WORK FLOW IN ENGINEERING OFFICES
PREPARED BY ASHRAF AL RAFEI
(CERTIFIED CONSULTANT)
WORK FLOW
CLIENTS RELATIONS
INVITATION TO BID
BID PROPOSAL
NEGOTIATION
CONTRACT AWARD
ASSIGN BID PREQUALIFY . COORDINATOR
V.P. APPROVAL
ESTIMATING
WORK PLAN
ARCHIVE EXPERIENCE STATISTICS
INFO D. BASE
STANDARDIZATION
PERFORMANCE & COST ANALYSIS
ASSEMBLY OF TASK FORCE
CLIENT ACCEPTANCE
CHANGES COMMENTS
CLIENT REVIEW
- ENG. - CADD - FINAL PRODUCTS
MODIFY WORK PLAN
CONTINUOUS QA/QC FUNCTION
MONITORING - REPORTING - SUPPORT - INVOICING
1- INTRDUCTION TO THE CLIENT
PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENT: PAST EXPERIENCE, RESOURCES, CLIENT LIST,ETC REGISTER AT CLIENTS PROCUREMENT DEPT. PERSONAL VISITS TO CLIENT ADVERTIZE IN THE MEDIA PARTICIPATE IN THE TECHNICAL FORUMS, CONFRENCES, ETC..
2- HOW TO GET A PROJECT
OPEN BIDDING SINGLE SOURCE COMPETETIONS PERSONAL CONTACTS NEGOTIATED TERMS
3- BID PREPERATION
SCOPE DEFINITION & WBS RESOURCES ALLOCATION PRELIMINARY WORKPLAN
WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE MANPOWER EQUIPMENT SCHDULE CLIENTS INPUT QUALITY MEASURES PLANNING,SCHEDULING & COST CONTROL PROCEDURES
4- CONTRACT PREPERATION
GENERAL CONDITIONS SPECIAL CONDITIONS SCOPE OF WORK SAFETY BILLS OF QUANTITIES & PAYMENT TERMS
LUMP-SUM BASIS UNIT RATE BASIS UNIT RATE NOT TO EXCEED
EXCUTION SCHEDULE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS CONST. DRAWINGS QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACT
5- PROJECT KICK-OFF
MOBILIZE PROJECT MANAGER & TEAM FINALIZE THE WORK PLAN INTERNAL KICK-OFF & JOB EXPLANATION KICK-OFF MEETING W/CLIENT TO CONFIRM EXPECTATION AND SCOPE OF WORK COLLECT DATA & VISIT SITE
6- PRELIMINARY STUDIES
EXISTING FACILITIES & CONDITIONS TOPO SURVEY & GEOTECHNICAL INVEST. OBTAIN AS-BUILT DRAWINGS ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS & IMPACT CLIENT & INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS TIE IN W/ EXISTING UTILITIES/FACILITIES CONSTRUCTABILITY MATERIALS REQUIREMENTS ( OFF SHELF LONG LEAD) RISK ASSESMENT
6- PRELIMINARY STUDIES
(CONTD)
FUNCTIONALITY ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS VALUE ENGINEERING PRELIMINARY / SCHEMATIC DRAWINGS MODLE PREPERATION REPORT ( PROJECT PROPOSAL) PRESENTATION TO CLINET FOR COMMENTS & APPROVAL
7- DETAILED DESIGN
DETAILED CALCULATIONS DEVELOP & DETAIL THE PRELIM. DRAWINGS CONSTRUCTION DETAILS EQUIP. DATA SHEETS MATERIAL TAKE-OFF CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS CONST. CONTRACT DOCUMENT ( SAME AS ITEM # 4) REPRODUCTION
DETAILED DESIGN
PROJECT PROPOSAL
8- CONST. CONTRACTING SCHEME
LUMPSUM TURNKEY LUMPSUM PORCURE BUILD LUMPSUM BUILD UNIT RATES ONE CONTRACT MULTI CONTRACTS OTHER..
9- BIDDING PROCESS
CONTRACTOR SURVEY SHORT LIST CONTRACTORS INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION PREQUALIFY CONTRACTORS SHORT LIST CONTRACTORS INVITATION FOR BID TECHNICAL & FINANCIAL BID ANALYSIS RECOMMENDATION
10- CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF: WORK PLAN CONTRACTOR RESOURCES SHOP DRAWINGS MATERIALS & SUPPLIERS QUALITY PLAN & PROCEDURES VARIATION ORDERS INVOICES AS-BUILT DRAWINGS OPERATION MANUALS RECORD BOOKS ROUTINE REPORTS
SITE INSPECTION
11- PROJECT DOCUMENTATION & ARCHIVING
CONTRACTS & CORESPONDANCE PROJECT DOCUMENTS STANDARD DRAWINGS & TYP. DETAILS CONST. SPECIFICATIONS. MATERIAL SAMPLES PERFORMANCE RATES COST RATES EXPERIENCE D. BASE ACHIVEMENT CERTIFICATES ETC.
12- SUMMARY
ENGINEERING BUSSINESS IS A MIXTURE OF:- ENGINEERING MGMT SALES
- MANAGEMENT - SALES & PUBLIC RELATION ENG. - FINANCE & ACCOUNTING - STATISTICS ARCHIVE ACCOUNT ARCHIVING & DATA MGMT.
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