Formalizing the Delegation of Authority by the Engineer in Construction Projects
Under the FIDIC Conditions of Contract, the engineer may delegate any of the duties and powers vested in him to...
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How Can Project Management Office (PMO) Use Checklists to Audit Their ISO 10006 and ISO 21500 Compliance?
One of the roles of a Project Management Office (PMO) is to ensure that project management best practices and standards...
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The Monthly Health, Safety and Environment Audit on Construction Projects
One of the requirements of the Project Health, Safety, and Environment Management Plan (PHSEMP) is for the Project Owner’s authorized...
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The Need to Have a Single Version of the Truth of the Capital Project Entities and Stakeholders Directory
One of the key requirements for a construction project is to have what is known as the construction project directory....
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Creating, Monitoring and Evaluating Safety Risk Register on Construction Projects
One of the key requirements for a project Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) management plan is to have a risk...
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How Can the Project Integrated Schedule Become the Backbone for Enforcing Timely Decisions and Approvals for Communications in Capital Projects Delivery?
One of the key reasons for claims and disputes in capital projects is attributed to delayed decisions and approvals. Those...
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Managing the Notice to Proceed Letter in Construction Projects
Once the contract is fully executed, a written Notice to Proceed (NTP) is issued to the contractor to commence the...
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Managing, Monitoring and Reporting Issues Resolution in Capital Projects Delivery
Unlike project risk which is the possibility of a problem that has not occurred yet, and if it occurs it...
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Managing Queries During the Tender Period on Construction Projects
During the tendering period, it is very common for the invited bidders to raise queries or clarifications if the information...
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Documenting Pre-Bid Meetings on Construction Projects
One of the key requirements for construction projects and in particular those based on the traditional design-bid-build is having pre-bid...
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Documenting the Construction Contract Kickoff Meeting
A kickoff meeting is the first meeting with the project team and the client of the project. This meeting is...
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The Need for Instituting Grievance Management on the Delivery of Capital Construction Projects
The study titled "Grievance Management and Project Performance: A case of the Second Kampala Institutional and Infrastructure Development Project" by...
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Managing Equipment, Product, and System Standards and Extended Warranties in Capital Projects
Warranties for a capital project typically start with the substantial performance of the work or on the date of beneficial...
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Tracking Contractors Insurance and Bond Certificates on Construction Projects
One of the important requirements in construction projects is the requirement for obtaining, verifying and monitoring the contractor certificates of...
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Managing Public Authorities Permits and No Objection Certificates (NOC) in Construction Projects
One of the common processes in any engineering and construction project across the globe is the process for getting permits...
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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...
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Using the Material Inspection Request (MIR) Process to Get Paid for Stored and Delivered Materials on Construction Sites
One of the elements of an interim payment on construction projects is the payment for the contractor’s procured material delivered,...
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Using Project Management Information Systems to Rebuild the Project Records and Documents for Forensic Delay Analysis on Construction Projects
Rarely will you find a construction project that does not require carrying forensic delay analysis either to claim a delay...
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Should ChatGPT Become One of The Must Applications to be Used on Capital Construction Projects?
The ChatGPT application (chat.openai.com/chat) is an open artificial intelligence platform that has been used by many in trying to get...
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Estimating the Finance and Overdraft Cost for Construction Project
One of the indirect costs that contractors need to estimate when submitting a bid for a construction project is the...
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