PROJECT OWNER’S CONSTRUCTABILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – A CASE STUDY OF SOUTH RACH CHIEC RESETTLEMENT AND RESIDENTIAL PROJECT

By

 Nguyen Hong Thanh

Abstract

             

This report expresses the main key issues in Constructability Management System that known as an important part for any organization wants to study and develop the constructability practices.

This report, which refers to some theories and the standards system, has expressed the concept of constructability practices in construction. These constructability theories and practices are in organization, in the owner side, requires for the owner’s constructability concept and practices in construction and its benefits. The study and its concept have briefed the main factors that most effect to the specific project studied from public reports and the key points to control project constructability concept and practices from the conceptual planning stage to construction stage. This report has introduced a constructability concept to the developers for the purpose of amendment to the existing constructability management system in order to obtain a complete constructability management system for better managing project.

The case study of this report is the case study on the South Rach Chiec resettlement and residential project that established to run and deliver an international project of the Keppel Land Vietnam. Via this project case study, the findings on the existing constructability concept, constructability practices and the application from the previous part to this existing constructability management system for improvement will be the foundation of constructability management system for toward Keppel Land’ projects.

Executive summary

Rationale of research                                    

This research has been conducted to identify constructability issues in residential building projects in Vietnam.

Objectives of study

To study current approaches to constructability practices in a complex functional project with high-rise building and commercial office, determine the methodology to improve constructability practices during conceptual planning stage, design and procurement stage, construction stage.

To study the problems occurring in constructability practices and provide the solution to adapt constructability practices and recommendations.

Methodology    

Initially five key issues of constructability are considered. They are: developing the project objectives and definition, project conceptual planning stage, project design stage, project procurement stage, project construction stage. Each stage offers a very important pros & cons opportunities for constructability improvements during those phases.

Data collection and gathering information from research theories. To develop comparison and applying those theories to the existing constructability management system, in order to improve it.

Findings and conclusion

Case study mentioned the understanding of constructability concepts applied in reality with limited acknowledgement of personal capacity. However, there are some observations from findings that might need to review to improve the constructability concepts and practices.

The company should improve following matter to enhance constructability in specific project as per discussion:

1. Contract Review

2. Selection of Consultants/Contractors/Suppliers or Procurement

3. Design Review

4. Process Control

5. Coordination and Communication

6. Control of quality records

In order to conduct constructability practices in the project successfully, the company would develop proper training courses to operation level and management level to be able to acknowledge the appropriate concepts of constructability.

Recommendations

• Improve constructability concept and practices in project planning stage
• Improve constructability concept and practices in project design and procurement stage
• Improve constructability concept and practices in project construction stage