Using Cost Estimate Checklists to Ensure the Quality of the Estimated Capital Project Cost During the Engineering Design Phases
The Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) defines cost estimate as the process of developing an…
Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) Scoring for Building Projects
The Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) is a tool developed by the Construction Industry Institute (CII) to evaluate the quality…
Managing, Monitoring, Evaluating and Reporting Value Engineering Proposals on Capital Projects
The growing demand to optimize capital projects investments and to do more with less funds, project owners and more than…
Managing, Monitoring, Evaluating and Reporting Design Deliverables on Capital Projects
As a general rule, every capital project needs to be designed before it is constructed. During the project design phase,…
Using Design Coordination Checklists to Ensure Integration of Design Solution in Capital Projects
Design coordination is a broad term describing the integration of designs prepared by different members of the project design team…
Capturing Supervision Consultant Overtime Charges for Supervising Contractor’s Activities in Construction Projects
One of the common items in interim payment applications for construction contracts is the deductions for the engineering consultant team…
How Can Technology Bring the Much-Needed Transparency and Objectivity in Assessing Engineering Consultants and Contractors Prequalification Documents on Capital Projects?
For a capital project owner, one of the proven response strategies for reducing the project’s risk exposure is to outsource…
The Five Low-Hanging Fruits that Each Entity Should Aim for When Starting the Journey of Digital Transformation for Managing, Monitoring, Evaluating and Reporting Performance of Capital Construction Projects
The term “low-hanging fruit” is a commonly-used metaphor for doing the simplest or easiest work first requiring little or no…
Auditing the Process for Selecting the Design Consultant on Capital Projects Delivery
One of the standard practices for capital project owners in public and private sectors is outsourcing the design development scope…
Managing the Issuance of The Request for Proposal (RFP) for Short-Listed Consultants
After completing the design consultants’ prequalification, the project owner will invite them to submit their proposals for the project design…
How to Ensure the Formal Initiation of Capital Project Design Phases?
One of the critical requirements for any capital project investment is to ensure that the project is designed to meet…
Monitoring, Evaluating, and Reporting Planned and Actual Resources Usage and Performance Efficiency During the Capital Project Engineering Phase
For Engineering Consultants, EPC Contractors, Design-Build Contractors, and other entities whose work scope includes creating engineering deliverables such as drawings…
