Understanding the construction industry: The

parties involved and their relationship with

architectural practice

Civil & Structural Engineer

Content
1. Office Management

2. Staff Management

3. Project Management

4. Project Flow – roles

5. Procurement

6. Construction Stage

7. Involvement in Certificate of Completion and Compliance

Company Profile

Company Name:
Perunding DMMT

Established:
2010
Directors:
1. Prof. Dr. Ir. Mahmood bin Md Tahir
Engineers:
1. Ir. Mohd Azli bin Komeng
2. Ir. Mohd Nazir bin Ali
3. Ir. Hasmadi bin Ahmad
4. Ir. Azhar bin Ahmad
General Staff

(Prof Ir. Dr. Mahmood Md Tahir)

● For Perunding DMMT , there are no specific personnel

or human resources department in managing staff. Most
of the issues related to staff are solved by clerk.
1. Office Management
What does he do?

● Allocating physical resources

● Overseeing operational staff
● Administrative work
● Encourage other employees
● Deal with staff issues
● Documentation and paperwork
● Give out payroll
 2. Staff Management
Staff management is the leading staffing provider with deep domain
expertise supporting clients in the manufacturing, distribution and
logistics segment.
Steps involved in Staff Management

● Manpower requirement
● Recruitment: a application to invitation
● Selection: screened out the suitable candidates
● Orientation and placement
● Training and development
● Remuneration
● Performance Evaluation
● Promotion and transfer
3. Project Management
Project management
Project management consist in three stages

1. Design stages
2. Construction stages
3. Post construction stages
Design stages
● In this stages, the civil engineer will sit together with the team of consultant
consisting architects, mechanical and electrical engineers, surveyors and
also others. They will discourse about the project design and present their
finding in their research about the site, the typology of building and many
more.
● This process occurs after the civil and structural engineer have been
appointed by the architect or the client through tender distribution.
Construction stages
● In the constrcution stages, the civil and structure engineer will have to
inspect the construction process of the on-going project. They will have to
surpervised the contractor in order to build a quality building.
● further more, the engineer also will have to inspect this by phases, This to
ensure that each phases will not have flaws and safe to be proceed
● The inspection usually being done by the resident engineer that stay on the
project.
● The engineer also can request a special team of professional if the project
are too complex
● Moreover, the engineer have to comply with the law by the authorities in
their projects.
Post-Construction Stages
In this stage, the engineer will have to inspect all the detail in the building to
ensure everything is according to the drawings and also the design.

This is to ensure the building are ready to be apply the certificate of completion
and compliances or CCC to be declare safe to be use

If the building are not ready and safe, the engineer will consult with the project
manager and contractor to clear it up.
4. Project Flow - Roles
 3 types of basic engineers services:

1. Basic Professional Services (for civil and structural engineering works in infrastructure)

1. Basic Professional Services (for structural engineering works in buildings)

1. Basic Professional Services (for engineering systems in buildings)

Project flow:

1. Preliminary Stage
2. Design Stage
3. Tender Stage
4. Construction Stage
 1. Preliminary Stage

1) Investigating background of project, data, reports, client and information.

2) Discussion with consultant architect and any local or other approving authorities
in connection with architectural treatment of work.
3) Preparing reports, sufficient structural information and documents enable for
the client and architect about proposal for the construction of the works that
enable the architect to apply for approval in principle from the authorities for
the execution of the works in accordance with the proposals.

2. Design Stage

1) Discussion and developing the design by the architect by preparing typical detail
and typical calculations, drawings and specifications for the works to calculate a
bill of quantities.
3. Tender
Stage
● Government Tender
● Private Tender
● International (overseas) Tender

Every tender has its own rules that should be aware. Type of tender :

1. Open Tendering:

Open tenders are offered to consultant such as architect, engineers and contractors. The client
will advertise a notice to engineers that involve to bid on the project proposal. The engineer
makes a bid price based on the estimated amount of construction of the gross cost to be
implemented. The client makes a viable selection tender based on reasonable prices.

1. Select Tendering:

Selected tenders are only submitted to several engineers has been selected by the client.
Sometime client ask to architect to find engineers. Clients typically choose engineers to
participate in selected tenders because the engineers has expertise and experience in any field of
work.
 3. Negotiated Tender:

Complicated project and difficult work whereas the client has not been able to determine the scope of
work for the project at an early stage. In this case, the client may choose to use the tender of the
negotiated. Negotiation tenders are offers to engineers who have been identified by clients based on
good expertise, experience and working record.

4. Construction Stage

1) Advising on the preparation and appointment of formal contract documents relating to accepted
tenders for the work.
2) Preparing, checking, examining and approving any further designs, specifications and drawings
to enable the contractor to carry out the works.
3) Site visit by appointed of any site staff to checking performance works are executed generally
according to contract.
4) Giving all necessary instructions and advising relating to the works and certificates of payment to
the contractor.
5) Inspecting and testing during manufacture and installation such materials supplied for
incorporation in the works as are necessary where the inspection and test are within the
technical competence of the consulting engineer and arranging and witnessing the acceptance
tests
5. Procurement
PROCUREMENT STAGE
In general, procurement stage is which
selection of contractors or the purchase
of materials are being made for award of
contract.

Engineers need to prepare :

+ Contract documents
+ Drawings
+ Specifications

Public notices are released. Bids are open

to contractors or manufacturers.

Civil and structural engineering department

will make decision on their
recommendation to clients.
Sample of BQ Conclusion
6. Construction Stage
The main scopes where a civil engineer works on the site are:

1. Site engineering

2. Quality

3. Health, safety and environment

Site engineering
• Set up the standard and survey control for contracts.

• Initiate the detailed works according to the contract drawings and carry frequent check out of them.

• Ensure the records are correct and suits organisational and legal needs

• Resolve any sudden technical problems and alternative issues that will come about at any time.

• Produce procurement schedules for the roles and liaise with the procurement department to make
sure the project has sufficient resources to carry on the tasks.

• Produce reports regarding to the progress of the project.

Quality
• Apply the best practice.

• Comply with the company procedures.

• Ensure the construction works are delivered free-defects.

Health, safety and environment
• Encourage the safety code rules and set a safe working cultures and practices.

• Adhere to company procedures and legal requirements.

• Encourage and apply the environmental compliance.

• Perform the works safely and on schedule.

7. Involvement in Certificate of Completion and
Compliance
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Conclusion / Findings
● Identify the duties and roles of civil and structure engineers from the initial stage of a project to the procurement of
Certificate of Completion and Compliance.
● Civil and structure engineer responsible to give technical solution.
● Involvement of civil and structure engineer is to ensure the safety, durability of each building, less risky & cost
efficient within the safety limit.
● Involvement in the investigation and survey of build sites to determine the suitability of the earth for the requirement
of the upcoming project.
● Understanding the civil and construction engineering act.