How to Have Complete and Comprehensive Shop Drawings, As-Built Drawings, Method Statements, Material Samples, and Other Submittal Logs for Construction Projects

One of the critical requirements of any construction project is to have a complete and comprehensive submittal log to ensure that all needed submittals required for manufacturing, procurement, and on-site activities are identified to eliminate the threat of missed submittals that could delay the planned schedule activities. The practice that Read more…

The Need to Formally Review Contract Drawings for Construction Projects Before Releasing to Tender

A construction drawing is the general term used for a drawing that forms part of the tender documentation and the contract documents for the construction works. This means they have legal significance and form part of the agreement between the project owner and the contractor. The main purpose of construction Read more…

What Cost Curves Capital Projects Owners Must Have to Monitor, Evaluate and Report a Real-Time Single Version of the Truth of Their Projects’ Performance and Status?

For capital projects’ owners, having cost curves to monitor, evaluate and report the performance and status of those projects’ financial performance is of great importance. Mainly there will be three curves to manage assuming that the awarded contracts on those capital projects will be based on lump-sum contracts. In other Read more…