ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT THESIS
Jennifer Drilling 10/16/2002 Advisor: Riley
TOYOTA
Real Estate & Facilities Corporate Headquarters
Torrance, CA
PROJECT CONTROLS
Safety
Turner recently acquired a contract to be the general contractor for installing the new Airport Security Systems for 435 Major Airports in the nation. It just so happens that Doug Shelton, the current Safety Manager, helped to write the specifications for the Airport Safety Contract. It was this contract that Doug modified to the Toyota Project that made Toyota’s Safety Program currently the most stringent Turner job in the nation!
Some of its requirements are outline below.
A. Highlights of Environmental, Health and Safety Requirements
· Applies to all Subcontractors regardless of tier
· Submit a project specific EHS plan prior to working on site
· Full participation in the Monitoring Vital Personnel Program is required for corrective action and training. TBD
· Full participation in site training and communication programs
· Competent, safety representative (I.e., foreman)
· (24 employees or less) on site
· Full time Safety Professional (25 employees or more) on site. Turner has the right to accept and/or deny any candidate for this requirement
· Pre employment drug screening (funded by each respective Subcontractor) see attached authorization form. (Drug screening shall be in accordance with with jobsite provision exhibit D)
· Six (6) foot fall protection policy (all aspects of construction)
· Four (4) fall protection policy for temporary work platforms.
· 100% hand protection policy
· Highly reflective garments (I.e., reflective vest) during land grading
· Strong Fire Prevention Program in accordance with the Turner Site program
B. Pertinent Training Programs
· Subcontractors are responsible for providing all applicable OSHA, state, and local training. All employees shall have training verification on their persons while working on the Turner / IDEC Project
· Hot Work and Fire Watch (Fire Watch, 30 minutes observation upon completion of work)
· One (1) hour entry orientation for all Sub-Contractor and respective tier Subcontractors employees prior to working on the IDEC Project: (Given by Turner Project Safety Manager and/or designee)
· Weekly Toolbox Talk attended by all employees
· Re-training in regards to Unsafe Observation
· All training documents shall occasionally be requested by the Turner Safety Manager for review.
C. Specific Safety Requirements
· Details of specific safety requirements are outlined in the Turner Site Specific Health and Safety Program Highlights.
· Pre-job entry orientation
· Special Energized Electrical Work Requirements
· Fall protection - 100 percent above 6 feet and four (4) for temp. working platforms
· Fiberglass ladders only
· Impeccable Housekeeping/Cord management
· Enforcement of an Injury Free Environment
· Zero Tolerance for harassment of any means
· Experience Modification Rate: 1.0 0r less
· Smoking is allowed only in designated areas only
· Hot Work procedures.
· Pre employment drug testing
D. Required Communication
· Weekly safety, coordination and schedule meetings every Tuesday morning. TBD
· Subcontractor safety team meeting (scheduled accordingly)
· Daily pre-task planning by all trades (TBD)
· Site safety meetings, luncheon (dates to be determined)
· Tool Box Talks (Weekly)
· Subcontractor safety inspection (Weekly)
· Weekly time sheet. (form provided by Turner Project Safety Manager) (weekly)
· Action taken in regards to unsafe observation
· Ownership of caution and/or danger tape
E. Minimum Required Personal ProtectiveEquipment
· Sturdy leather work boots with ankle support (no tennis shoes)
· Steel toes - task specific
· Hard Hats -Management dedicated color and/or insignia (safety Professional)
· ANSI approved Safety Glasses with fixed side shields (includes prescription glasses)
· Hand protection (100%)
· Fall protection required 100 % over 6 feet and four (4) for temp. working platforms
· All supplied by each Subcontractor
· Note: Long pants and sleeved shirts at all times
· TASK SPECIFIC (not an inclusive list)
· Respirators ( were applicable )
· Face shields/Goggles
· Highly visible garment (I.e., reflective vest) while working around heavy and/or any earthmoving equipment.
Cost & Scheduling
Toyota uses its proposed budget and General Conditions and modifies them monthly in a matrix format in order to compare its cost overload and savings for the month. This is also done for project costs as well. The system that is used to implement cost control is call RACS.
RACS is a system that compares projected and actual man-months to the amount of money being spent per month. A man-month is considered 21.3 days. The money is displayed usually based on contract amounts or divisions on the X-axis. These include divisions such as Site Utilities, Concrete, Steel , Mechanical, Electrical, Finishes, etc. Each division has an average labor percentage that the contract amount and the monthly labor rate are multiplied by for an estimated man-months per amount of expenditure that money. This schedule is very detailed.
The RACS schedule is an effective tool to aid management and project personnel in monitoring job manpower, SCHEDULING and CASH FLOW performance against realistic objectives in order to maintain desired Job Progress. In order for the schedule to be effective, the plan must be update frequently.
Other scheduling Monitoring is done using Microsoft Project. Each superintendent is responsible for a portion of a two week target schedule that is updated at Construction Meetings. This target schedule can be used in a couple of ways. Either it can update the original and constantly revised schedule on Microsoft Project, or it can also be used to revise information in RACS based on delayed earnings due to weather or schedule problems.
Quality
Quality control is best maintained by constantly reviewing the specifications and making sure things are up to standards. Mock-ups best exemplify quality control and help contractor move smoothly into their work. Each mock-up should be built as if it were out in the field. It is then submitted and reviewed by the architect and owner in accordance with the specifications and plans. These mock-ups also help to get buy off early and won’t impact the schedule if things need to be modified. All mock-ups precede work in the field and work can not be done until a mock-up has been approved for specific items.
Types of Mock-Ups include:
· Concrete finish site samples
· Tilt-up concrete panel samples
· Stone masonry site sample
· Aluminum window walls for interior partitions
· Glass and glazing installation
· Lath-Plaster wall material sample
· And Landscaping
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