to the construction documents. The estimated budget is kept in mind while carrying out the construction.

At this phase the project becomes visible to outsiders. A bad planning at this point can lead to serious delays and budget overruns.

5. Termination phase:

Finally as the project nears completion the contractor has to undertake special activities like testing the equipments installed, startup tasks, final clean up, various inspection and remedial work, closing the construction office and terminating the staff employment. Also a special paper work is to be done for getting approvals and certificates that may allow contractor to receive the final payment. The client should also be trained for operating and maintaining the newly built structure. A post project review should also be carried out.

6. Occupancy:

Once the client moves in, the project budget gets closed and warranty period of all the materials and equipments starts. There are three main types of warranty in construction via express warranty, implied warranty and statutory warranty.

Every construction projects involves a number of tasks, decisions and tools. A proper communication and co ordination between the manager and his team leads to the success of the project. Mirage industrial group has an exceptional team that can successfully complete all type of construction right from light commercial to heavy industrial. Our commitment is proven with the fact that that we have a list of satisfied clients through which we get two thirds of our business every year. Our skilled team handles all phases of construction efficiently. Our quality of work is maintained keeping in mind the estimated budget. There is no work that mirage can’t take on, no matter how large, long or difficult.

So, if you dream of constructing a luxurious project contact Mirage Industrial group. The best construction company near you who will make your dream come true.