Construction Management Capstone

A complete construction management plan for one building, followed through a contractor's capstone team pursuing a two-part municipal fire station in Colorado under AIA A101-2017 and A201-2017: project selection and the bid or no-bid decision; scope statement and work breakdown structure; delivery method, contract terms, subcontract packages and long-lead procurement; quantity takeoff; estimate and bid with leveled subcontractor quotes, general conditions and markups; a CPM schedule with float, critical path and time contingency; control budget, cash flow with retainage and earned value; site logistics by phase; a project-specific safety plan; quality, commissioning and closeout; a risk register with Monte Carlo contingency; and the final report and presentation.

CON-499 Year 4 3 credits 12 lessons · 4 h 12 min

Offered by HSM University · Construction Management

This is the American version of this course. See the Canadian version.

What you'll learn

Select a suitable capstone project, make a reasoned bid or no-bid assessment and organize a team with a written charter, roles and standards.
Write a scope statement, a responsibility table for items that cross between parties and a work breakdown structure that satisfies the 100 % rule.
Explain the owner's choice of delivery method, review the contract's key commercial terms and plan subcontract packages, prequalification and long-lead procurement.
Prepare a quantity takeoff with stated units, conventions and waste factors, and check it with ratios, independent measurement and subcontractor quantities.
Build a complete estimate and bid from loaded labor rates, general conditions, leveled subcontractor quotes, contingency and markups, and check it against benchmarks.
Develop a CPM schedule with defensible durations and logic, calculate float and the critical path, and write a basis of schedule with visible time contingency.
Turn the estimate into a control budget and cost-loaded schedule, model cash flow with retainage, and plan cost control using earned value.
Prepare phase-by-phase site logistics plans covering access, deliveries, cranes, temporary services, neighbors, erosion control and winter work.
Write a project-specific site safety plan that identifies serious hazards, applies the hierarchy of controls and manages subcontractors, emergencies and leading indicators.
Plan quality, commissioning and closeout, including an inspection and test plan, mock-ups, integrated systems testing, training and handover.
Build a risk register with contract allocation, responses and owners, and set cost and time contingencies using quantitative analysis such as Monte Carlo simulation.
Produce a consistent final report with an executive summary and clear figures, and deliver and defend a rehearsed presentation of the plan.

Course content

12 lessons · 4 h 12 min total · final exam

1 The capstone brief and choosing your project 21 min · quiz
2 Scope, work breakdown structure and constraints 23 min · quiz
3 Delivery method, procurement and contract strategy 20 min · quiz
4 Quantity takeoff for the capstone building 20 min · quiz
5 The estimate and the bid 20 min · quiz
6 The CPM schedule 23 min · quiz
7 Cash flow, budget and cost control plan 20 min · quiz
8 Site logistics plan 21 min · quiz
9 Site safety plan 20 min · quiz
10 Quality, commissioning and closeout plan 21 min · quiz
11 Risk register and contingency 23 min · quiz
12 The final report and presentation 20 min · quiz
E Final exam 20 questions

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

Part of the Construction Management stream, typically taken in year 4.