A Survey on

HIGHLIGHTING THE PROJECT PHASES MANAGEMENT AND

FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE OF SELECTED
CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

General Directions: Put a check mark () on the box provided that corresponds to
your answer.

I. Profile

1. Age

[ ] Below 25 years old
[ ] From 25 up to 29
[ ] From 30 up to 35
[ ] From 35 up to 39
[ ] From 40 up to 44
[ ] From 45 up to 54
[ ] 55 and above

2. Sex

[ ] Male
[ ] Female

3. Civil Status

[ ] Single
[ ] Married
[ ] Separated
[ ] Widow or widower

4. Highest Educational Attainment

[ ] Bachelors Degree
[ ] Masters Units
[ ] Others, please specify: ______________________________

5. Position in the Company

[ ] President
[ ] Engineer
[ ] Architect
[ ] Executive
[ ] Accountant
[ ] Manager/Supervisor
[ ] Others, please specify: ________________________________

6. Number of Years in Position

[ ] less than 3 years
[ ] 3 to less than 5 years
[ ] 5 to less than 10 years
[ ] 10 years and above

II. Company Perspective

1. Years in operation

[ ] 0 - 5 years
[ ] 6 - 10 years
[ ] 11 - 15 years
[ ] 16 - 20 years and above

2. Nature of Business

[ ] Engineering
[ ] Construction
[ ] Architectural/Design
[ ] Others, please specify: ____________________________

3. Number of Permanent Staff and Employees

[ ] from 1 to 10
[ ] from 11 to 20
[ ] from 21 to 30
[ ] from 31 to 40
[ ] from 41 to 50
[ ] from 50 above

4. Types of Construction Project

[ ] Residential Housing Construction
[ ] Institutional and Commercial Building Construction
[ ] Specialized Industrial Construction
[ ] Infrastructure and Heavy Construction
[ ] Others please specify: ______________________________

5. Types of Construction Contracts

[ ] Lump Sum Contract
[ ] Unit Price Contract
[ ] Cost Plus Fixed Percentage Contract
[ ] Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contract
[ ] Cost Plus Variable Percentage Contract
[ ] Target Estimate Contract
[ ] Guaranteed Maximum Cost Contract
[ ] Others, please specify: _______________________________

6. Major Types of Clients

[ ] Individual
[ ] Private Sector
[ ] Government
[ ] Others, please specify: _______________________________

III. Construction Project Phases Management

5 Always 4 Often 3 Sometimes 2 Seldom 1 Never

To what extent is each of the following procedures undertaken with respect to:

A. Design Stage
i. Construction Design

1. Clients typically present contractors with a conceptual
design, and contractors prepare detailed designs, which
are further checked by the clients engineers.

2. The company has its own in-house team designer
and architect that conceptualize design of a certain
project.

3. Design to insure ease of assembly or construction is
a major concern of engineers and architects.

4. Investigating the subsurface conditions which often
influence the design of a facility as well as its
foundation.

5. The company use computer-aids like AutoCAD to
improve its capabilities for generating quality designs as
well as reducing the time required to produce alternative
designs.



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6. The companys in-house designers meet with the
client to talk about the construction to clarify some
information like the overall building size, how the spaces
will be used, etc.

7. After the meeting, the designer conduct its schematic
and detailed design of the construction project that
considers the material to be used, labor hours to be
spent and equipment to utilize.

8. The client review the design prepared by the
company before starting the construction of the project.

9. Others, please specify: ____________________

ii. Bidding and Contract Negotiation

1. The basic structure of the bidding process consists of
the formulation of detailed plans and specifications of
the project based on the objectives and requirements of
the client, and the invitation of qualified contractors to
bid for the right to execute the project.

2. The bid submitted by the company us being made up
of two basic elements: the estimate of direct job cost
and the markup return.

3. The contractor increases its bid to the client if they
perceived that the material costs and labor wages will
increase in the future.

4. The contractor has a policy of minimum percentage
markup for general overhead and profit that influences
its bidding strategy.

5. Instead of inviting competitive bidding, private owners
choose to award construction contracts to the company
to start the construction project.

6. The client and contractor for a contract that states the
provisions to be followed by them.

7. Clients want quality construction with reasonable


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costs, but not all are willing to share risks and/or provide
incentives to enhance quality of construction.

8. The contractor recognizes that the actual construction
cost will never be identical to its own estimate.

9. Negotiation on work contracts can involve issues
such as completion date, arbitration procedures, special
work item compensation, contingency allowances as
well as the overall price.

10. Others, please specify: ___________________

B. Pre-Construction Stage
i. Site Examination
1. Investigating the subsurface conditions which often
influence the design of a facility as well as its
foundation.

2. Particular attention is paid to environmental factors
such as drainage, groundwater, possibility of floods, and
possible presence of hazardous waste materials from
previous uses.

3. Attention is place in determining the distance
between the construction sites and dumping areas.

4. Excavation must extend a sufficient distance to permit
inspection and other activities.

5. The company considers that the hardware supplier
shall be accessible to the projects construction location.

6. Site offices should be close together, close to the
construction space, and in safe area.

7. To ensure that a construction site is safe for
operations, proper sire management procedures have to
be put in place, considering safety into account.

8. The size and weight of the machineries must be
feasible at the job site and over the route from the
construction site to the dumping area.

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9. The performance of equipment is influenced by the
spatial limitations for the movement of equipment.

10. Availability of first aid services and provisions for
medical care shall be made available.

11. Others, please specify: ____________________

ii. Construction Planning
1. Construction planning is a major concern in the
development of facility designs, in the preparation of
cost estimates, and in forming bids by contracts.

2. The project manager prepares a good construction
plan so it will be use as a basis for developing the
budget and the schedule for work.

3. Before the construction, choices of appropriate
technology and methods for construction is done by the
project manager.

4. Quality requirements should be clear and verifiable,
so that all parties in the project can understand the
requirements for conformance.

5. The selection of the appropriate type and size of
construction equipment often affects the required
amount of time and effort and thus the job-site
productivity of a project.

6. Selecting appropriate subcontractors to assure the
success of a construction project.

7. Evaluation of the future site of the project is primarily
done by design professionals and construction.

8. Planning and reserving storage areas for materials so
that multiple movement of material is avoided.

9. In forming a construction plan, a useful approach is to
stimulate the construction process either in the
imagination of the planner or with a formal computer
based simulation technique.

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10. Others, please specify: ___________________

C. Procurement Stage
1. The constructor handles the procurement to shop for
materials with the best price/performance characteristics
specified by the designer.

2. In some case, more expensive suppliers or shippers
may be employed to save time.

3. It is usually desirable to make a limited number of
large purchases for materials.

4. The main sources of information for feedback and
control of material procurement are requisitions, bids
and quotations, purchase orders and subcontracts,
shipping and receiving documents, and invoices.

5. The company chooses a nearby supplier, near the
site, whenever there is a project.

6. Others, please specify: ____________________

D. Construction Stage
i. Quality Control
1. Quality control in construction typically involves
insuring compliance with minimum standards of material
and workmanship in order to insure the performance of
the facility according to the design.

2. Materials obtained from suppliers or work performed
by workers is inspected and passed the inspection
before using it in the construction.

3. Quality is achieved through extensive training for
personnel, shifting the responsibility for detecting
defects from quality control inspectors to workers, and
continually maintaining equipment.

4. Defective items are not allowed anywhere in the
construction process.




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5. Others, please specify: ____________________

ii. Human Resource Management

1. Empowering construction workers to the responsible
for satisfying client needs.

2. The company provides the construction workers
personal protective garments and equipment.

3. The company maintains its communication to the
subcontractor in order to have a continuous construction
process and avoid stoppage in the operations.

4. The company implements contract and job
specifications that provide the criteria by which to
assess and assure the required quality of construction.

5. Others, please specify: ____________________

iii. Material Storage
1. Materials management is an important element in
project planning and control.

2. Poor materials management can also result in rage
and avoidable costs during construction.

3. In case regular suppliers fail to deliver the raw
materials, back-up suppliers are called.

4. Storage area is separated from the working area.

5. The company attempt to delay payments as long as
possible to minimize such costs.

6. Others, please specify: ____________________

i. Machineries and Equipment Maintenance

1. The company establishes procedures in acquiring
and disposing its fixed assets like cranes, backhoe and
others.






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2. The performance and activity of equipment is
continually monitored and adjusted for improvement.

3. Equipment movements are being tracked individually,
days at each site counted, and the daily charge
accumulated for each project.

4. The company assigns qualified employee in taking
charge of machineries and equipment.

5. Maintaining a weekly check-up of machines condition.

6. Make minor repairs to avoid higher cost of major
repairs.

7. Others, please specify: ____________________

ii. Scheduling Techniques

1. Good scheduling can eliminate problems due to
construction bottlenecks facilitate the timely
procurement of necessary materials, and otherwise
insure the completion of a project as soon as possible.

2. The company uses a scheduling technique like
PERT-CPM, Gantt chart and others to keep track to
schedules prepared properly supervise the operations.

3. The duration of a project is always known with
certainty.

4. Overtime work is allowed if needed in order to get
closer to the scheduled date.

5. Others, please specify: ____________________

E. Post-Construction Stage

1. At the point of substantial completion, the contractor
conducts an inspection to determine a list of items or
punch list for completion or correction before final
completion.



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2. The client performs the final inspection to determine if
the contractor has completed all of the punch-list work
to the clients satisfaction.

3. The provincial engineer/s conducts a final inspection
of the constructed project that will issue Certificate of
Occupancy, which signifies that all safety code
requirements are met.

4. The contractor performs the final contract
reconciliation to calculate the final contract price and
billings to the client.

5. By the time the project reaches final completion,
disputes may exist between the owners and the
contractor as to the final payment due to contractor.

6. The client requires the contractor to provide proof that
it has paid all invoices owed.

7. The company warrants any defects in materials/labor
used in the project.


8. The company is made liable to any defects occurring
during the occupancy of the client.

9. Others, please specify: ____________________

















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