четвъртък, 13 октомври 2011 г.

FIELD PROCEDURE MANUAL (FPM)

The FPM is the seminal document for organizing and controlling the field operations to meet the project goals. The main value of the FPM in the early stages is an indoctrination tool for new people coming onto the project, so it must be issued early to be of value. Typically, a FPM is modeled on a previous version used on a similar project. The easiest way is to use the prior similar FPM and mark it up for present project conditions. That way a preliminary issue can be made rather quickly and then polished up as new project information becomes available. "Holds" can be put on those areas that are not yet firm in the preliminary issue. 
The main goals of the FPM are to set the project ground rules and to reduce about 90 percent of the field administrative activities to routine tasks. That allows for about a 10 percent demand of routine activities on the construction manager's time. The other 90 percent can be devoted to the nonroutine activities that normally beset a construction manager during a project. Construction manager need to remember that concept when developing the FPM, in order to force the decision-making process down to the lowest possible level on the project.
The FPM should be completed and issued in final form within the first 30 to 60 days of the project start. The FPM is always subject to revision as the project progresses, and changes to the procedures may become necessary. The contracting format has a considerable effect on the FPM content and structure.

This is a proposal for a supervision manual content:


1.    INTRODUCTION
1.1 Abbreviations
1.2 Authorities Responsible for Implementation of the Project
1.3 Definitions

2.    CONTRACTUAL BASIS FOR SUPERVISION
2.1. General
2.2 The Technical Assistance Service Contract
2.3 The Works Contract
2.4 Parties in the Contracts and main responsibilities

3. PROJECT ORGANIZATION
3.1 Organization of the Supervision Team
3.2 General Supervision Set-up
3.3 Job descriptions, Tasks and Responsibilities
3.4 The Engineer
3.5 The Resident Engineer
3.6 Document Registration System

4. SITE SUPERVISION PROCEDURES
4.1 Resident Engineer’s General Responsibilities
4.2 Review of the Contractor’s Documents
4.3 Reporting of Supervision Activities
4.4 Site Diary (Daily Report)
4.5 Inspections
4.6 Testing
4.7 Weekly Inspection Reports
4.8 Supervision Reports
4.9 Records of Site Photographs
4.10 Correspondence under the Contract
4.11 General
4.12 Notices
4.13 Instructions by the Engineer
4.14 Determinations
4.15 Site Meetings
4.16 Contractual Issues related to Site Meetings
4.17 Purpose of Site Meetings and Issues to be covered
4.18 Site Meeting Agenda
4.19 Site Meeting Procedures and Good Practice
4.20 Progress Reporting

5. CLAIMS, DISPUTES AND ARBITRATION
5.1 Employer’s Claims
5.2 Contractor’s Claims

6. VARIATIONS
6.1 Contractual Basis for Variations
6.2 Instructions of Variation
6.3 Variations related to Provisional Sums
6.4 Works Executed on Daywork Basis
6.5 Variation Order Procedure
6.6 Contractor’s Value Engineering
6.7 Contractor’s Request for Variation Order

7. PAYMENTS
7.1 Payments to the Contractor
7.2 Contractors Payment Applications
7.3 Engineer’s Payment Certificates
7.4 Time for Payment
7.5 Payments after Termination
7.6 Summary Time Limits for Certificates and Payment
7.7 Measurement and Quantity Control 
8. COMPLETION AND POST-CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
8.1 Time for Completion
8.2 Tests on Completion
8.3 Employer’s Taking-Over
8.4 The Defects Notification Period(s)
8.5 Performance Certificate

9. AS BUILT DRAWINGS
9.1 Records as Work Proceeds
9.2 As-built Drawings to be provided by the Contractor
9.3 Submission to the Employer/Beneficiary

10. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
10.1 Materials Schedule
10.2 Acceptance Procedure
10.3 Acceptance on Site

11. HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
11.1 Hazards and Risks
11.2 Personal Protection Equipment
11.3 Environmental Management Plan
11.4 Regulations for Health, Safety and Environmental Protection

12. STANDARDS

13. FORMS
13.1 Document Checklist
13.2 Activity Review
13.3 Commencement of Works
13.4 Location and Benchmarks
13.5 Minutes for verifying the setting out
13.6 Minutes of hidden works
13.7 Minutes of checking the soil at foundation level
13.8 Protocol of foundation soil type verification
13.9 Protocol of acceptance of excavation level
13.10 Taking over protocol
13.11 Final taking over form
13.12 Protocol of handing over documentation
13.13 Nonconformity Report
13.14 Request for Inspection
13.15 Taking over Certificate
13.16 List of Defects
13.17 Defect Liability Certificate
13.18 Interim Payment Certificate
13.19 Final Payment Certificate
13.20 Performance Certificate

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