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Construction Project Organization, Legal Structure and Construction Project Requirements

The document discusses construction project organization, legal structure, and requirements. It describes how a construction project organization establishes a hierarchy, communication channels, and workflows to complete a project on time, on budget, and to quality standards. It also discusses the key elements of an organization structure including distribution of functions, authority relationships, communication processes, policies, and training programs. Project organization and staffing develops positions and duties to form teams and promote effective management.

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Construction Project Organization, Legal Structure and Construction Project Requirements

The document discusses construction project organization, legal structure, and requirements. It describes how a construction project organization establishes a hierarchy, communication channels, and workflows to complete a project on time, on budget, and to quality standards. It also discusses the key elements of an organization structure including distribution of functions, authority relationships, communication processes, policies, and training programs. Project organization and staffing develops positions and duties to form teams and promote effective management.

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  • Introduction: Introduces the document's theme, focusing on the organization and structure of construction projects.
  • Project Organization and Staffing: Details the roles and responsibilities within project organization, including staffing considerations.
  • Organization Structure: Discusses the optimal structure for construction organizations based on several key parameters.
  • Training: Focuses on acquiring and enhancing skills essential for the workforce involved in projects.
  • Legal Structure: Describes the legal entities and agreements needed in the construction planning and execution phases.
  • Construction Project Requirements: Lists the essential criteria and stages needed during various construction phases.

Construction Project Organization, Legal Structure

and Construction Project Requirements

TEODORO A. AMATOSA, Jr., D. Eng.


Professorial Lecturer
[email protected]

Department of Civil Engineering


Northwest Samar State University
Construction Project Organization
A construction project organization refers to the structured
arrangement of individuals, roles, responsibilities, and processes
involved in planning, managing, and executing a construction project. It
encompasses the establishment of a clear hierarchy, communication
channels, and workflows to ensure the efficient and effective completion
of the project within specified timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
The organization structure of small enterprise may be very simple.
The owner is usually the manager.
What is Organization?

It is a group of individuals who are cooperating willingly and effectively for a


common goal. It is nothing more that the mechanism by which
administration directs, coordinates, and controls its business. It is indeed,
the very foundation of administration. To be specific, organization seeks to
know who is to do and what is to be done.
Organization are structured to promote the better management. However,
it is the performance of the people who fill the positions that determines the
success of the enterprise and not the organizational design itself.
Structure Elements of an Organization

Men – these are the different members of the organization starting from
the very top of the last workman in the enterprise
Materials – represents the materials necessary in the distribution of
functions or in the attainment of its objectives.
Machine – The tools necessary in producing its desired output
Methods – The procedures and ways used in the course of its actions.
Money – The financial resources of the organization
Major Elements of Organization Structures

1. Distribution of functions
2. Vertical and horizontal authority relationship
3. Communication and decision processes
4. Policies
Project Organization and Staffing

Project Organization and Staffing is the part where


organization structure, individual positions and
functions are developed, duties and responsibilities
are defined, teams are formed and training programs
are formulated.
Organization Structure

What makes up an ideal construction organization?


Organization structure is developed based on certain parameters, such
as determination, and groupings of activities; assigning of activities to
departments and actions defining hierarchy of relationships among the
departments, divisions and sections, and providing coordination lines
among peoples and tasks.
ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE (LARGE PROJECTS)
PROJECT
DESIGNER HOME OFFICE
MANAGER

PROJECT
ENGINEER

ADMINISTRATIVE FINANCE PROCUREMENT CIVIL/ARCHI. SANITARY


DEPT. DEPT. DEPT. DEPT. DEPT.

PERSONNEL CASHIER PURCHASING PLUMBERS

UTILITY ACCOUNTING WAREHOUSING ELECTRICIAN

SECURITY PAYROLL FOREMAN


ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE (SMALL PROJECTS)
PROJECT
HOME OFFICE
MANAGER

TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATIVE &


GROUP FINANCE GROUP

ADMINISTRATIVE
MASONRY ELECTRICAL
PERSONNEL

CARPENTRY STEELWORKS ACCOUNTING

PLUMBING/SANIT
FOREMAN CASHIER
ARY

PROCUREMENT
Training

It is a process of acquiring and enhancing skills (introductory or supplemental),


knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, necessary for the trainees (engineers/workers)
to effectively and efficiently perform their tasks better
The objectives of training are varied depending on the requirements of the project.
Enumerated below are the typical objectives of training;
a. To orient new recruits or workers
b. To ensure that the project engineers and workers know exactly their taks
c. To improve skills, productivity, job performance and aptitude based on acceptable
standards.

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