Guidebook for Construction Management Practices for Rural Projects. Research Results Digest 381.

摘要

In NCHRP RRD 381, rural projects are defined as those that cost less than approximately $2 million and occur in an area with a population less than 50,000 people. The Guidebook focuses on practical tools and techniques that project managers and their employees can use to improve the following aspects of construction management: 1. Construction administration; 2. Construction engineering and operation; 3. Cost estimating techniques; 4. Scheduling techniques; 5. Quality control/quality assurance; 6. Construction safety; and 7. Claims and disputes. Recordkeeping is an integral part of contract administration and is especially important for rural projects because of necessary communication with small communities that often do not formally assign resources to project oversight. Records should be archived for contracts, change orders, requests for information, payments, as-built drawings, materials specifications, quality control and quality assurance charts, injury reports, reports of access management concerns from citizens, right-of-way acquisition, and formal communications with contractors. Also, hard copies of such records should be kept because many small contractors have limited ability to communicate electronically in the field and are not proficient in the use of project management software.