Saghatforoush, Ehsan and Trigunarsyah, Bambang and Too, Eric G. and Heravitorbati, Amirhossein ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2939-7745
(2011)
Extending constructability concept to include operation and maintenance issues.
In: 1st International Construction Business & Management Symposium: Winning Strategies for International Project Marketing in Turbulent Times (ICBMS 2011), 21 Sep - 22 Sep 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Abstract
The concept of constructability uses integration art of individual functions through a valuable and timely construction inputs into planning and design development stages. It results in significant savings in cost and time needed to finalize infrastructure projects. However, available constructability principles, developed by CII Australia (1993), do not cover Operation and Maintenance (O&M) phases of projects, whilst major cost and time in multifaceted infrastructure projects are spent in post-occupancy stages. This paper discusses the need to extend the constructability concept by examining current O&M issues in the provision of multifaceted building projects. It highlights available O&M problems and shortcomings of building projects, as well as their causes and reasons in different categories. This initial categorization is an efficient start point for testing probable present O&M issues in various cases of complex infrastructure building projects. This preliminary categorization serve as a benchmark to develop an extended constructability model that considers the whole project life cycle phases rather than a specific phase. It anticipates that the development of an extended constructability model can reduce significant number of reworks, mistakes, extra costs and time wasted during delivery stages of multifaceted building projects.
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