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外文翻译----工程造价管理浅论

the stage of the project cost managementAbstract:Project cost management is the basic contents to determine reasonable and effective control of the project cost. Described the current stage of the project cost management situation on the strengthening of the various stages of construction cost management of the importance of and raised a number of key initiatives.Keywords:project cost;the current stage of the project;project cost management;Even under the WTO and China's accession to the world community,China's construction industry how to effectively control construction cost of the construction and management of an important component part. However,the current budget for the construction projects - estimate,budget,Super budget accounts for the "super three" is still widespread and that eventually led to a serious loss of control of project investment. Project cost management is the basic contents to determine reasonable and effective control of the project cost.As the project cost to the project runs through the entire process,stage by stage can be divided into Investment Decision stage,the design and implementation phases. The so-called Project Cost effective control is the optimization of the construction plans and design programs on the basis of in the building process at all stages,use of certain methods and measures to reduce the cost of the projects have a reasonable control on the scope and cost of the approved limits.Engineering and cost management work of the current status of project cost management system was formed in the 1950s,1980s perfect together. Performance of the country and directly involved in the management of economic activities. Provisions in the design stage to different estimates or budget preparation as well as government; Nothing relevant departments to formulate a budget,content,methods and approval,the budget will provide the fixed cost of equipment and materials and fixed price of the budget preparation,approval,management authority,and so on.With the historical process,after recovery,reform and development,formed a relatively complete budget estimate of quota management system. However,as the socialist market economic development,the system's many problems have also exposed. Generally speaking,the budget estimate is based on direct participation in the management of national economic activity as a precondition. Enterprise is not the actual economic entities. Due to the characteristics of the planned economy,and,at the time under the conditions of productivity,will inevitably become a shortage in the economy.In severe shortage of commodities under the conditions,as long as a certain level of investment,will be certain outputs. In this environment,the project planning and technical argumentation there can be no economic analysis. State control of the project cost constitute key factors equipment and materials prices,wages and taxes of artificial distribution. In this relatively stable economic environment,the budget estimate for the system approved project cost,help the government to carry out investment plans to play a major role.As the socialist market economic system established,requires us to predict project investment and control. In recent years,international investment project developed to the requirements of prior pre-control and in the middle of control. China,the traditional practice in an objective light onthe cause decision-making,implementation heavy,light the economy and technology,First,the consequences of victimization,Due to the technical personnel of the project technical and economic concepts and a weak awareness of cost control,cost management makes the quality difficult to raise. Project Cost control is difficult to achieve long-term goals.Second,the various stages of the project management view of the above circumstances,My first academia in the 1980s made the whole process of cost management and control concept,building departments will study the feasibility of projects and the budgets and final accounts to two extended at the request of the corresponding regulations put our cost management concepts and methods referred to a new height.Our task now is to be modern and cost management in line with China's national conditions of the market economy system goal,learn from the advanced experience of the developed countries,and establish sound market economic laws of project cost management system,efforts to increase the project cost levels. An investment decision-making phase of the project cost management construction project investment decision-making stage is proposed project proposals; conduct a feasibility study to determine investment estimation and the final preparation of design task. At this stage,the project's technical and economic decision-making,of the construction project cost of the project after the completion of the economic benefits have a decisive influence,The construction cost is an important stage control.China's current stage of the project cost for the project management for the purpose of clearing price,and focusing only on the construction process of cost control,neglected before the start of the project investment decision-making stage of cost control. Investment decision-making phase of investment projects is estimated an important basis for decision-making. Ithas a direct impact on national economic and financial analysis of the results of the reliability and accuracy. Because of this phase is the preliminary work of projects,the information cannot be fully,comparable works more or less that information accumulated relatively small,estimated inadequate and unscientific. Makes project cost management and cost workers is difficult at this stage do something.The various stages of the project cost control in the decision-making phase project cost control. Right project planning phase of the cost,many owners have the wrong understanding that the lower the cost the better. Cost control is not a unilateral issue,and should be a number of factors,a combination of practical,comprehensive consideration. The construction project investment decision-making stage,the project's technical and economic decision-making,Cost of the project after the completion of the project and the economic benefits,with a decisive role in project cost control is an important stage,rationally define and control the direction of the project cost of accurate positioning and building Optimization guiding role.In the decision-making phase of the most important is to do a good job feasibility study,the work is done well,returns on investment and can form a good proportion. Otherwise,invest more,less effective,resulting in loss of control and waste of investment.At present,some of the projects planned the owners of departure from the subjective desires of a feasibility study on the lack of scientific proof. Feasibility Study untrue,false or engineering functions obtaining the approval of their superiors,actually put into the feasibility study will be awarded in the study for the project after the smooth functioning buried a lot of hidden problems,lead to insufficient follow-up funds for the project andhad to extend the time limit so that the project could not have planned the use of cost-effective,even become hopeless completion of the beard works.Therefore,in order to phase in the investment decision-making effectively control construction costs,we must do the following aspects: Implementationof the construction project and corporate accountability,Construction of the project from planning to implementation of the entire process and the use of the funds to repay responsibilities to the people. in addition to establishing a legal system and the project supervision matching mechanism by the departments in charge of the industry and supervision departments for setting up a monitoring group to oversee the use of funds.A realistic approach to market analysis,to avoid the blindness of the project decision-making,reduces and reduces investment risk. Fully consider building projects in the future market competitiveness,design task more scientific and reliability.Capital financing must have a formal commitment document,the parties must do investment funds in place,and funds must have documents to ensure that the project can be approved after the scheduled implementation. To the various loan conditions should be carefully analyzed to minimize the burden of interest and repayment pressure.To strengthen the engineering geology,hydrology,geology and land,water,electricity,transport,environmental projects such as external conditions for the work of depth to make the investment estimate there are sufficient grounds.Taking extensive investigation and research,comparison of similar projects,seriously functional analysis,multi-program comparison and choice. After full technical appraisal and economic evaluation,and the final technologically advanced,functional and reliable. Reasonable economic projects,thus calculate a more accurate and realistic estimation of theamount of investment,so that the project cost from the start positioning in a more reasonable level.The design phase of the project cost control for a long time,China's building control very effective,- investment projects is not uncommon,this will affect owners of investment returns,it adds to the owners and within budget,as well as difficulties in fund owners,the impact on the future management or the owners make payments in arrears,and so on. Hence,the control of the project cost is of great significance,however the project cost is the primary means of control design,Currently most of the property owners in the design stage seldom works on cost control,and they found that the cost of the design will not have a great impact,it is wrong,on the contrary,Design phase of the project cost control is the most important step. Because it determines engineering design,construction methods,materials and equipment types,models of the project cost is of critical significance,design optimization phase of the program or minor changes,project cost will have a significant impact,Design phase of the project cost control of the total project cost of 70%. Following is how to control the project from design to create the Law: As the owners must design,the design selected on the quality level is a direct impact on the quality of product design level,and the design quality products in the level of direct influence on the pricing of the works. Different design units on the same project design are different. the same item of different design institute works between certain aspects of the project cost on the existence of differences between,We assume that with a design from two different design institute to design,Construction plans after the completion of a requested advisory unit cost to do the budget,certainly different design institute the total cost of the project is absolutely not the same,and most of the difference between the two over 10% even more than30%,and not necessarily high cost than the design of low cost,and good design is often low cost,We all know that different people have different design styles and different levels,the design works naturally,therefore chosen to design units is the control on the first step. Through tender to select the design of the units is a good method,the tender documents to elaborate on this particular aspect of the requirements,cost control targets,and so on.Otherwise,in the subsequent design process design units will put an increase in the cost of the design requirements; through tendering the project design into the market,compared to select the best design units.Promoting the design bidding and design optimization campaign mode design units assessed by experts using scientific group France,in accordance with applicable,economic,aesthetic principles and advanced technology,reasonable structure to meet building energy efficiency and environmental requirements,comprehensive assessment of the merits of the program design,selection of the best determination of the successful program.Successful investment program estimated to be close to the general construction project scope of investment. This means two design contracts will help design the program of choice and competition to ensure that the selected design advanced technology,unique novelty,adaptability,as well as to control the cost of the project. Design units should strive to improve their quality of the project design clever idea,contemporary reducing the project cost on to rack their brains to improve design quality,strive to put the design phase of the project cost control approval of the investment ceiling.Strengthening the design stage of the design phase to strengthen supervision of the Commissioner to determine a reasonable design,maturetechnology,reduction in the construction phase major design changes and changes in the program,in the effective control of the project cost will play a role. 1 to the design of the project if the project supervision to get involved,excluding unfavorable factors may generally is excluded from the 80% errors. In the entire process of building cost control,construction began at best to save and invest 20%,the key lies in the construction phase of the identification and control costs. Supervision of the design phase include : Design Institute under the design drawings and notes help owners deal with different design options for the economy,capital expenditure to develop the preliminary estimates,to ensure that the investment can be most effectively utilized. With the owners of the Commissioner include:According to the Design Institute to provide design drawings and notes to help owners deal with different design options for the economy,capital expenditures to develop the preliminary plan to ensure that investment can be most effectively used; with the owners of different design options,the need to calculate their own materials and equipment to conduct a cost analysis and study,to the design staff costs,to assist them in the investment limit within limits designed to save and invest. To seek a one-time small investment and economic good design program made the most rational economic indicators.Design actively promote the so-called cap limit design,even with the approval of the design task and investment estimates,guarantee the functional requirements of the premise. The preliminary design and control budget,according to the preliminary approval of the total budget for the design and construction design control. Limits,and every one professional,each of whom have a design threshold of a target. In the design process,designers should progress to more programs,design optimization,ensuring that the design is technically advanced and reasonable,innovative,stylish,and do not break the limit investment objectives,thus eliminating theengineering design raise the factor of safety and design standards,or only consider the technical feasibility of the program,rather than economic rationality phenomenon,the project cost to ensure effective control.Also known as the value of value engineering analysis,is a modern scientific management technique,is a new techno-economic analysis,is the product of functional analysis to conserve resources and reduce the cost of the purpose of an effective method. It made up for the traditional cost management simply focus on cost reduction and quality management only emphasizes improving the quality deficiencies,construction is conducive to resolving the long-standing long period,a lot of wastage,poor quality,high-cost problems. Value Engineering laws generally divided into three steps: assessment of the design of object technology and economic Score; Calculation of the target group of technical and economic indicators; calculate the geometric design of the object,on average; From comparison choose the best design.Construction phase of the project implementation unit construction cost management to control the cost of the project is reasonable in the project to meet quality standards premise,in the investment decision-making stage,the design phase and construction phase of the project put the project approval occurred in the control limits,strive in various construction projects rational use of human,material and financial resources to achieve good investment returns and social benefits.The project cost control and management is a dynamic process. The dynamic market economy,to make the investment in the identification and control become more complex,this will require the construction units to the management of project cost to the project runs through the entire process,it is necessary to have a comprehensive focus. The implementation phase of the projects. The implementation phase of the project cost management is theimplementation of the entire process of project management. Project implementation phase of the project cost management can be divided into three parts: the tender management,construction management and settlement management.Bidding for the construction phase of the construction units Bidding system control engineering cost effective means,bid organization can improve the cost-effectiveness of construction projects and ensure the quality of construction projects,shortening the construction cycle return on the investment,construction units can take full advantage of bidding for the effective means of cost control.Construction No. 10 on the 7th ministerial decree issued a "contract with the Construction Contract Pricing Management." clearly pointed out in bidding for projects using inventories. This requires the building of units conducting the tender exercise,in the tender document to include not only the usual content,like tender notes before schedule,tender notes,the conditions of the contract,the contract terms of the agreement,contract format,technical specifications,drawings,tender documents and other reference format,it is also necessary to provide the engineering inventory,Bidding as a reference document of the important components.Construction units in the tender document for the project inventory,in accordance with state or local rules promulgated by the calculation that the reunification of the divided projects,unified measurement units and the reunification of the engineering calculation rules,according to design drawings to be calculated and statistical arranged,obtain the list. Quantities to be followed in the preparation of an objective,impartial,scientific,and rational principle. Compilers must have strong manly budget,and should have certain knowledge of the engineering design and construction experience,and the material and mechanical construction technology forcomprehensive scientific knowledge,in order to calculate the volume of the works without heavy missed. The basis of which must be in accordance with state regulations engineering calculation rules,and the sub-projects division engineering units,and in accordance with design drawings,design essential Love tender documentation requirements are calculated.Quantities of the project should have a testing general,the entries must be simple,while not appear Lousing wrong items Pricing should guarantee the correctness of the project. Should the requirements of the different grades separate engineering division,the situation was different; We may have different prices for the items separately. This requires the preparation of the list compilers,seriously study design drawings,Analysis of the tender documents include the elements of the work and the different technical requirements,all familiar with the process,and to the scene of serious investigation,is forecast to make possible the construction of the case,right will have an impact on the Price of projects to be broken down. In addition,because the project inventories to calculate the amount of the project is not complete engineering and consider the interests of the construction units,clearly paying the price for the same overall price,the quantity list by the number of actual construction is a practical terms.In the evaluation and review of the tender offer should do the units total individual Price quotations and the comprehensive assessment. Price does not meet the requirements of individual shows Price meets the requirements,and the lowest total Price could not explain the single lowest bidder. Bidders often know the total cost to maintain the same circumstances; the project is likely to change smaller projects to lower the price.Changes may be larger projects price increases to achieve the completion of clearing works will be added for the purpose. We would also do price and the corresponding quantity of comprehensive engineeringassessment of the large volume of projects to focus on the price analysis. Price will do with the contents of the work,construction program,a comprehensive technical evaluation process,thereby preferred choice of a construction unit. Construction of the construction phase of the contract cost control basis. Signed tight construction contract,while strengthening the construction contract management can guarantee that the contract price is reasonable,legitimacy and reduce the performance of the contract A,B in disputes and safeguard the interests of both the contract,effective control of the works investment costs.After the signing of the contract,to do the management contract documentation,contract and the supplementary contract agreement until the regular meeting site in minutes. Work contacts such as a single content of a contract extension and explained that the integrity must be preserved,in addition to establishing a technical files,Implementation of the contract for dynamic analysis,results of the analysis to take proactive measures.Construction phase in the construction phase construction plan is based on the budget or Ken works contract price of the target,Ken control the cost of the project. At this stage of conservation has room for a small,but the possibility of waste is great. Thereby to control the cost of the project to give sufficient attention.Construction program to strengthen the comparative technical and economic construction program is construction design of a re - to the contents of the work,a reasonable construction plan,shorten the construction period and ensure the quality of the project,improving economic efficiency,Construction of the program right from the technical and economic evaluation were compared,through qualitative and quantitative analysis,the quality,time,Cost three technical and economic indicators,be rational,and effective use of manpower,material and financial resources,achieve better economic efficiency,good construction management relations,a comprehensive cost management is an important way.Strictly related changes to the project budget control in the proposed budget. Construction of the changes caused by many reasons,including works poorly designed,so that the engineering contract with the drawings provided inconsistent; The current market supply of materials does not meet the standard specifications of the design requirements. These issues have to leave breadwinner project cost factors. Therefore,in the construction process,we must tighten customs change,through no design changes to expand the scale and improve the design standards; increase the construction and contents,the best implementation of the "grade control,visa quota" system. Right to change the design,particularly as it relates to the cost of the design changes must be approved by the design units,construction units scene representatives,supervision engineers common signature,and should be ahead of this type of change,reduce losses,because it has been completed or partially completed project will entail the demolition of the contents,it is bound to cause major changes to the loss. Therefore,the construction units should be assigned to the project cost management professionals Permanent construction site,to grasp at any time. Control project cost of the changes.Works on the scene visa formalities through strict control of the construction project supervision system,the establishment of specialized departments,Professional use of the professional management of projects and to avoid project management personnel just visas,not economic account of the phenomenon. Investment out of control caused serious consequences. To serious change visa procedures to be taken to the building,Supervisor,the construction site together representatives signed the way toensure that change,visa authenticity,legitimacy,economic and avoid fraud and the resulting phenomena arising from the dispute.In the course of construction,the construction units to enhance on-site construction management,supervision and construction side according to the drawings,and strictly control the change of the negotiations,materials substitution,the scene visas,and various additional extra budgetary labor costs for the necessary changes should be done first afterwards,after money,Change event on the timely change in the calculation of the workload and the cost of change occurred to grasp at any time cost of the project level,things to avoid a backlog of work that the true cost of the project.Construction unit representatives to the scene to supervise doing a good job record,particularly concealed records and visas,reduce clearing the passing phenomenon. Many works visa scene is not as serious,works to bring a very large settlement of the trouble,lead to considerable economic losses,the scene strict visa management of the construction phase of the project cost control key.Of project list rigorous review of the project on the review of inventories,Engineers’ monitor list of measures to control the project. BOQ to provide the list of measures is to complete construction projects,occurred in the pre-construction engineering and construction process technology,life and safety aspects of non-engineering projects entities. At this stage because many projects are in construction plans and the construction site of the imperfections on the tender wait until the construction tender of the project design and actual scene have better access. Management Engineer addresses the gathering first-hand information on the original,itemized checking identification,inconsistent make revisions.Control material consumption,rationally define material prices. Cost of the project control materials price control is the main,the cost of materials in engineering often holds substantial proportion,usually accounts for the estimated costs of 70%,representing the direct costs of 80%. It is necessary in the construction phase in strict accordance with the contract amount of material control; material set reasonable prices,so as to effectively control the cost of the project. Market economy material supply a variety of channels,variety and price range materials,construction unit budget management and field personnel should pay close attention to market rates,with the progress of the scene,the market,hand in the construction of the information and materials for the completion of the accounts provide a strong basis.Technology and economic integration,strengthening investment control. Effective control of the investment,from organizational,technical,economic,contracts,and other measures. Therefore,the construction units must strengthen management,engineering and technical personnel of the "economy" concept,the quality of education,Training pragmatic working style,the construction side to help improve construction design,reasonable security,financial,and material resources. Accelerate the pace of work to improve the quality of the projects. Construction should encounter problems in a timely manner with the designer linked to choose both economic and scientific potential solutions,overcome the waste caused by command,to give due attention to the importance of investment in conservation,is responsible for the engineering technician with the combination of economic officers from the tender,contract negotiations,costing the budget,signed paid to the progress of the completion of the accounts,a cost analysis,the whole process management and strictly control the cost of the project.。
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中英文对照翻译Risk Analysis of the International Construction ProjectABSTRACTThis analysis used a case study methodology to analyse the issues surrounding the partial collapse of the roof of a building housing the headquarters of the Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ). In particular, it examined the prior roles played by the team of construction professionals. The analysis revealed that the SAZ‟s traditional construction project was generally characterized by high risk. There was a clear indication of the failure of a contractor and architects in preventing and/or mitigating potential construction problems as alleged by the plaintiff. It was reasonable to conclude that between them the defects should have been detected earlier and rectified in good time before the partial roof failure. It appeared justified for the plaintiff to have brought a negligence claim against both the contractor and the architects. The risk analysis facilitated, through its multi-dimensional approach to a critical examination of a construction problem, the identification of an effective risk management strategy for future construction projects. It further served to emphasize the point that clients are becoming more demanding, more discerning, and less willing to accept risk without recompense. Clients do not want surprise, and are more likely to engage in litigation when things go wrong.KEY WORDS:Arbitration, claims, construction, contracts, litigation, project and risk The structural design of the reinforced concrete elements was done by consulting engineers Knight Piesold (KP). Quantity surveying services were provided by Hawkins, Leshnick & Bath (HLB). The contract was awarded to Central African Building Corporation (CABCO) who was also responsible for the provision of a specialist roof structure using patented “gang nail” roof trusses. The building construction proceeded to completion and was handed over to the owners on Sept. 12, 1991. The SAZ took effective occupation of the headquarters building without a certificate of occupation. Also, the defects liability period was only three months .The roof structure was in place 10 years before partial failure in December 1999. The building insurance coverage did not cover enough, the City of Harare, a government municipality, issued the certificate of occupation 10 years after occupation, and after partial collapse of the roof .At first the SAZ decided to go to arbitration, but this failed to yield an immediate solution. The SAZ then decided to proceed to litigate in court and to bring a negligence claim against CABCO. The preparation for arbitration was reused for litigation. The SAZ‟s quantified losses stood at approximately $ 6 million in Zimbabwe dollars (US $1.2m) .After all parties had examined the facts and evidence before them, it became clear that there was a great probability that the courts might rule that both the architects and the contractor were liable. It was at this stage that the defendants‟ lawyers requested that the matter be settled out of court. The plaintiff agreed to this suggestion, with the terms of the settlement kept confidential .The aim of this critical analysis was to analyse the issues surrounding the partial collapse of the roof of the building housing the HQ of Standard Association of Zimbabwe. It examined the prior roles played by the project management function and construction professionals in preventing/mitigating potential construction problems. It further assessed the extent to which the employer/client and parties to a construction contract are able to recover damages under that contract. The main objective of this critical analysis was to identify an effective risk management strategy for future construction projects. The importance of this study is its multidimensional examination approach.Experience suggests that participants in a project are well able to identify risks based on their own experience. The adoption of a risk management approach, based solely in past experience and dependant on judgement, may work reasonably well in a stable low risk environment. It is unlikely to be effective where there is a change. This is because change requires the extrapolation of past experience, which could be misleading. All construction projects are prototypes to some extent and imply change. Change in the construction industry itself suggests that past experience is unlikely tobe sufficient on its own. A structured approach is required. Such a structure can not and must not replace the experience and expertise of the participant. Rather, it brings additional benefits that assist to clarify objectives, identify the nature of the uncertainties, introduces effective communication systems, improves decision-making, introduces effective risk control measures, protects the project objectives and provides knowledge of the risk history .Construction professionals need to know how to balance the contingencies of risk with their specific contractual, financial, operational and organizational requirements. Many construction professionals look at risks in dividually with a myopic lens and do not realize the potential impact that other associated risks may have on their business operations. Using a holistic risk management approach will enable a firm to identify all of the organization‟s business risks. This will increas e the probability of risk mitigation, with the ultimate goal of total risk elimination .Recommended key construction and risk management strategies for future construction projects have been considered and their explanation follows. J.W. Hinchey stated th at there is and can be no …best practice‟ standard for risk allocation on a high-profile project or for that matter, any project. He said, instead, successful risk management is a mind-set and a process. According to Hinchey, the ideal mind-set is for the parties and their representatives to, first, be intentional about identifying project risks and then to proceed to develop a systematic and comprehensive process for avoiding, mitigating, managing and finally allocating, by contract, those risks in optimum ways for the particular project. This process is said to necessarily begin as a science and ends as an art .According to D. Atkinson, whether contractor, consultant or promoter, the right team needs to be assembled with the relevant multi-disciplinary experience of that particular type of project and its location. This is said to be necessary not only to allow alternative responses to be explored. But also to ensure that the right questions are asked and the major risks identified. Heads of sources of risk are said to be a convenient way of providing a structure for identifying risks to completion of a participant‟s part of the project. Effective risk management is said to require amulti-disciplinary approach. Inevitably risk management requires examination of engineering, legal and insurance related solutions .It is stated that the use of analytical techniques based on a statistical approach could be of enormous use in decision making . Many of these techniques are said to be relevant to estimation of the consequences of risk events, and not how allocation of risk is to be achieved. In addition, at the present stage of the development of risk management, Atkinson states that it must be recognized that major decisions will be made that can not be based solely on mathematical analysis. The complexity of construction projects means that the project definition in terms of both physical form and organizational structure will be based on consideration of only a relatively small number of risks . This is said to then allow a general structured approach that can be applied to any construction project to increase the awareness of participants .The new, simplified Construction Design and Management Regulations (CDM Regulations) which came in to force in the UK in April 2007, revised and brought together the existing CDM 1994 and the Construction Health Safety and Welfare (CHSW) Regulations 1996, into a single regulatory package.The new CDM regulations offer an opportunity for a step change in health and safety performance and are used to reemphasize the health, safety and broader business benefits of a well-managed and co-ordinated approach to the management of health and safety in construction. I believe that the development of these skills is imperative to provide the client with the most effective services available, delivering the best value project possible.Construction Management at Risk (CM at Risk), similar to established private sector methods of construction contracting, is gaining popularity in the public sector. It is a process that allows a client to select a construction manager (CM) based on qualifications; make the CM a member of a collaborative project team; centralize responsibility for construction under a single contract; obtain a bonded guaranteed maximum price; produce a more manageable, predictable project; save time and money; and reduce risk for the client, the architect and the CM.CM at Risk, a more professional approach to construction, is taking its place along with design-build, bridging and the more traditional process of design-bid-build as an established method of project delivery.The AE can review the CM‟s approach to the work, making helpful recommendations. The CM is allowed to take bids or proposals from subcontractors during completion of contract documents, prior to the guaranteed maximum price (GMP), which reduces the CM‟s risk and provides useful input to design. The procedure is more methodical, manageable, predictable and less risky for all.The procurement of construction is also more business-like. Each trade contractor has a fair shot at being the low bidder without fear of bid shopping. Each must deliver the best to get the projec. Competition in the community is more equitable: all subcontractors have a fair shot at the work .A contingency within the GMP covers unexpected but justifiable costs, and a contingency above the GMP allows for client changes. As long as the subcontractors are within the GMP they are reimbursed to the CM, so the CM represents the client in negotiating inevitable changes with subcontractors.There can be similar problems where each party in a project is separately insured. For this reason a move towards project insurance is recommended. The traditional approach reinforces adversarial attitudes, and even provides incentives for people to overlook or conceal risks in an attempt to avoid or transfer responsibility.A contingency within the GMP covers unexpected but justifiable costs, and a contingency above the GMP allows for client changes. As long as the subcontractors are within the GMP they are reimbursed to the CM, so the CM represents the client in negotiating inevitable changes with subcontractors.There can be similar problems where each party in a project is separately insured. For this reason a move towards project insurance is recommended. The traditional approach reinforces adversarial attitudes, and even provides incentives for people to overlook or conceal risks in an attempt to avoid or transfer responsibility.It was reasonable to assume that between them the defects should have been detected earlier and rectified in good time before the partial roof failure. It did appearjustified for the plaintiff to have brought a negligence claim against both the contractor and the architects.In many projects clients do not understand the importance of their role in facilitating cooperation and coordination; the design is prepared without discussion between designers, manufacturers, suppliers and contractors. This means that the designer can not ta ke advantage of suppliers‟ or contractors‟ knowledge of build ability or maintenance requirements and the impact these have on sustainability, the total cost of ownership or health and safety .This risk analysis was able to facilitate, through its multi-dimensional approach to a critical examination of a construction problem, the identification of an effective risk management strategy for future construction projects. This work also served to emphasize the point that clients are becoming more demanding, more discerning, and less willing to accept risk without recompense. They do not want surprises, and are more likely to engage in litigation when things go wrong.国际建设工程风险分析摘要此次分析用实例研究方法分析津巴布韦标准协会总部(SAZ)的屋顶部分坍塌的问题。
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外文文献:Project Cost Control: The Way it WorksBy R. Max WidemanIn a recent consulting assignment we realized that there was some lack of understanding of the whole system of project cost control, how it is setup and applied. So we decided to write up a description of how it works. Project cost control is not that difficult to follow in theory.First you establish a set of reference baselines. Then, as work progresses, you monitor the work, analyze the findings, forecast the end results and compare those with the reference baselines. If the end results are not satisfactory then you make adjustments as necessary to the work in progress, and repeat the cycle at suitable intervals. If the end results get really out of line with the baseline plan, you may have to change the plan. More likely, there will be (or have been) scope changes that change the reference baselines which means that every time that happens you have to change the baseline plan anyway.But project cost control is a lot more difficult to do in practice, as is evidenced by the number of projects that fail to contain costs. It also involves a significant amount of work, as we shall see, and we might as well start at the beginning. So let us follow the thread of project cost control through the entire project life span.And, while we are at it, we will take the opportunity to point out the proper places for several significant documents. These include theBusiness Case, the Request for (a capital) Appropriation (for execution), Work Packages and the Work Breakdown Structure, the Project Charter (or Brief), the Project Budget or Cost Plan, Earned Value and the Cost Baseline. All of these contribute to the organization's ability to effectively control project costs.FootnoteI am indebted to my friend Quentin Fleming, the guru of Earned Value, for checking and correcting my work on this topic.The Business Case and Application for (execution) FundingIt is important to note that project cost control is most effective when the executive management responsible has a good understanding of how projects should unfold through the project life span. This means that they exercise their responsibilities at the key decision points between the major phases. They must also recognize the importance of project risk management for identifying and planning to head off at least the most obvious potential risk events.In the project's Concept Phase• EvEry projEct starts with somEonE idEntifying an opportunity or need. That is usually someone of importance or influence, if the project is to proceed, and that person often becomes the project's sponsor.• to dEtErminE thE suitability of thE potEntial projEct, most organizations call for the preparation of a "Business Case" and its"Order of Magnitude" cost to justify the value of the project so that it can be compared with all the other competing projects. This effort is conducted in the Concept Phase of the project and is done as a part of the organization's management of the entire project portfolio.• thE cost of thE work of preparing the Business Case is usually covered by corporate management overhead, but it may be carried forward as an accounting cost to the eventual project. No doubt because this will provide a tax benefit to the organization. The problem is, how do you then account for all the projects that are not so carried forward?• if thE businEss casE has sufficiEnt mErit, approval will bE givEn to proceed to a Development and Definition phase.In the project's Development or Definition Phase• thE objEctivE of t he Development Phase is to establish a good understanding of the work involved to produce the required product, estimate the cost and seek capital funding for the actual execution of the project.• in a formalizEd sEtting, EspEcially whErE big projEcts arE involved, this application for funding is often referred to as a Request for (a capital) Appropriation (RFA) or Capital Appropriation Request (CAR).• this rEquirEs thE collEction of morE dEtailEd rEquirEmEnts and data to establish what work needsto be done to produce the required product or "deliverable". From this information, a plan is prepared in sufficient detail to give adequate confidence in a dollar figure to be included in the request.• in a lEss formalizEd sEtting, EvEryonE just triEs to muddlE through.Work Packages and the WBSThe Project Management Plan, Project Brief or Project Charter• if thE dElivErablE consists of a numbEr of diffErEnt ElEmEnts, thEsE are identified and assembled into Work Packages (WPs) and presented in the form of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).• Each wp involvEs a sEt of activitiEs, thE "work" that is plannEd and scheduled as a part of the Project Management Plan. Note, however, that the planning will still be at a relatively high level,and more detailed planning will be necessary during execution if the project is given the go ahead.• this projEct managEmEnt plan, by thE way, should bEcomE thE "bible" for the execution phase of the project and is sometimes referred to as the "Project Brief" or the "Project Charter".• thE cost of doing thE various activitiEs is thEn EstimatEd and thEsE estimated costs are aggregated to determine the estimated cost of the WP. This approach is known as "detailed estimating" or "bottom up estimating". There are other approaches to estimating that we'll come to in a minute. Either way, the result is an estimated cost of the totalwork of the project.Note: that project risk management planning is an important part of this exercise. This should examine the project's assumptions and environmental conditions to identify any weaknesses in the plan thus far, and identify those potential risk events that warrant attention for mitigation. This might take the form of specific contingency planning, and/or the setting aside of prudent funding reserves.Request for capitalConverting the estimate• howEvEr, an EstimatE of thE work alonE is not sufficiEnt for a capital request. To arrive at a capital request some conversion is necessary, for example, by adding prudent allowances such as overheads, a contingency allowance to cover normal project risks and management reserves to cover unknowns and possible scope changes.• in addition, it may bE nEcEssary to convErt thE Estimating data into a financial accounting formatthat satisfies the corporate or sponsor's format for purposes of comparison with other projects and consequent funding approval.• in practicE all thE data for thE typE of "bottom up" approach just described may not be available.In this case alternative estimating approaches are adopted that provide various degrees of reliability in a "top down" fashion. Forexample:Order of Magnitude estimate – a "ball park" estimate, usually reserved for the concept phase onlyAnalogous estimate – an estimate based on previous similar projects Parametric estimate –an estimate based on statistical relationships in historical data• whichEvEr approach is adoptEd, hopEfully thE sum thus arrivEd at will be approved in full and proves to be satisfactory! This is the trigger to start the Execution Phase of the projectNote: Some managements will approve some lesser sum in the mistaken belief that this will help everyone to "sharpen their pencils" and "work smarter" for the benefit of the organization. This is a mistaken belief because management has failed to understand the nature of uncertainty and risk in project work. Consequently, the effect is more likely to result in "corner cutting" with an adverse effect on product quality, or reduced product scope or functionality. This often leads to a "game" in which estimates are inflated so that management can adjust them downwards. But to be fair, management is also well aware that if money is over allocated, it will get spent anyway. The smart thing for managements to do is to set aside contingent reserve funds, varying with the riskiness of the project, and keep that money under careful control.Ownership of approved capital• if sEnior managEmEnt approvEs thE rfa as prEsEntEd, thE sum in question becomes the responsibility of the designated project sponsor. However, if the approved capital request includes allowances such as a "Management Reserve", this may or may not be passed on to the project's sponsor, depending on the policies of the organization.• for thE approvEd rfa, thE projEct sponsor will, in turn, further delegate expenditure authority to the project's project manager and will likely not include any of the allowances. An exception might be the contingency allowances to cover the normal variations in work performance.• thE nEt sum thus arrivEd at constitutes the project manager's Approved Project Budget.Note: If management does not approve the RFA, you should not consider this a project failure. Either the goals, objectives, justification and planning need rethinking to increase the value of the project's deliverables, or senior management simply has higher priorities elsewhere for the available resources and funding.The Project's Execution PhaseThe project manager's Project Budget responsibility• oncE this approvEd projEct budgEt is rElEas ed to the project manager, a reverse process must take place to convert it into a working control document. That is, the money available must be divided amongstthe various WBS WPs that, by the way, have probably by now been upgraded! This results in a project execution Control Budget or Project Baseline Budget, or simply, the Project Budget. In some areas of project management application it is referred to as a Project Cost Plan.• on a largE projEct whErE diffErEnt corporatE production divisions are involved, there may be a further intermediate step of creating "Control Accounts" for the separate divisions, so that each division subdivides their allocated money into their own WBS WPs.• obsErvE that, sincE thE total projEct budgEt rEcEivEd formal approval from Executive Management, you, as project manager, must likewise seek and obtain from Executive Management, via the project's sponsor, formal approval for any changes to the total project budget. Often this is only justified and accepted on the basis of a requested Product Scope Change.• in such a casE thE projEct's sponsor will EithEr draw down on thE management reserve in his or her possession, or submit a supplementary RFA to upper management.• now that wE havE thE projEct budgEt monEy allocatEd to Work Packages we can further distribute it amongst the various activities of each WP so that we know how much money we have as a "Baseline" cost for each activity.• this providEs us with thE basE of rEfErEncE for thE cost controlfunction. Of course, depending on the circumstances the same thing may be done at the WP level but the ability to control is then at a higher and coarser level.Use of the Earned Value technique• if wE havE thE nEcEssary dEtails anothEr control tool that wE can adopt for monitoring ongoing work is the "Earned Value" (EV) technique. This is a considerable art and science that you must learn about from texts dedicated to the subject.• but EssEntially, you takE thE costs of thE schEdulE activitiEs and plot them as a cumulative total on the appropriate time base. Again you can do this at the activity level, WP level or the whole project level. The lower the level the more control information you have available but the more work you get involved in.The Cost Baseline• this plannEd reference S-curve is sometimes referred to as the "Cost Baseline", typically in EVparlance. That is, it is the "Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled" (BCWS), or more simply the "Planned Value" (PV).• Observe that you need to modify this Cost Baseline every time there is an approved scope change that has cost and/or schedule implications and consequently changes the project's Approved Project Budget.• now, as thE work progrEssEs, you can plot thE "actual cost of workPerformed" (ACWP or simply "Actual Cost" - AC).• you can plot othEr things as wEll, sEE diagram rEfErrEd to abovE, and if you don't like what you see then you need to take "Corrective Action".CommentaryThis whole process is a cyclic, situational operation and is probably the source of the term "cycle" in the popularly misnamed "project life cycle".As an aside, the Earned Value pundits offer various other techniques within the EV process designed to aid in forecasting the final result, that is, the "Estimate At Completion" (EAC). EAC is what you should really be interested in because it is the only constant in a moving project. Therefore, these extended EV techniques must be considered in the same realm of accuracy as top-down estimating. They are useful, but only if you recognize the limitations and know what you are doing!But, as we said at the beginning, it is a lot more difficult to do in practice –and involves a significant amount of work. But, let's face it, that's what project managers are hired for, right?中文译文:项目成本控制:它的工作方式R.马克斯怀德曼我们在最近的咨询任务中意识到,对于整个项目成本控制体系是如何设置和应用的这个问题,我们仍有一些缺乏了解。
外文翻译-工程造价管理浅论(中英文对照)

the stage of the project cost managementAbstract:Project cost management is the basic contents to determine reasonable and effective control of the project cost. Described the current stage of the project cost management situation on the strengthening of the various stages of construction cost management of the importance of and raised a number of key initiatives.Keywords:project cost;the current stage of the project;project cost management;Even under the WTO and China's accession to the world community,China's construction industry how to effectively control construction cost of the construction and management of an important component part. However,the current budget for the construction projects - estimate,budget,Super budget accounts for the "super three" is still widespread and that eventually led to a serious loss of control of project investment. Project cost management is the basic contents to determine reasonable and effective control of the project cost.As the project cost to the project runs through the entire process,stage by stage can be divided into Investment Decision stage,the design and implementation phases. The so-called Project Cost effective control is the optimization of the construction plans and design programs on the basis of in the building process at all stages,use of certain methods and measures to reduce the cost of the projects have a reasonable control on the scope and cost of the approved limits.Engineering and cost management work of the current status of project cost management system was formed in the 1950s,1980s perfect together. Performance of the country and directly involved in the management of economic activities. Provisions in the design stage to different estimates or budget preparation as well as government; Nothing relevant departments to formulate a budget,content,methods and approval,the budget will provide the fixed cost of equipment and materials and fixed price of the budget preparation,approval,management authority,and so on.With the historical process,after recovery,reform and development,formed a relatively complete budget estimate of quota management system. However,as the socialist market economic development,the system's many problems have also exposed. Generally speaking,the budget estimate is based on direct participation in the management of national economic activity as a precondition. Enterprise is not the actual economic entities. Due to the characteristics of the planned economy,and,at the time under the conditions of productivity,will inevitably become a shortage in the economy.In severe shortage of commodities under the conditions,as long as a certain level of investment,will be certain outputs. In this environment,the project planning and technical argumentation there can be no economic analysis. State control of the project cost constitute key factors equipment and materials prices,wages and taxes of artificial distribution. In this relatively stable economic environment,the budget estimate for the system approved project cost,help the government to carry out investment plans to play a major role.As the socialist market economic system established,requires us to predict project investment and control. In recent years,international investment project developed to the requirements of prior pre-control and in the middle of control. China,the traditional practice in an objective light onthe cause decision-making,implementation heavy,light the economy and technology,First,the consequences of victimization,Due to the technical personnel of the project technical and economic concepts and a weak awareness of cost control,cost management makes the quality difficult to raise. Project Cost control is difficult to achieve long-term goals.Second,the various stages of the project management view of the above circumstances,My first academia in the 1980s made the whole process of cost management and control concept,building departments will study the feasibility of projects and the budgets and final accounts to two extended at the request of the corresponding regulations put our cost management concepts and methods referred to a new height.Our task now is to be modern and cost management in line with China's national conditions of the market economy system goal,learn from the advanced experience of the developed countries,and establish sound market economic laws of project cost management system,efforts to increase the project cost levels. An investment decision-making phase of the project cost management construction project investment decision-making stage is proposed project proposals; conduct a feasibility study to determine investment estimation and the final preparation of design task. At this stage,the project's technical and economic decision-making,of the construction project cost of the project after the completion of the economic benefits have a decisive influence,The construction cost is an important stage control.China's current stage of the project cost for the project management for the purpose of clearing price,and focusing only on the construction process of cost control,neglected before the start of the project investment decision-making stage of cost control. Investment decision-making phase of investment projects is estimated an important basis for decision-making. Ithas a direct impact on national economic and financial analysis of the results of the reliability and accuracy. Because of this phase is the preliminary work of projects,the information cannot be fully,comparable works more or less that information accumulated relatively small,estimated inadequate and unscientific. Makes project cost management and cost workers is difficult at this stage do something.The various stages of the project cost control in the decision-making phase project cost control. Right project planning phase of the cost,many owners have the wrong understanding that the lower the cost the better. Cost control is not a unilateral issue,and should be a number of factors,a combination of practical,comprehensive consideration. The construction project investment decision-making stage,the project's technical and economic decision-making,Cost of the project after the completion of the project and the economic benefits,with a decisive role in project cost control is an important stage,rationally define and control the direction of the project cost of accurate positioning and building Optimization guiding role.In the decision-making phase of the most important is to do a good job feasibility study,the work is done well,returns on investment and can form a good proportion. Otherwise,invest more,less effective,resulting in loss of control and waste of investment.At present,some of the projects planned the owners of departure from the subjective desires of a feasibility study on the lack of scientific proof. Feasibility Study untrue,false or engineering functions obtaining the approval of their superiors,actually put into the feasibility study will be awarded in the study for the project after the smooth functioning buried a lot of hidden problems,lead to insufficient follow-up funds for the project andhad to extend the time limit so that the project could not have planned the use of cost-effective,even become hopeless completion of the beard works.Therefore,in order to phase in the investment decision-making effectively control construction costs,we must do the following aspects: Implementationof the construction project and corporate accountability,Construction of the project from planning to implementation of the entire process and the use of the funds to repay responsibilities to the people. in addition to establishing a legal system and the project supervision matching mechanism by the departments in charge of the industry and supervision departments for setting up a monitoring group to oversee the use of funds.A realistic approach to market analysis,to avoid the blindness of the project decision-making,reduces and reduces investment risk. Fully consider building projects in the future market competitiveness,design task more scientific and reliability.Capital financing must have a formal commitment document,the parties must do investment funds in place,and funds must have documents to ensure that the project can be approved after the scheduled implementation. To the various loan conditions should be carefully analyzed to minimize the burden of interest and repayment pressure.To strengthen the engineering geology,hydrology,geology and land,water,electricity,transport,environmental projects such as external conditions for the work of depth to make the investment estimate there are sufficient grounds.Taking extensive investigation and research,comparison of similar projects,seriously functional analysis,multi-program comparison and choice. After full technical appraisal and economic evaluation,and the final technologically advanced,functional and reliable. Reasonable economic projects,thus calculate a more accurate and realistic estimation of theamount of investment,so that the project cost from the start positioning in a more reasonable level.The design phase of the project cost control for a long time,China's building control very effective,- investment projects is not uncommon,this will affect owners of investment returns,it adds to the owners and within budget,as well as difficulties in fund owners,the impact on the future management or the owners make payments in arrears,and so on. Hence,the control of the project cost is of great significance,however the project cost is the primary means of control design,Currently most of the property owners in the design stage seldom works on cost control,and they found that the cost of the design will not have a great impact,it is wrong,on the contrary,Design phase of the project cost control is the most important step. Because it determines engineering design,construction methods,materials and equipment types,models of the project cost is of critical significance,design optimization phase of the program or minor changes,project cost will have a significant impact,Design phase of the project cost control of the total project cost of 70%. Following is how to control the project from design to create the Law: As the owners must design,the design selected on the quality level is a direct impact on the quality of product design level,and the design quality products in the level of direct influence on the pricing of the works. Different design units on the same project design are different. the same item of different design institute works between certain aspects of the project cost on the existence of differences between,We assume that with a design from two different design institute to design,Construction plans after the completion of a requested advisory unit cost to do the budget,certainly different design institute the total cost of the project is absolutely not the same,and most of the difference between the two over 10% even more than30%,and not necessarily high cost than the design of low cost,and good design is often low cost,We all know that different people have different design styles and different levels,the design works naturally,therefore chosen to design units is the control on the first step. Through tender to select the design of the units is a good method,the tender documents to elaborate on this particular aspect of the requirements,cost control targets,and so on.Otherwise,in the subsequent design process design units will put an increase in the cost of the design requirements; through tendering the project design into the market,compared to select the best design units.Promoting the design bidding and design optimization campaign mode design units assessed by experts using scientific group France,in accordance with applicable,economic,aesthetic principles and advanced technology,reasonable structure to meet building energy efficiency and environmental requirements,comprehensive assessment of the merits of the program design,selection of the best determination of the successful program.Successful investment program estimated to be close to the general construction project scope of investment. This means two design contracts will help design the program of choice and competition to ensure that the selected design advanced technology,unique novelty,adaptability,as well as to control the cost of the project. Design units should strive to improve their quality of the project design clever idea,contemporary reducing the project cost on to rack their brains to improve design quality,strive to put the design phase of the project cost control approval of the investment ceiling.Strengthening the design stage of the design phase to strengthen supervision of the Commissioner to determine a reasonable design,maturetechnology,reduction in the construction phase major design changes and changes in the program,in the effective control of the project cost will play a role. 1 to the design of the project if the project supervision to get involved,excluding unfavorable factors may generally is excluded from the 80% errors. In the entire process of building cost control,construction began at best to save and invest 20%,the key lies in the construction phase of the identification and control costs. Supervision of the design phase include : Design Institute under the design drawings and notes help owners deal with different design options for the economy,capital expenditure to develop the preliminary estimates,to ensure that the investment can be most effectively utilized. With the owners of the Commissioner include:According to the Design Institute to provide design drawings and notes to help owners deal with different design options for the economy,capital expenditures to develop the preliminary plan to ensure that investment can be most effectively used; with the owners of different design options,the need to calculate their own materials and equipment to conduct a cost analysis and study,to the design staff costs,to assist them in the investment limit within limits designed to save and invest. To seek a one-time small investment and economic good design program made the most rational economic indicators.Design actively promote the so-called cap limit design,even with the approval of the design task and investment estimates,guarantee the functional requirements of the premise. The preliminary design and control budget,according to the preliminary approval of the total budget for the design and construction design control. Limits,and every one professional,each of whom have a design threshold of a target. In the design process,designers should progress to more programs,design optimization,ensuring that the design is technically advanced and reasonable,innovative,stylish,and do not break the limit investment objectives,thus eliminating theengineering design raise the factor of safety and design standards,or only consider the technical feasibility of the program,rather than economic rationality phenomenon,the project cost to ensure effective control.Also known as the value of value engineering analysis,is a modern scientific management technique,is a new techno-economic analysis,is the product of functional analysis to conserve resources and reduce the cost of the purpose of an effective method. It made up for the traditional cost management simply focus on cost reduction and quality management only emphasizes improving the quality deficiencies,construction is conducive to resolving the long-standing long period,a lot of wastage,poor quality,high-cost problems. Value Engineering laws generally divided into three steps: assessment of the design of object technology and economic Score; Calculation of the target group of technical and economic indicators; calculate the geometric design of the object,on average; From comparison choose the best design.Construction phase of the project implementation unit construction cost management to control the cost of the project is reasonable in the project to meet quality standards premise,in the investment decision-making stage,the design phase and construction phase of the project put the project approval occurred in the control limits,strive in various construction projects rational use of human,material and financial resources to achieve good investment returns and social benefits.The project cost control and management is a dynamic process. The dynamic market economy,to make the investment in the identification and control become more complex,this will require the construction units to the management of project cost to the project runs through the entire process,it is necessary to have a comprehensive focus. The implementation phase of the projects. The implementation phase of the project cost management is theimplementation of the entire process of project management. Project implementation phase of the project cost management can be divided into three parts: the tender management,construction management and settlement management.Bidding for the construction phase of the construction units Bidding system control engineering cost effective means,bid organization can improve the cost-effectiveness of construction projects and ensure the quality of construction projects,shortening the construction cycle return on the investment,construction units can take full advantage of bidding for the effective means of cost control.Construction No. 10 on the 7th ministerial decree issued a "contract with the Construction Contract Pricing Management." clearly pointed out in bidding for projects using inventories. This requires the building of units conducting the tender exercise,in the tender document to include not only the usual content,like tender notes before schedule,tender notes,the conditions of the contract,the contract terms of the agreement,contract format,technical specifications,drawings,tender documents and other reference format,it is also necessary to provide the engineering inventory,Bidding as a reference document of the important components.Construction units in the tender document for the project inventory,in accordance with state or local rules promulgated by the calculation that the reunification of the divided projects,unified measurement units and the reunification of the engineering calculation rules,according to design drawings to be calculated and statistical arranged,obtain the list. Quantities to be followed in the preparation of an objective,impartial,scientific,and rational principle. Compilers must have strong manly budget,and should have certain knowledge of the engineering design and construction experience,and the material and mechanical construction technology forcomprehensive scientific knowledge,in order to calculate the volume of the works without heavy missed. The basis of which must be in accordance with state regulations engineering calculation rules,and the sub-projects division engineering units,and in accordance with design drawings,design essential Love tender documentation requirements are calculated.Quantities of the project should have a testing general,the entries must be simple,while not appear Lousing wrong items Pricing should guarantee the correctness of the project. Should the requirements of the different grades separate engineering division,the situation was different; We may have different prices for the items separately. This requires the preparation of the list compilers,seriously study design drawings,Analysis of the tender documents include the elements of the work and the different technical requirements,all familiar with the process,and to the scene of serious investigation,is forecast to make possible the construction of the case,right will have an impact on the Price of projects to be broken down. In addition,because the project inventories to calculate the amount of the project is not complete engineering and consider the interests of the construction units,clearly paying the price for the same overall price,the quantity list by the number of actual construction is a practical terms.In the evaluation and review of the tender offer should do the units total individual Price quotations and the comprehensive assessment. Price does not meet the requirements of individual shows Price meets the requirements,and the lowest total Price could not explain the single lowest bidder. Bidders often know the total cost to maintain the same circumstances; the project is likely to change smaller projects to lower the price.Changes may be larger projects price increases to achieve the completion of clearing works will be added for the purpose. We would also do price and the corresponding quantity of comprehensive engineeringassessment of the large volume of projects to focus on the price analysis. Price will do with the contents of the work,construction program,a comprehensive technical evaluation process,thereby preferred choice of a construction unit. Construction of the construction phase of the contract cost control basis. Signed tight construction contract,while strengthening the construction contract management can guarantee that the contract price is reasonable,legitimacy and reduce the performance of the contract A,B in disputes and safeguard the interests of both the contract,effective control of the works investment costs.After the signing of the contract,to do the management contract documentation,contract and the supplementary contract agreement until the regular meeting site in minutes. Work contacts such as a single content of a contract extension and explained that the integrity must be preserved,in addition to establishing a technical files,Implementation of the contract for dynamic analysis,results of the analysis to take proactive measures.Construction phase in the construction phase construction plan is based on the budget or Ken works contract price of the target,Ken control the cost of the project. At this stage of conservation has room for a small,but the possibility of waste is great. Thereby to control the cost of the project to give sufficient attention.Construction program to strengthen the comparative technical and economic construction program is construction design of a re - to the contents of the work,a reasonable construction plan,shorten the construction period and ensure the quality of the project,improving economic efficiency,Construction of the program right from the technical and economic evaluation were compared,through qualitative and quantitative analysis,the quality,time,Cost three technical and economic indicators,be rational,and effective use of manpower,material and financial resources,achieve better economic efficiency,good construction management relations,a comprehensive cost management is an important way.Strictly related changes to the project budget control in the proposed budget. Construction of the changes caused by many reasons,including works poorly designed,so that the engineering contract with the drawings provided inconsistent; The current market supply of materials does not meet the standard specifications of the design requirements. These issues have to leave breadwinner project cost factors. Therefore,in the construction process,we must tighten customs change,through no design changes to expand the scale and improve the design standards; increase the construction and contents,the best implementation of the "grade control,visa quota" system. Right to change the design,particularly as it relates to the cost of the design changes must be approved by the design units,construction units scene representatives,supervision engineers common signature,and should be ahead of this type of change,reduce losses,because it has been completed or partially completed project will entail the demolition of the contents,it is bound to cause major changes to the loss. Therefore,the construction units should be assigned to the project cost management professionals Permanent construction site,to grasp at any time. Control project cost of the changes.Works on the scene visa formalities through strict control of the construction project supervision system,the establishment of specialized departments,Professional use of the professional management of projects and to avoid project management personnel just visas,not economic account of the phenomenon. Investment out of control caused serious consequences. To serious change visa procedures to be taken to the building,Supervisor,the construction site together representatives signed the way toensure that change,visa authenticity,legitimacy,economic and avoid fraud and the resulting phenomena arising from the dispute.In the course of construction,the construction units to enhance on-site construction management,supervision and construction side according to the drawings,and strictly control the change of the negotiations,materials substitution,the scene visas,and various additional extra budgetary labor costs for the necessary changes should be done first afterwards,after money,Change event on the timely change in the calculation of the workload and the cost of change occurred to grasp at any time cost of the project level,things to avoid a backlog of work that the true cost of the project.Construction unit representatives to the scene to supervise doing a good job record,particularly concealed records and visas,reduce clearing the passing phenomenon. Many works visa scene is not as serious,works to bring a very large settlement of the trouble,lead to considerable economic losses,the scene strict visa management of the construction phase of the project cost control key.Of project list rigorous review of the project on the review of inventories,Engineers’ monitor list of measures to control the project. BOQ to provide the list of measures is to complete construction projects,occurred in the pre-construction engineering and construction process technology,life and safety aspects of non-engineering projects entities. At this stage because many projects are in construction plans and the construction site of the imperfections on the tender wait until the construction tender of the project design and actual scene have better access. Management Engineer addresses the gathering first-hand information on the original,itemized checking identification,inconsistent make revisions.Control material consumption,rationally define material prices. Cost of the project control materials price control is the main,the cost of materials in engineering often holds substantial proportion,usually accounts for the estimated costs of 70%,representing the direct costs of 80%. It is necessary in the construction phase in strict accordance with the contract amount of material control; material set reasonable prices,so as to effectively control the cost of the project. Market economy material supply a variety of channels,variety and price range materials,construction unit budget management and field personnel should pay close attention to market rates,with the progress of the scene,the market,hand in the construction of the information and materials for the completion of the accounts provide a strong basis.Technology and economic integration,strengthening investment control. Effective control of the investment,from organizational,technical,economic,contracts,and other measures. Therefore,the construction units must strengthen management,engineering and technical personnel of the "economy" concept,the quality of education,Training pragmatic working style,the construction side to help improve construction design,reasonable security,financial,and material resources. Accelerate the pace of work to improve the quality of the projects. Construction should encounter problems in a timely manner with the designer linked to choose both economic and scientific potential solutions,overcome the waste caused by command,to give due attention to the importance of investment in conservation,is responsible for the engineering technician with the combination of economic officers from the tender,contract negotiations,costing the budget,signed paid to the progress of the completion of the accounts,a cost analysis,the whole process management and strictly control the cost of the project.。
工程造价与管理论文英文文献中英对照

英文文献Engineering cost managementProject cost control emphasis should be transferred to the project construction early days, is transferred to the project decision and design stage. Project cost control in construction projects throughout the entire process, the key lies in the pre construction investment decision-making with design phase, whereas in the investment decision is made, the key lies in designing. According to expert analysis: architectural design, in the preliminary design stage, design stage, construction design stage to the engineering effect were 75% ~ 95%, 35% ~ 75%, 5% ~ 35%; while in the construction phase, through the optimization of construction organization design, construction cost saving the possibility of only 5% to 10%. We should put the focus shifted to the design stage, in order to get twice the result with half the effort.Pay attention to the technical and economic optimization combination. The combination of technology with economy is most effective way to control engineering cost. China engineering fields for a long time did not do this. The lack of technical personnel economy idea, design thought is conservative, the design of the outcome of the economy are not fully reflect. Therefore, we should solve the problem is to improve economic efficiency as the goal, in the construction process, organization, technology and economy organic ground union rises. Through the economic analysis, comparative study and effect evaluation, correct processing of advanced technology and reasonable in economy between the relation of unity of opposites, strive to advanced technology under the conditions of economic rational, reasonable in economy based on advanced technology.Carry out "limitation is designed" method. To be consciously put the application of value engineering to the specific design, actively promote quota design in engineering design contract, by way of bidding. This has been proven in practice is an effective way, it is not only an economic problem, more precisely a technical and economic problems. This "limitation is designed" to effectively control the project cost. In order to make the "limitation is designed" to achieve the desired objectives, should be involved in the design personnel must be experienced skilled economic designer. Their design results must be practical, advanced and reasonable cost. Control of engineering cost on the other hand is the need for comparison, because the outcome is a process of gradual improvement, and not to decide, so the comparison is a measure of its practical, advanced and economical means.Do good project cost control in the process. ( 1) compilation of economic and feasible construction scheme. Before construction, construction enterprises should be combined with the construction drawings and the actual situation at the scene, their mechanical equipment, construction experience, the management level and technical specification acceptance criteria, a set of practical and feasible construction scheme. The construction scheme is engineering implementation of the programme of action. ( 2) to technical personnel, materials, machinery and personnel staff communicationand coordination. In the process of construction, construction technology, materials and mechanical personnel should cooperate closely, understand each other, to management as the core, to reduce costs for the purpose of. ( 3) to the project completion settlement. Strict supervision system. Control project cost effectively, in the early phase of the project shall be subject to supervision (including cost management ) system. Through analyzing the design process of supervision, make the design more reasonable, cost control to limit the scope of, accomplish truly with the smallest investment maximize output.Strict supervision system. Control project cost effectively, in the early phase of the project shall be subject to supervision (including cost management ) system. Through analyzing the design process of supervision, make the design more reasonable, cost control to limit the scope of, accomplish truly with the smallest investment maximize output.To establish and perfect the independent project cost advisory body, cultivate a Zhi De have both engineering team. To establish a real sense of independent engineering cost consulting agencies. Through improving the laws and regulations, normative behavior, separate government functions from enterprise management, the establishment of independent business partnership, share-holding system, the limited responsibility system and other forms of organization, an industry-based, diversified services integrated project consulting company, build and development and reform the engineering cost intermediary service institutions, make construction project management of a gradual transition by an independent specialized agency in charge of project cost whole process tracking management, truly between owner and contractor plays an intermediary role. To strengthen engineering cost consulting industry association construction, establish project cost consulting industry self-discipline mechanism, and constantly improve the Engineering Cost Association in engineering cost consulting industry status, to be truly representative of the interests of the majority of the industry practitioners, government and enterprises to become connection link and the bridge. At the same time to strengthen the project cost specialty in higher education and in service education. As a result of project cost management in construction projects and various economic interests are closely related, and the whole social economic activities play a very important role, it requires the cost engineering technical personnel should have different levels of knowledge, in addition to their professional knowledge and have a deep understanding, also deal with the design content, design process, construction technology, project management, economic laws and regulations have a comprehensive understanding of. Therefore, the project cost management, project cost per unit of society groups, has already obtained a cost engineer qualification personnel, in order to carry out plan, has the goal, multiple levels of continuing education and training, to understand and master Chinese bilateral agreements with countries project cost technology, regulations, management system and its development trend, to expand domestic and foreign exchanges, and actively participate in international or regional engineering activities, improve their professional quality, so that the current practitioners in intelligentstructure, theory and working experience three aspects can meet the needs of engineering cost management. Cost engineering professionals need to strengthen their own learning, in addition to the professional knowledge to upgrade, should also work in combination with a broad understanding and master the relevant engineering and technical expertise, educational organizations and industry regulatory bodies constitute a complete education system, so as to the field of engineering senior talent development to create good conditions.中文译文:工程造价与管理工程造价控制重点应转移到项目建设的前期,即转移到项目决策和设计阶段。
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本科毕业设计外文文献及译文文献、资料题目:Changingroles ofthecl ientsArchitectsand contractorsThroughBIM文献、资料来源:Engineering, Construction,Arch i-tectual Management文献、资料发表(出版)日期:2010.2院(部):专业:班级:姓名:学号:指导教师:翻译日期:外文文献:Changing roles ofthe clients,architects and contractorsthroughBIMRizal SebastianTNO Built Environmentand Geosciences,Delft,TheNetherlands AbstractPurpose–This paperaimstopresent a general reviewof the practical implications of building information modelling(BIM) based onlite rature and case studies. It seeks to address the necessityforapplyingBIM and re-organising the processesand rolesinhospital building projects. Thistypeof project iscomplexdue tocomplicated functi onal and technical requirements,decision making involving a large number ofstakeholders,and long-term development processes.Design/methodology/approach–Through deskresearch andreferring totheongoingEuropeanresearch project InPro, theframework for integratedcollaborationandthe useof BIM are analysed. Through severalre alcases, thechanging roles ofclients, architects,and contracto rsthrough BIM application areinvestigated.Findings–One ofthe main findingsis the identification ofthe mainfactorsfor a successful collaboration using BIM, which canberecognisedas“POWER”: productinformation sharing (P),organisational rolessynergy(O),work processes coordination (W), environment forteamwork(E), and reference dataconsolidation (R).Furthermore, it is alsofoundthat the implementation of BIM inhospital building projects isstill limiteddueto certain commercial andlegal barriers, aswell as the fact thatintegratedcollaboration hasnot yetbeen embedded inthe real estate strategies of healthcare institutions. Originality/value–Thispaper contributes to theactualdiscussion inscience andpractice onthe changing rolesand processes that are requiredto develop and operate sustainable buildingswith the support of integrated ICTframeworks andtools. Itpresents the state-of-the-artof E uropean research projectsand some of thefirstrealcases of BIM applicationin hospitalbuilding projects.KeywordsEurope, Hospitals,The Netherlands, Construction works,Responseflexibility,ProjectplanningPaper type General review1. IntroductionHospitalbuilding projects, areof keyimportance,and involve significant investment, and usuallytake a long-term developmentperiod. Hospital building projects are alsovery complex due to the complicated requirementsregardinghygiene,safety, special equipments,and handling of alargeamount of data.Thebuilding process isvery dynamic and comprises iterative phasesandintermediate changes.Many actors with shifting agendas, roles and responsibilities are actively i nvolved, suchas: the healthcare institutions, national andlocal governments,project developers,financial institutions,architects,contr actors,advisors, facility managers, and equipment manufacturers andsuppliers. Such building projectsarevery much influenced, by the he althcarepolicy, whichchanges rapidly in response to the medical,societal and technological developments, and variesgreatly between countries (World Health Organization,2000).InTheNetherlands, for example, the way a building projectin the healthcare sector isorganisedis undergoing a major reform due to afundamentalchangein the Dutchhealth policy that wasintroduced in 2008.The rapidly changing context posts a need for abuilding withflexibilityoverits lifecycle.In order toincorporatelife-cycleconsiderationsin the building design,construction technique,andfacility managementstrategy, a multidisciplinary collaboration isrequired. Despite the a ttempt for establishing integrated collaboration, healthcare building projectsstillfaces serious problems in practice, such as:budget overrun, delay,andsub-optimalquality in terms of flexibility,end-user’sdissatisfaction,and energyinefficiency.It isevident that the lack of communication andcoordination between the actorsinvolved in the different phases of abuilding project is amongthe mostimportant reasons behind these problems. The communication between differentstakeholdersbecomescritical, as each stakeholder possesses different setofskills. Asa result,theprocessesfor extraction, interpretation, an dcommunicationof complex design information fromdrawings and documents areoften time-consuming and difficult. Advanced visualisation technologies, like 4Dplanning have tremendous potential to increasethecommunication efficiency andinterpretationability ofthe projectteam members. However, their use asaneffective communication tool is still li mited and not fully explored(Dawood and Sikka, 2008). There are also othe rbarriers in the informationtransfer andintegration,for instance: ma nyexistingICT systems do notsupport theopenness of the data and structure that isprerequisiteforaneffective collaborationbetween different building actorsor disciplines.Buildinginformation modelling (BIM) offersan integratedsolution tothe previously mentionedproblems. Therefore,BIMis increasinglyusedas an ICT support incomplex buildingprojects.An effec tive multidisciplinary collaboration supportedby an optimaluse ofBIM require changing roles ofthe clients, architects,andcontractors;new contractual relationships;andre-organisedcollaborative processes.Unfortunately, therearestill gaps in the practicalknowledge on how to manage thebuilding actors to collaborate effectivelyin their changing roles,and todevelopandutilise BIMasanoptimal ICTsupport ofthe collaboration.This paper presents a general review ofthepractical implications of buildinginformation modelling (BIM) based on literature reviewand case studies. In the next sections, based on literature and recentfindingsfrom European research project InPro,theframework for integrated collaboration and the useof BIM are analysed. Subsequently, throughth eobservation of twoongoingpilotprojects inTheNetherlands,the changing roles ofclients, architects, and contractors through BIM application areinvestigated.Inconclusion, thecritical success factors as wellas the main barriers of a successful integrated collabo ration using BIMare identified.2.Changing roles through integratedcollaboration andlife-cycledesign approachesA hospital building projectinvolves various actors, roles, and knowledge domains.In The Netherlands, thechanging roles of clients, architects, andcontractors inhospitalbuildingprojects are inevitableduethe n ew healthcare policy.Previously under the HealthcareInstitutions Act(WTZi), healthcare institutionswere required to obtain both a licenseandabuilding permit for new construction projects andma jorrenovations. The permit wasissuedbythe Dutch Ministry of Health. The healthcare institutionswere then eligible to receive financialsupport from the government.Since 2008,newlegislation onthe management of hospital building projects and real estatehascome into force.In thisnewlegislation,apermit for hospital buildingp rojectunder the WTZi is nolonger obligatory, nor obtainable(Dutch Ministryof Health, Welfare and Sport, 2008).Thischangeallows more freedom fromthestate-directed policy,and respectively, allocates moreresponsibilities to the healthcareorganisations to deal withthefinancingand managementof their realestate.Thenew policy implies that the healthcare institutions arefully responsible to manage and finance their buildingprojectsandreal estate. Thegovern ment’s support for thecostsofhealthcarefacilitieswill no longerbe given separately, but will be included in thefeefor healthcare services.This means that healthcare institutions must earn back their invest ment on real estate through their services. This new policy intends tostimulate sustainableinnovations in the design,procurement and man agement of healthcare buildings, which will contributetoeffective and efficientprimaryhealthcare services.Thenewstrategy for building projectsand real estate management endorses an integratedcollaboration approach. In order to assure the sustainabilityduringconstruction,use,and maintenance, the end-users, facilit ymanagers, contractors andspecialistcontractorsneedtobe in volved inthe planning and designprocesses. Theimplications of the newstrategyare reflectedin thechanging rolesofthe building actors andinthenewprocurement method.In the traditional procurementmethod, the design, and itsdetails, a redeveloped by the architect,and design engineers. Then,the client (the healthcare institution) sends an application to theMinistry of Hea lth toobtain an approvalonthebuilding permit and the financial su pportfromthe government.Following this, a contractor is selected through a tender processthat emphasisesthe search for the lowest-pricebidder.During the construction period,changes often take place du eto constructabilityproblems ofthe design andnew requirementsfromthe client.Becauseof thehigh level of technical complexity,and moreover,decision-makingcomplexities,the whole processfromin itiationuntil delivery of a hospital building project can take upto ten years time. After the delivery, the healthcare institutionisfully in charge of the operation of thefacilities.Redesigns and changes also take place in the use phase tocope with newfunctionsand developments in themedical world (van ReedtDortland, 2009).The integrated procurement picturesanewcontractual relationship between the parties involvedina building project. Instead ofa relationshipbetween theclient and architectfor design, and theclientandcontractor forconstruction,in an integratedprocurement the clientonly holds a contractual relationshipwith themain partythatis responsible for both design and construction( Joint Contracts Tribunal,2007). Thetraditional borders between tasksand occup ational groupsbecome blurred since architects, consulting firms, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers allstand on thesupply sidein the building process while the client onthedemand side.S uchconfiguration puts the architect, engineer and contractori n a very different positionthat influences not only their roles, but also theirresponsibilities, tasksand communicationwiththe client,the users,the teamandotherstakeholders.The transitionfromtraditional to integrated procurement method requires a shiftofmindset oftheparties on boththedemand and supply s ides. Itis essentialfor the client andcontractortohaveafair and opencollaboration inwhich both canoptimallyuse theircompe tencies.The effectivenessof integrated collaboration is also determinedb ythe client’s capacity and strategy to organizeinnovative tenderingprocedures (Sebastian etal.,2009).A newchallenge emerges in case ofpositioning an architectin a partnership with the contractor instead of withthe client.In caseofthe architectenters apartnership with thecontractor, an important issues is how to ensurethe realisation ofthearchitectural values as wel lasinnovative engineering through an efficient construction process.Inanother case, thearchitect can stand at the client’s side ina strategic advisory role instead of being the designer. Inthis case,thearchitect’s responsibility is translating client’s requirementsandwishes intothearchitectural valuesto beincludedin the designspecification, and evaluating the contractor’s proposal against this. Inany of this new role,the architectholds the responsibilities asstakeholderinterest facil itator, custodian of customervalue and custodian of designmodels.Thetransition from traditional to integrated procurement method also brings consequences inthepayment schemes.In the traditional buildi ng process, the honorariumforthe architect isusually basedon apercentage of the project costs;this may simplymean that themoreexpensivethe building is, the higherthe honorarium will be. Theengineer receives thehonorarium based on the complexityof the design and the intensity of the assignment. A highly complex building, which takes a nu mberofredesigns,is usually favourablefor the engineers in terms ofhonorarium. Atraditionalcontractorusually receives the commission based on thetender to constructthe building at the lowestprice by meetingtheminimum specificationsgiven by the client. Extra workdue to modifications is charged separately to the client. After the delivery, the c ontractoris no longer responsiblefor the long-term use of thebuilding. In the traditionalprocurement method,all risks are placed withthe c lient.In integrated procurement method,thepaymentis based on theachieved buildingperformance;thus, the payment is non-adversarial. Since th earchitect,engineerandcontractor have a widerresponsibilityonthequalityof the design andthe building,thepaymentis linked to ameasurement systemofthe functional and technical performance of thebuilding over a certain period of time.The honorarium becomes an i ncentive toachieve the optimal quality. Ifthe building actors succeed todeliver a higher added-valuethat exceed theminimum client’s requirements, they will receive a bonusinaccordance to the client’s extra g ain. The level of transparencyis also improved. Open book accountingisanexcellentinstrument provided thatthe stakeholders agree onthe i nformation tobeshared and to itslevel of detail(InPro,2009).Nextto the adoption of integrated procurement method,thenewrealestate strategy for hospital building projects addresses aninnovative pro ductdevelopment andlife-cycledesignapproaches. A sustainablebusiness case for the investment and exploitation of hospital buildings relies on dynamic life-cycle managementthat includes considerations and analysis of the market development over time nextto thebuilding life-cycle costs (inv estment/initial cost, operationalcost,andlogisticcost). Compared totheconventional life-cycle costing method, the dynamiclife-cycle management encompasses a shiftfrom focusing onlyonminimizing the costs tofocusingon maximizing thetotal benefit that can be gained. On eof the determiningfactorsfor a successful implementationof dynamiclife-cyclemanagementis thesustainabledesign ofthe building andbuildingcomponents,which meansthatthe design carri es sufficient flexibility to accommodatepossible changes in thelong term (Prins,1992).Designing based on theprinciples of life-cycle managementaffects th erole of thearchitect, as he needs tobe well informed about the usage scenariosand related financial arrangements, the changing social and physicalenvironments, and new technologies. Designneeds tointegrate people activities and businessstrategies overtime. In this context, the architect is required toalign thedesign strategie swiththe organisational, local and global policies on finance, business operations, health and safety, environment, etc.(Sebastianet al., 2009).The combinationof processand productinnovation, and the changingrolesof thebuilding actors can be accommodated by integrated projectdeliv ery or IPD (AIA California Council, 2007).IPD is an approach that integrates people,systems, business structures and practicesinto a process that collaboratively harnesses the talentsandinsights of all participants toreduce waste andoptimizeefficiency throughall phases of design,fabrication andconstruction.IPDprinciplescan be applied toa variety ofcontractualarrangements. IPD teamswill usually include memberswell beyond the basictriad of client, architect,and contractor.At a minimum,though, an IntegratedProject should include a tight collaboration betweenthe client,the architect, and themain contra ctor ultimately responsiblefor construction of the project, from the early designuntil the project handover.The key toa successful IPD isassembl ingateam thatis committedto collaborativeprocesses and iscapable of working togethereffectively. IPD is built on collaboration. As a result, it can only be successful if theparticipantsshareand apply common valuesand goals.3. Changingroles through BIM applicationBuilding information model(BIM) comprisesICT frameworks and toolsthat cansupport the integrated collaboration based onlife-cycle designapproach. BIM is a digitalrepresentation of physical andfunctional characteristics of a facility.As suchitserves as a shared knowledge resourcefor information about afacility forming a reliablebasis for decisions duringits lifecyclefrom inception onward (National Institute of Building Sciences NIBS,2007). BIMfacilitatestime and placeindependent collaborative working. A basicpremise of BIM iscollaboration by different stakeholders at differentphases of the life cycle ofa faci lity toinsert, extract, update or modify information in theBIM to support andreflect the rolesof that stakeholder.BIM in itsultimate form, as ashared digital representation founded on openstandards forinteroperability,can become a virtualinformation model to be h anded from the designteam to thecontractor and subcontractors and t hen to the client (Sebastianet al., 2009).BIMis not the same as the earlier knowncomputer aided design(CAD). BIM goes further than an application to generate digital (2D or3D)drawings (Bratton,2009). BIM is an integrated model inwhich all process and product information is combined,stored,elaborated, and interactively distri buted toall relevant buildingactors.As a central model for allinvolvedactors throughouttheproject lifecycle,BIM develops and evolves as the project progresses.Using BIM,the proposed design andengineering solutionscan be measured against theclient’s requirementsandexpectedbuilding performance.The functionalities of BIMto support thedesign process extend to multidimensional (nD), including: three-dimensional visualisationanddetailing,clash detection,ma terial schedule,planning, cost estimate,production andlogistic information, and as-built documents.During the construction process, BIM can support the communication between thebuildingsite,the factoryand the design office–whichis crucialforan effective and efficient prefabrication and assembly processesas well asto prevent orsolve problems related tounforeseen errors or modifications. When thebuilding is in use, BIMcan beused in combinationwiththe intelligent building systemsto provide and maintain up-to-date informationofthe b uilding performance, includingthelife-cyclecost.To unleashthe full potentialof moreefficientinformation exchan gein the AEC/FM industry in collaborativeworking usingBIM, both highquality openinternational standards andhigh qualityimplementations of these standardsmust bein place. The IFC openstandardisgen erally agreed to be ofhigh quality and is widely implemented in software. Unfortunately,the certificationprocess allows poor qualityimplementations tobecertifiedand essentially renders thecertified softwareuseless for anypractical usage withIFC. IFCcompliant BIMis actuallyused less than manual draftingforarchitectsand contractors, and show about the same usagefor engineers. Arecent survey shows thatCAD(as a closed-system)isstill the major formoftechnique used in design work(over 60percent)while BIM is usedinaround 20 percentofprojectsfor architects andinaround10 per cent ofprojectsfor engineers andcontractors (Kiviniemi et al.,2008).The applicationof BIMto support an optimal cross-disciplinary andcross-phase collaboration opensanewdimension in the roles andrelationships between thebuilding actors. Several most relevantissuesare:the new role ofamodel manager;the agreement on the acc ess right and Intellectual Property Right(IPR);the liability andpayment a rrangementaccording tothetype of contract and in relation tothe integratedprocurement; andtheuse ofopen international standards.Collaborative working using BIM demands a new expert role ofa mod el manager who possesses ICT as well as construction processknow-how (InPro,2009). The model manager dealswith thesystem as wellas withthe actors. He provides and maintains technological solutions required for BIMfunctionalities, managestheinformationflow, andimproves the ICTskills of the stakeholders.The modelmanager doesnot takedecisionsondesign andengineering solutions, nor theorganisational processes, but his roles in the chain ofdecision making are focused on:●thedevelopment ofBIM,thedefinition ofthestructureand detaillevel ofthemodel, and thedeploymentof relevant BIM tools, such as formodels checking,merging, and clash detections;●the contribution tocollaboration methods, especially decision makingand communication protocols, taskplanning, and risk management;●andthe management of information, in terms of data flow andstorage, identification of communicationerrors, anddecision orprocess (re-)tracking.Regarding the legal and organisational issues, oneof the actualquestions is: “In what waydoes the intellectual property right (IPR)in collab orative workingusing BIM differ from the IPR inatraditional teamwork?”. In terms of combined work, the IPRof eachelement isattachedto its creator.Althoughit seemstobe a fully integrat ed design,BIM actuallyresulted from a combinationof works/elements; for instance:the outlineof the building design,is createdby the architect, the design forthe electrical system, is createdby the electricalcontractor, etc.Thus, incaseof BIMasa combined work, the IPR is similarto traditional teamwork.Working withBIM with authorshipregistrationfunctionalitiesmay actually make it easier to keep track o fthe IPR(Chao-Duivis,2009).How does collaborative working,using BIM, effect the contractualrelationship? On the one hand,collaborative working usingBIM does notnecessarily changethe liabilitypositioninthe contract nor does it obligate analliancecontract. The GeneralPrinciples of BIM Addendum con firms: ‘This does not effectuate or require arestructuring of contractual relationships or shiftingof risks between or among the ProjectParti cipants other than as specifically required per the ProtocolAddendum and itsAttachments’(ConsensusDOCS, 2008). On the otherhand, changes interms of paymentschemes can be anticipated. Collaborativeprocesses using BIM willlead to the shifting of activitiesfrom to theearly design phase. Much,if not all,activities inthe detailedengineering and s pecification phasewill be done inthe earlierphases. It means that significant payment forthe engineering phase,whichmay countup to 40per cent ofthe design cost,cannolonger be expected. As engineering work is done concurrently with the design, a new proportionof the payment in the earlydesign phase is necessary(Chao-Duivis, 2009).4.Review ofongoing hospitalbuilding projects using BIM InTheNetherlands,the changing roles inhospital building proj ects are part of thestrategy,which aims at achieving asustainable real estate in responseto the changing healthcare policy.Referring toliterature and previousresearch, the main factors thatinfluencethe success of the changing rolescan be concluded as: the implementat ion ofanintegratedprocurementmethodand a life-cycle design approach for a sustainable collaborative process; the agreementon the BIMstructure and the intellectual rights;and the integration of the role ofa modelmanager. The preceding sections havediscussed the conceptual thinking on how todeal with these factors effectively.This currentsection observes twoactual projectsandcompares the actual practice with the conceptual viewrespectively.Themainissues,which are observed in the case studies,are:●the selectedprocurementmethod and the rolesof the involvedparties within thismethod;●theimplementation of thelife-cycle design approach;●the type,structure, and functionalities of BIM usedinthe project;●the opennessindata sharing and transferof themodel,and the intended useof BIMin thefuture; and●theroles and tasks ofthe model manager.The pilot experienceofhospitalbuilding projects using BIMin the Netherlands can be observed atUniversity Medical Centre St Rad boud (furtherreferred as UMC) and MaximaMedicalCentre (further referred as MMC). At UMC, the new building projectforthe Facultyof Dentistryin the city of Nijmegen has been dedicatedas a BIMpilot project. At MMC,BIM is used in designingnew buildings for Medical Simulat ion and Mother-and-ChildCentre in thecityof Veldhoven.The first case is a projectat theUniversity Medical Centre(UMC) StRadboud. UMC ismore thanjust a hospital. UMC combinesmedicalservices,educationand research. More than8500 staff and3000 students work at UMC. As a partof the innovative real estate strategy, UMC hasconsidered to use BIM forits building projects. The new development ofthe Faculty of Dentistry and the surrounding buildin gs on theKapittelweg in Nijmegen has been chosen as a pilotproject togather practical knowledge and experience oncollaborative processes with BIM support.The mainambition to be achieved through the use ofBIMin the buildingprojects at UMC can be summarised as follows:●using 3D visualisationto enhance thecoordination and communication amongthe buildingactors,and the user participationindesign;●facilitating optimal information accessibility and exchangefor ahigh●consistencyofthedrawingsanddocuments across disciplines and phases;●integrating thearchitectural design withstructural analysis,energy analysis,cost estimation,andplanning;●interactively evaluatingthe designsolutionsagainst the programme of requirementsand specifications;●reducingredesign/remakecosts throughclash detection during thedesign process; and●optimising themanagement ofthe facility through theregistration of medical installations and equipments, fixedandflexible furniture, product andoutput specifications,andoperational data.Thesecond case is a project at the Maxima Medical Centre (MMC).MMC is alargehospital resulted from a mergerbetween the Diaconessenhuis inEindhoven and St JosephHospital in Veldhoven. Annuallythe3,400staffof MMC provides medicalservicesto morethan 450,000 visitorsandpatients. A large-scaled extension project of the hospital inVeldhovenis a part ofits real estate strategy. A medi cal simulation centre and a women-and-childrenmedicalcentre are among the most importantnew facilities withinthis extension project.Th edesign hasbeen developed using3Dmodelling with several functionalitiesofBIM.The findings from both cases andthe analysis are as follows. Both UMC and MMC opted for a traditional procurement method in which th eclient directlycontracted an architect, astructural engineer, andamechanical, electricaland plumbing (MEP)consultant in thedesign team. Oncethe design and detailedspecifications are finished, a tender procedurewill follow to selectacontractor. Despitethe choice forthis traditionalmethod, manyattempts have beenmade for a closera nd more effective multidisciplinary collaboration. UMC dedicated a relativel ylong preparation phase with the architect,structural engineer and MEPconsultant before the designcommenced. This preparation phasewas aimedat creating a common vision on the optimal way for collaboration us ing BIM as anICT support.Some results of this preparation phase ar e:adocument thatdefines the common ambition for the projectandthe collaborativeworking process and a semi-formal agreement that states thecommitment of the building actorsfor collaboration. Other than UMC,MMCselectedan architecture firm with an i n-house engineering department. Thus,the collaboration betweenthe architectand structural engineer can takeplace within the samefir musing thesamesoftware application.Regarding the life-cycle design approach, themainattentionisgiven on life-cycle costs, maintenance needs,and facilitymanagemen t.Using BIM,bothhospitals intend to get a muchbetterinsightin theseaspects over the life-cycle period. The life-cycle sustainab ility criteria are includedin theassignments for the design teams. Multidisciplinarydesignersand engineers are askedto collaborate more closely and to interact with the end-users to address life-cycle requirements. However,ensuring the buildingactors to engageinanintegratedcollaboration togenerate sustainabledesign solutions thatmeet thelife-cycle performanceexpectations is still d ifficult. Theseactorsare contracted through a traditional procurementmethod. Their tasks are specific,their involvement is rather short-term in a certain projectphase,their responsibilities and liabilitiesarelimited,and there is no tangible incentive for integrated collaboration.Fromthe currentprogress ofboth projects, it can be observed that the typeand structureof BIMrelies heavilyon the choice for BIM software applications.RevitArchitecture and RevitStructure by Autodesk。
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中英文对照外文翻译文献(文档含英文原文和中文翻译)中英文对照外文翻译The Internet is Applicated in Real EstateThe Real Estate Industry and the World Wide Web: Changing Technology, Changing Location.The Internet, in its Web based graphics version, has captured the imagination of both consumers and businesses. Itsconvenience, speed, low cost and versatility are being exploited on a daily basis in ever-changing ways. Together with its capacity to transform existing businesses, promote new businesses and facilitate exchange of information and data, its other striking attribute has been the speed with which this new technology has spread throughout the global economy.Keywords:The internet;Real Estate;ApplicatedThe number of computer hosts grew by more than ten-fold between 1995 and early 1999. The number of Web sites increased almost 100-fold, to over two million, between 1995 and 1998.By the year 2000, there will be approximately 400-500 million Internet users in the world, and the total number of Web sites will exceed five million.This new technology has the potential for affecting the real estate industry directly and indirectly. Directly, it may become a tool that allows a real estate business to expand its information and sales network. Indirectly, it may change the location equation where and how firms do business which in turn will affect the role of firms involved in real estate development, investment and transactions.Measuring the Spread of the WebThere are few reliable published statistics on Internet or Web use, and statistics reported by different analysts are often inconsistent. Our discussion of the Web and real estate is based on limited information from surveys and on examination of Web sites rather than on more comprehensive data. We have built our overview of the role of the World Wide Web and real estate by examining a variety of sources(including trade publications, existing Web sites, and our own survey of selected real estate firms)From E-mail to E-commerceBefore the advent of the World Wide Web, the Internet existed mostlyfor the purposes of e-mail, data transfers, newsgroups and bulletin boards, and its reach was limited primarily to the academic and the defense community. The technology itself was not particularly user-friendly, the network speed was not very high, the medium was limited to text and data, and accessing information was cumbersome and time-consuming. The browser technology greatly simplified usage, enabled multimedia information, and created interactive possibilities. The technology brought together TV entertainment, library information, news bulletins, communication and data in one desktop machine.Although initially the greatest patrons of the Internet were the academic community, the commercial sector quickly caught on to the potential of the Web. The private sector saw in the Web an opportunity to widen its marketing reach, lower costs of information dissemination, improve customer relations, and ultimately to conduct sales. Existing private sector Web sites can be roughly categorized into three types, as summarized. The most basic level is for simple information dissemination. The firm registers a Web site and develops a page giving basic company information. The second stage is an expansion of information, marketing goods and services or providing other customer information. The third stage is the addition of transactions to the activities possible on the Web site.Most business sites at present are in Stage 2. The use of the World Wide Web for detailed information dissemination, and marketing has had several advantages. For the firm, marketing, information dissemination and customer services on the Web can be monitored and analyzed with some details unavailable from conventional methods of marketing using other media. Internet tools can now provide a firm with data on who accessed the site, which pages were visited most, heavily, from where and for how long. This information contributes to improved measures of the results of promotionalefforts. The promotional costs associated with the Internet have also been very low. For example, in direct mail marketing, to send a one-page color brochure to 5,000 random addresses will cost upwards of $2,500. The cost of setting up a Web site could be one-tenth of this amount or less (although tracking and analysis can quickly add to the cost)?Many different sectors, including real estate, have found the Internet to be both efficient and cost-effective as a marketing device.The next logical step - a full-fledged office/store on the Web with transaction capability and commerce on the Internet is now being attempted in varying degrees depending on the firm's area of business. Retail sites selling products between $10 and $100, the kind that are traditionally part of a direct mail sales catalog, seem to be the ones having the greatest success(although 4% of sites sell products over $10,000 and another 13% sell products ranging from $100 to$9,999)?A number of retail sites have also harnessed a secondary revenue stream from advertising. Advertising revenues on the Web have crossed the billion-dollar mark and total Internet generated revenue will approach$100 billion this year.Consumers' Use of the WebSurveys of consumers using the Web suggest that a Web site does not substitute for the more traditional forms of business, but can greatly facilitate the run-up to the final transaction. The most common use of the Web is for information searching, closely followed by work-related uses, education, and entertainment. A significant majority of those that use the Web for shopping do so to carry out detailed research on product information(90%)and to do price comparisons(85%). This more often leads to purchases through normal channels(67%). Most of the online purchases tend to be of items that are standardized-four of the five top items bought on the Web, according to survey, are software, books, hardware and music (the fifth is travel). Morethan half of consumers who make purchases on the Web spend less than $500 in a six-month period.The demographics of Web users vary widely in age and income. Surveys by Georgia Tech, Active Media and Web indicate that the average age of Web users is 35 years, with average household income $67,000. Most are college educated (65%). A high proportion of the respondents (42%) has accessed real estate sites.Limits to the Web - Some "Catches" to the New Technology New technology is frequently a mixed blessing, and the World Wide Web is no exception. Apart from the teething troubles that any new technology faces and the time, as well as resources needed to learn, adapt and master it, the Web poses some unique issues and problems of its own. Consumers today are facing information overload of taxing proportions. It is not always easy, or even possible, to locate the relevant information on the Web, despite sophisticated search engines. Once the site is located, fancy graphics, complex linkages, labyrinthine routings, and a lot of irrelevant information may overwhelm the consumer - in short, poor and confusing site design can reduce the site's effectiveness.From the point of view of the business, there are two commonly heard complaints. First, the business may find that its site does not figure prominently on search results, limiting the number of customers reached. Second, for many firms, Web initiated leads are as yet few and far between. Real Estate Web SitesReal Estate firms and related businesses were among the early private sector pioneers of Internet use and have had a fast growing presence on the Web. presence on the Web. One example of the real estate sector's presence on the Internet in its pre-World Wide Web incarnation was the real estate classified bulletin board of Prodigy, the online service, which had listings forhomes and other real estate. A few real estate related Web sites started in 1994 (generally regarded as the inaugural year of the Web). The New York City Real Estate Guide Web site, created in the summer of 1994, was one of the first to offer free access to the latest New York real estate information. By the summer of 1995, the site was receiving more than 100,000 inquiries a month.The real estate industry registered its entry on the Web in a dramatic way in 1995. By the end of that year there were close to 4,000 real estate Web sites. The content matter of the sites, as well as the mix of real estate related firms on the Web have changed over time. Initially, quite a few of the sites were residential real estate brokerages and listing guides, but fairly rapidly the list expanded to include commercial and retail listings, mortgage brokers,appraisers, architects, real estate attorneys, developers, construction firms, and suppliers. As investment vehicles for real estate expanded, REITs, publicly held firms, and investment advisors also added Web sites.The early real estate broker Web sites quickly took advantage of the unique features of the Web. Prospective customers could find out what properties were for sale or rent, look up detailed descriptions of each listing, view photographs and floor plans, and contact the broker by e-mail. Viewers could also look up statistical and data reports on conditions in various geographical areas and on emerging macroeconomic trends.Ever since then, the real estate industry has been among the most enthusiastic users of the Web, by some measures accounting for 4% to 6% of commercial Web sites. A survey conducted by Real Estate Broker's Insider in early 1998 confirmed that nearly 95% of the respondents/brokers had a Web site, and more than 90% of the housing stock on sale at a given time is now listed on the Web. Indeed, because of the dispersed, localized nature of the role of information in real estate, the prospective gains from informationdissemination, comparability, and Web links were particularly significant in real estate.For much of the real estate sector, the Internet generates not so much the actual transactions themselves, but creates initial leads that are later followed by transactions, purchases and sales. Web sites frequently lead to contacts that are then nurtured through telephone and person-to-person meetings. For residential real estate, Web activity includes residential searches, housing details, and pricing information (both on houses and mortgages), with follow-up contact with brokers. Real estate-related transactions are seen in the hospitality industry (making reservations for hotels and vacation homes and in online mortgage applications). Mortgage and home loan finance companies report both inquiries from mortgage shoppers who obtained initial information from their Web sites, as well as closing of loans through the Web, lead to great savings in time and overhead costs.It is not just the real estate professionals who are enthusiastic about their Internet presence, judging it to be as effective as print and radio advertising. Mortgage shoppers, homebuyers and vacation rental seekers as well applaud, in particular, the convenience it brings to the entire process of searching, researching, comparing, communicating and transacting business.Beyond these sectors, many other types of real-estate related firms are using the Web to broaden their market areas, increase the depth of their marketing, and to provide a range of services to existing customers. Commercial brokers provide not only information on available sites but also on market conditions for different locations and sometimes more in-depth economic analysis of a region. REITs and other investment firms provide detailed information on their products as well as background market or economic information. Public companies provide up-to-date stock quotes and quarterly and annual reports on the Web.Web Penetration and Use: The Experience of Leading Real Estate Firms We conducted a limited survey of a sample of leading real-estate related firms in the US and California. Responses from approximately 60 of these firms showed that over four-fifths had Web Sites by March 1999. 2 Of those with Web sites, one-third had inaugurated their sites by the end of 1996. Among the earliest with a Web presence were brokers, investment firms, lenders, business and financial services firms, law firms, residential developers, and a trade organization. Another third of the group were newcomers, with sites inaugurated in 1998 or early 1999. Commercial developers were prominent among this group, with residential developers, consultants and advisors, lenders, REITs and investment firms also among this group. Those without sites were more likely to be privately held firms with a relatively narrow base of activity (for example, a commercial developer centered in the San Francisco Bay Area)?Most with Web sites used their site to provide information about the company and to market services. In addition, about one-third marketed property from their site, providing detailed information on the characteristics of buildings available, surrounding communities, and other related data. Other Web site uses include employee recruiting, providing information for members or investors, and disseminating related information on topics such as regulations or real estate markets.What does the Web specifically do for Real Estate?According to Activemedia, an internet research company, some of the sectors experiencing the greatest growth in terms of their presence on the Web in 1998 were computer hardware and software, real estate, publishing and information, finance and Internet services. A significant initial motivation for this rush for the Web is provided by, what can be termed, the "tiptoe" effect. The first ones on the Web had an additional advantage over those whodid not; information on their services, products, home listings now be accessed conveniently by those with computers. The low setup cost, however, and the potential disadvantage of not having a Web presence has propelled others in the profession to set up their own sites.Real estate shares in some of the basic advantages of the Web mentioned earlier, such as ease of marketing, communication and feedback from clients, lowered costs of operations and convenience of customer service and support. In addition, the Web provides positive features specific to the real estate industry.Key elements include the following.1.Increased geographic reach.The Web has dramatically increased the geographic reach of both buyers and sellers. Although the "local" aspect of real estate will perhaps never be whittled away completely, there is no doubt that inquiries about properties can now emanate from far away to a much greater degree than before. This, in turn, potentially increases the size and "depth" of the market and makes it more efficient.2.Capability of visualization.In some sense, increased geographic reach has become possible due to the other emergent feature of the Web, the capability of visualization. In its most state-of-the-art form, Web sites now allow prospective buyers to take virtual tours of homes, resorts, hotels and convention centers.3.Reduced transaction costs.The Web may reduce transactions costs. This has been particularly apparent in the case of mortgages. According to Fannie Mae, 1.5% of all mortgages were handled online this past year. The Web-attributable features that make this kind of a transaction possible are instantaneous comparability, interactive capability, online calculation, online applications, and continuousupdating of the sites.4.Improved information dissemination.The Web offers broad opportunities for increasing the scope and depth of information provided by many different types of firms. A well constructed home page gives an overview of a firm's range of services or activities. Links allow the customer or client to learn much more detail about the selected items of most interest, while ignoring less relevant pieces of information. A number of sites take advantage of the ability to link to resources beyond the company's Web pages, linking customers and clients to related Web resources.Unlike retail sectors, such as books and computer hardware, the Web as yet has not become a threat to the "middle man" role of many real estate firms. Instead, it is more likely to be used as a means of expanding services offered or locations served. However, in the long term, the Web and related Internet technology have the potential to change the structure of business activity, which in turn will affect the demand for real estate in type if not in quantity. For example, some retailers already have closed stores while expanding sales on the Web. Also, the Internet has been seen as one factor allowing the decentralization of office space. These trends to date have not led to a decline, but rather to a redistribution in the demand for office, retail and warehouse space.These are summarized .Speculation on Potential Impact of Internet on Real Estate Industry.1.Shortening of Transaction Cycle2.Precise Market Targeting3.Transformed Competition4.Cost savings:a)Marketing,b)Sales,c)Operation5.Possibility of Disintermediation;Lowering of Commissionsbination of Comparison Shopping and Direct Sales7.Access to MBS Secondary MarketHow to Find the Real Estate Sector on the WebThere are a few key sites that can be used to access the broad range of real-estate related Web sites. These include:-Site sponsored by the National Association of Realtors, linking users to realtor, home sales and market information.-Site sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders, providing a wide range of market information.-Directory to commercial real estate sites, including brokers,developers, investors and analysts. and , two sites that provide users with information about mortgage rates, mortgage brokers and with the opportunity to submit an application online. (National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts) and (Real Estate Investment Advisory Council), two associations related to real estate investment trusts.-The California Association of Realtors site.the site for the Urban Land Institute, with information on the organization, programs, conferences, and publications related to real estate and land use. has three online magazines including National Real Estate Investor, Shopping Center World, and Midwest Real Estate News. An additional real estate online magazine, can available at .Ashok Deo BardhanRESEARCH FELLOWCynthia A. KrollREGIONAL ECONOMIST互联网在房地产业的应用摘要:互联网,仅仅它的网页图形版本,就已经吸引了众多消费者和商家的目光。
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外文文献:Project Cost Control: The Way it WorksBy R. Max WidemanIn a recent consulting assignment we realized that there was some lack of understanding of the whole system of project cost control, how it is setup and applied. So we decided to write up a description of how it works. Project cost control is not that difficult to follow in theory.First you establish a set of reference baselines. Then, as work progresses, you monitor the work, analyze the findings, forecast the end results and compare those with the reference baselines. If the end results are not satisfactory then you make adjustments as necessary to the work in progress, and repeat the cycle at suitable intervals. If the end results get really out of line with the baseline plan, you may have to change the plan. More likely, there will be (or have been) scope changes that change the reference baselines which means that every time that happens you have to change the baseline plan anyway.But project cost control is a lot more difficult to do in practice, as is evidenced by the number of projects that fail to contain costs. It also involves a significant amount of work, as we shall see, and we might as well start at the beginning. So let us follow the thread of project cost control through the entire project life span.And, while we are at it, we will take the opportunity to point out the proper places for several significant documents. These include the Business Case, the Request for (a capital) Appropriation (for execution), Work Packages and the Work Breakdown Structure, the Project Charter (or Brief), the Project Budget or Cost Plan, Earned Value and the Cost Baseline. All of these contribute to the organization's ability to effectively control project costs.FootnoteI am indebted to my friend Quentin Fleming, the guru of Earned Value, for checking and correcting my work on this topic.The Business Case and Application for (execution) FundingIt is important to note that project cost control is most effective when the executive management responsible has a good understanding of how projects should unfold through the project life span. This means that they exercise their responsibilities at the key decision points between the major phases. They must also recognize the importance of project risk management for identifying and planning to head off at least the most obvious potential risk events.In the project's Concept Phase• Every project starts with someone identifying an opportunity or need. That is usually someone of importance or influence, if the project is to proceed, and that person often becomes the project's sponsor.• To determine the suitability of the potential project, most organizations call for the preparation of a "Business Case" and its "Order of Magnitude" cost to justify the value of the project so that itcan be compared with all the other competing projects. This effort is conducted in the Concept Phase of the project and is done as a part of the organization's management of the entire project portfolio.• The cost of the work of preparing the Business Case is usually covered by corporate management overhead, but it may be carried forward as an accounting cost to the eventual project. No doubt because this will provide a tax benefit to the organization. The problem is, how do you then account for all the projects that are not so carried forward?• If the Business case has sufficient merit, approval will be given to proceed to a Development and Definition phase.In the project's Development or Definition Phase• The objective of the Development Phase is to establish a good understanding of the work involved to produce the required product, estimate the cost and seek capital funding for the actual execution of the project.• In a formalized setting, especially where big projects are involved, this application for funding is often referred to as a Request for (a capital)Appropriation (RFA) or Capital Appropriation Request (CAR).•This requires the collection of more detailed requirements and data to establish what work needsto be done to produce the required product or "deliverable". From this information, a plan is prepared in sufficient detail to give adequate confidence in a dollar figure to be included in the request.• In a less formalized setting, everyone just tries to muddle through.Work Packages and the WBSThe Project Management Plan, Project Brief or Project Charter•If the deliverable consists of a number of different elements, these are identified and assembled into Work Packages (WPs) and presented in the form of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).• Each WP involves a set of activities, the "work" that is planned and scheduled as a part of the Project Management Plan. Note, however, that the planning will still be at a relatively high level,and more detailed planning will be necessary during execution if the project is given the go ahead.• This Project Management Plan, by the way, should become the "bible" for the execution phase of the project and is sometimes referred to as the "Project Brief" or the "Project Charter".• The cost of doing the various activities is then estimated and these estimated costs are aggregated to determine the estimated cost of the WP. This approach is known as "detailed estimating" or "bottom up estimating". There are other approaches to estimating that we'll come to in a minute. Either way, the result is an estimated cost of the total work of the project.Note: that project risk management planning is an important part of this exercise. This should examine the project's assumptions and environmental conditions to identify any weaknesses in the plan thus far, and identify those potential risk events that warrant attention for mitigation. This might take the form of specific contingency planning, and/or the setting aside of prudent funding reserves.Request for capitalConverting the estimate•However, an estimate of the work alone is not sufficient for a capital request. To arrive at a capital request some conversion is necessary, for example, by adding prudent allowances such asoverheads, a contingency allowance to cover normal project risks and management reserves to cover unknowns and possible scope changes.•In addition, it may be necessary to convert the estimating data into a financial accounting formatthat satisfies the corporate or sponsor's format for purposes of comparison with other projects and consequent funding approval.• In practice all the data for the type of "bottom up" approach just described may not be available.In this case alternative estimating approaches are adopted that provide various degrees of reliability in a "top down" fashion. For example:Order of Magnitude estimate – a "ball park" estimate, usually reserved for the concept phase onlyAnalogous estimate – an estimate based on previous similar projectsParametric estimate –an estimate based on statistical relationships in historical data•Whichever approach is adopted, hopefully the sum thus arrived at will be approved in full and proves to be satisfactory! This is the trigger to start the Execution Phase of the projectNote: Some managements will approve some lesser sum in the mistaken belief that this will help everyone to "sharpen their pencils" and "work smarter" for the benefit of the organization. This is a mistaken belief because management has failed to understand the nature of uncertainty and risk in project work. Consequently, the effect is more likely to result in "corner cutting" with an adverse effect on product quality, or reduced product scope or functionality. This often leads to a "game" in which estimates are inflated so that management can adjust themdownwards. But to be fair, management is also well aware that if money is over allocated, it will get spent anyway. The smart thing for managements to do is to set aside contingent reserve funds, varying with the riskiness of the project, and keep that money under careful control.Ownership of approved capital•If senior management approves the RFA as presented, the sum in question becomes the responsibility of the designated project sponsor. However, if the approved capital request includes allowances such as a "Management Reserve", this may or may not be passed on to the project's sponsor, depending on the policies of the organization.• For the approved RFA, the project sponsor will, in turn, further delegate expenditure authority to the project's project manager and will likely not include any of the allowances. An exception might be the contingency allowances to cover the normal variations in work performance.• The net sum thus arrived at constitutes the project manager's Approved Project Budget.Note: If management does not approve the RFA, you should not consider this a project failure. Either the goals, objectives, justification and planning need rethinking to increase the value of the project's deliverables, or senior management simply has higher priorities elsewhere for the available resources and funding.The Project's Execution PhaseThe project manager's Project Budget responsibility•Once this Approved Project Budget is released to the project manager, a reverse process must take place to convert it into a working control document. That is, the money available must be divided amongst the various WBS WPs that, by the way, have probably by now been upgraded! This results in a project execution Control Budget or Project Baseline Budget, or simply, the Project Budget. In some areas of project management application it is referred to as a Project Cost Plan. •On a large project where different corporate production divisions are involved, there may be a further intermediate step of creating "Control Accounts" for theseparate divisions, so that each division subdivides their allocated money into their own WBS WPs.• Observe that, since the total Project Budget received formal approval from Executive Management, you, as project manager, must likewise seek and obtain from Executive Management, via the project's sponsor, formal approval for any changes to the total project budget. Often this is only justified and accepted on the basis of a requested Product Scope Change.• In such a case the project's sponsor will either draw down on the management reserve in his or her possession, or submit a supplementary RFA to upper management. • Now that we have the Project Budget money allocated to Work Packages we can further distribute it amongst the various activities of each WP so that we know how much money we have as a "Baseline" cost for each activity.• This provides us with the base of reference for the cost control function. Of course, depending on the circumstances the same thing may be done at the WP level but the ability to control is then at a higher and coarser level.Use of the Earned Value technique• If we have the necessary details another control tool that we can adopt for monitoring ongoing work is the "Earned Value" (EV) technique. This is a considerable art and science that you must learn about from texts dedicated to the subject. • But essentially, you take the costs of the schedule activities and plot them as a cumulative total on the appropriate time base. Again you can do this at the activity level, WP level or the whole project level. The lower the level the more control information you have available but the more work you get involved in. The Cost Baseline•This planned reference S-curve is sometimes referred to as the "Cost Baseline", typically in EVparlance. That is, it is the "Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled" (BCWS), or more simply the "Planned Value" (PV).•Observe that you need to modify this Cost Baseline every time there is an approved scope change that has cost and/or schedule implications and consequently changesthe project's Approved Project Budget.• Now, as the work progresses, you can plot the "Actual Cost of Work Performed" (ACWP or simply "Actual Cost" - AC).• You can plot other things as well, see diagram referred to above, and if you don't like what you see then you need to take "Corrective Action". CommentaryThis whole process is a cyclic, situational operation and is probably the source of the term "cycle" in the popularly misnamed "project life cycle".As an aside, the Earned Value pundits offer various other techniques within the EV process designed to aid in forecasting the final result, that is, the "Estimate At Completion" (EAC). EAC is what you should really be interested in because it is the only constant in a moving project. Therefore, these extended EV techniques must be considered in the same realm of accuracy as top-down estimating. They are useful, but only if you recognize the limitations and know what you are doing!But, as we said at the beginning, it is a lot more difficult to do in practice –and involves a significant amount of work. But, let's face it, that's what project managers are hired for, right?中文译文:项目成本控制:它的工作方式R.马克斯怀德曼我们在最近的咨询任务中意识到,对于整个项目成本控制体系是如何设置和应用的这个问题,我们仍有一些缺乏了解。
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中英文资料对照外文翻译Design phase of the project costmanagementAbstractProject cost management is the basic contents to determine reasonable and effective control of the project cost. Described the current stage of the project cost management situation on the strengthening of the various stages of construction cost management of the importance of and raised a number of key initiatives.Keywords:cost of the construction project cost management status investment decision phase of the design phase of the implementation phase of the cost management in a market economy,Even under the WTO and China's accession to the world community, China's construction industry how to effectively control construction cost of the construction and management of an important component part. However, the current budget for the construction projects - estimate, budget, Super budget accounts for the "super three" is still widespread and that eventually led to a serious loss of control of project investment. Project cost management is the basic contents to determine reasonable and effective control of the project cost.As the project cost to the project runs through the entire process, stage by stage can be divided into Investment Decision stage, the design and implementation phases. The so-called Project Cost effective control is the optimization of the construction plans and design programs on the basis of in the building process at all stages, use of certain methods and measures to reduce the cost of the projects have a reasonable control on the scope and cost of the approved limits.Engineering and cost management work of the current status of project cost management system was formed in the 1950s, 1980s perfect together. Performance of the country and directly involved in the management of economic activities. Provisions in the design stage to different estimates or budget preparation as well as government; Nothing relevant departments to formulate a budget, content, methods and approval, the budget will provide the fixed cost of equipment and materials and fixed price of the budget preparation, approval, management authority, and so on.With the historical process, after recovery, reform and development, formed a relatively complete budget estimate of quota management system. However, as the socialist market economic development, the system's many problems have also exposed. Generally speaking, the budget estimate is based on direct participation in the management of national economic activity as a precondition. enterprise is not the actual economic entities. Due to the characteristics of the planned economy, and, at the time under the conditions of productivity, will inevitably become a shortage in the economy.In severe shortage of commodities under the conditions, as long as a certain level of investment, will be certain outputs. In this environment, the project planning and technical argumentation there can be no economic analysis. State control of the project cost constitute key factors equipment and materials prices, wages and taxes of artificial distribution. In this relatively stable economic environment, the budget estimate for the system approved project cost, help the government to carry out investment plans to play a major role.As the socialist market economic system established, requires us to predict project investment and control. In recent years, international investment project developed to the requirements of prior pre-control and in the middle of control. China, the traditional practice in an objective light on the cause decision-making, implementation heavy, light the economy and technology,First, the consequences of victimization,Due to the technical personnel of the project technical and economic concepts and a weak awareness of cost control, costmanagement makes the quality difficult to raise. Project Cost control is difficult to achieve long-term goals.Second, the various stages of the project management view of the above circumstances, My first academia in the 1980s made the whole process of cost management and control concept, building departments will study the feasibility of projects and the budgets and final accounts to two extended at the request of the corresponding regulations put our cost management concepts and methods referred to a new height.Our task now is to be modern and cost management in line with China's national conditions of the market economy system goal, learn from the advanced experience of the developed countries, and establish sound market economic laws of project cost management system, efforts to increase the project cost levels. An investment decision-making phase of the project cost management construction project investment decision-making stage is proposed project proposals; conduct a feasibility study to determine investment estimation and the final preparation of design task. At this stage, the project's technical and economic decision-making, of the construction project cost of the project after the completion of the economic benefits have a decisive influence, The construction cost is an important stage control.China's current stage of the project cost for the project management for the purpose of clearing price, and focusing only on the construction process of cost control, neglected before the start of the project investment decision-making stage of cost control. Investment decision-making phase of investment projects is estimated an important basis for decision-making. It has a direct impact on national economic and financial analysis of the results of the reliability and accuracy. Because of this phase is the preliminary work of projects, the information can not be fully, comparable works more or less that information accumulated relatively small, estimated inadequate and unscientific. Makes project cost management and cost workers is difficult at this stage do something.The various stages of the project cost control in the decision-making phaseproject cost control. Right project planning phase of the cost, many owners have the wrong understanding that the lower the cost the better. Cost control is not a unilateral issue, and should be a number of factors, a combination of practical, comprehensive consideration. The construction project investment decision-making stage, the project's technical and economic decision-making, Cost of the project after the completion of the project and the economic benefits, with a decisive role in project cost control is an important stage, rationally define and control the direction of the project cost of accurate positioning and building Optimization guiding role.In the decision-making phase of the most important is to do a good job feasibility study, the work is done well, returns on investment and can form a good proportion. Otherwise, invest more, less effective, resulting in loss of control and waste of investment.At present, some of the projects planned the owners of departure from the subjective desires of a feasibility study on the lack of scientific proof. Feasibility Study untrue, false or engineering functions obtaining the approval of their superiors, actually put into the feasibility study will be awarded in the study for the project after the smooth functioning buried a lot of hidden problems, lead to insufficient follow-up funds for the project and had to extend the time limit so that the project could not have planned the use of cost-effective, even become hopeless completion of the beard works.Therefore, in order to phase in the investment decision-making effectively control construction costs, we must do the following aspects:ⅰImplementation of the construction project and corporate accountability, Construction of the project from planning to implementation of the entire process and the use of the funds to repay responsibilities to the people. in addition to establishing a legal system and the project supervision matching mechanism by the departments in charge of the industry and supervision departments for setting up a monitoring group to oversee the use of funds.ⅱA realistic approach to market analysis, to avoid the blindness of the projectdecision-making, reduces and reduces investment risk. Fully consider building projects in the future market competitiveness, design task more scientific and reliability.ⅲCapital financing must have a formal commitment document, the parties must do investment funds in place, and funds must have documents to ensure that the project can be approved after the scheduled implementation. To the various loan conditions should be carefully analyzed to minimize the burden of interest and repayment pressure.ⅳTo strengthen the engineering geology, hydrology, geology and land, water, electricity, transport, environmental projects such as external conditions for the work of depth to make the investment estimate there are sufficient grounds.Taking extensive investigation and research, comparison of similar projects, seriously functional analysis, multi-program comparison and choice. After full technical appraisal and economic evaluation, and the final technologically advanced, functional and reliable. Reasonable economic projects, thus calculate a more accurate and realistic estimation of the amount of investment, so that the project cost from the start positioning in a more reasonable level.The design phase of the project cost control for a long time, China's building control very effective, - investment projects is not uncommon, this will affect owners of investment returns, it adds to the owners and within budget, as well as difficulties in fund owners, the impact on the future management or the owners make payments in arrears, and so on. Hence, the control of the project cost is of great significance, however the project cost is the primary means of control design,Currently most of the property owners in the design stage seldom works on cost control, and they found that the cost of the design will not have a great impact, it is wrong, on the contrary, Design phase of the project cost control is the most important step. Because it determines engineering design, construction methods, materials and equipment types, models of the project cost is of critical significance, design optimization phase of the program or minor changes, project cost will have asignificant impact, Design phase of the project cost control of the total project cost of 70%. Following is how to control the project from design to create the Law: ⅰAs the owners must design, the design selected on the quality level is a direct impact on the quality of product design level, and the design quality products in the level of direct influence on the pricing of the works. Different design units on the same project design are different. the same item of different design institute works between certain aspects of the project cost on the existence of differences between, We assume that with a design from two different design institute to design, Construction plans after the completion of a requested advisory unit cost to do the budget, certainly different design institute the total cost of the project is absolutely not the same, and most of the difference between the two over 10% even more than 30%, and not necessarily high cost than the design of low cost, and good design is often low cost, We all know that different people have different design styles and different levels, the design works naturally, therefore chosen to design units is the control on the first step. Through tender to select the design of the units is a good method, the tender documents to elaborate on this particular aspect of the requirements, cost control targets, and so on.2设计阶段的工程造价控制长期以来,我国建筑控制很有效,因此,控制工程造价具有重要意义, 但工程造价的主要方法是控制设计。