Construction and repair from a position of technical supervision. Continued.

IN Last press release step by step we started to consider the process of organizing the construction and / or repair. Recall, the first five stages of the proper organization of construction or repair work, we have considered, in our opinion, is very detailed, so the question remains should not be. But if all the same questions remain, you can always ask them through the form to add comments, located under each article or on our forum. We will be glad to answer you.

To continue our study proper organization of construction and / or repair of the country house, apartment or work on the arrangement of the suburban area, once again list the list of the works to be performed in order to eventually get your desired the result of work:

1. The investment plan. A feasibility study of possible options for the construction and / or repair.
2. Baseline data collection, engineering surveys.
3. Selection of the design organization.
4. Development of project documentation.
5. Consideration / adjustment of project documentation approval.

6. Selection of a contractor.
7. Organization of technical supervision of the Customer.
8. The launch of the project "in the performance of work."
9. Acceptance of the work stages, the implementation of technical supervision.
10. Final acceptance of the construction and / or repair.

As already noted, the first five stages we have considered hereSo we will continue.

Step 6. Selection of a contractor.

1. You hire and not take personal use, organization / gang / private master, and this means that they have to assess the volume of construction and / or repair work, which provides Customer and (draw your attention to), Perform exactly this, agreed and recorded in the estimates of the amount of work for the agreed and fixed in the estimates of the money. What are we??? Besides that, as already noted, it is the completeness of the source data (PDD) and the right terms of reference will be formed depend on both the value and the result of work performed, and in addition, all the improvements that may be required as a result of poor quality development of project documentation (and in some cases, its complete absence) or negligence of the Customer, carried out by the contracting organization for some money. It should be clearly remembered, so previously and highlighted the importance of the proper organization of the preparatory work.

2. The presence of the company / team / private master documents confirming the experience and qualifications of any given species construction or repair work (and it does not diplomas for participation in various exhibitions and reports on them and the specific documentation, confirming the right organization or individual experts to carry out and supervise the construction and \ or repair). Focus on online review with an adequate dose of skepticism, because Now reviews are placed not only real customers who are satisfied or not satisfied satisfied construction and / or repair, but also competitors, as well as specially trained, hired by people and organizations that form the image of the company / team / private master in the vast Internet. So now it's a whole industry, so it is recommended to navigate the old-fashioned - the presence of the documents confirming the qualification and experience of the builders. Like it or not, and to get them more difficult than to write a review online. For example, we place Examples of our works, and qualification documentsIn the relevant sections of our website.

3. Well, probably the most reliable guide in the selection of a contractor for the construction and / or repair - it is "word of mouth", that is the recommendation of friends or acquaintances. But it should be remembered here on compliance with the first two points, as Different customers have different approaches to the process of organization of construction and / or repair work.

To summarize: proceed to the election of a contractor, you first must be at the hands of the design documentation (In the ideal case - the most detailed, developed specialized design organizations). Those. a construction company We need to have come with the project! It is possible even with the projects selected on the internet, as we wrote in detail here. The main condition - the project documentation should be as detailed. Second - You have to be clearly focused on the participants of the market of construction and repair, check the alleged the candidate / candidates permits and other documents confirming qualification and experience of construction and / or repairs. Well, and thirdly - do not be lazy, ask around, read about how one or another bidder performed similar work before.

Step 7. Organization of technical supervision of the Customer.

Naturally, in order for us to understand that the same customer wants to control in the provision of Technical Inspection Services, We asked:

— contract documents. They have been in excess of the Customer: the contract for the construction of a frame house and the erection of pile foundation, and warranty, etc. etc. Wherein if we analyze the text of these documents, it became clear that in them, the Contractor, very well protected and restricted his duties and a very blurred the rights and obligations Customer.
— project documentation. Not the one that was presented in the contract and on the website of the developer, and the one that will be on site and will build a house for which the developer team, ie the so-called working documentation. It turned out (!!!)That such documentation the customer does not and he never saw her, and came into the office this is very, very large and well-known company, received a refusal to provide working documents, even though its objection that is good before the builders come to the site, he (the customer) should approve this documentation and in the long run, to put his stamp and signature - "The manufacturing jobs". In general, very large and very well-known company for the construction of wooden houses, offers erect their buildings in architectural, and even the most pared-down list of project documentation. Does it have detailed documentation at all, or builders do structural components as God put per capita, and has remained a mystery.
— the results of engineering studies. We are particularly interested in geology, because in the contract for the construction of the foundation was already clearly laid pile field of bored piles, with a deep of 2 meters. Those. According Contractor carrier layer, which may rely piles on this particular site, located at a depth of 2 m. As a result it has appeared, No one survey is not done, the prescribing in the contract, that the depth of screwing piles will be limited torque, the value of which was specified. But you should pay attention to the fact that there are no guarantees that such a moment occurs at the maximum depth of 2 m or less, has been submitted. In other words, the contractor leaving an object begins to twist pile and certainly (we also say from experience), the magnitude of the moment, which we are in agreement, It appears at a depth not 2, but for example 2.5, 2.7, 3 m - i.e. will overrun piles (and their 16 pieces seem to be), for which the customer will pay (but this time, as the time was Set). The next question we asked - why the magnitude of the torque, which is guided Contractor must be exactly the way specified in the contract? Perhaps there is developed, approved / patented technique? Unfortunately, this question also remains unanswered... Moreover, the choice of the type of foundation, was also nobody and nothing is calculated, ie, understand why the pile, and such is not the tape - and there are not clear.
Total: after the customer realized that his future home to be built on unknown criteria were It decided to terminate the contract with the largest and well-known developer and continue the search for a contractor organization.

Considering the above, it is clear that maximum right time to attract specialist technical supervision of the Customer (private superintendent) comes just at the final project documentation development.

Why? Because that's when all the major architectural decisions (plans, elevations, and in the case of repair of the architectural design of the project) has already been agreed upon by the Customer and operation begins with the technical part - materials, structural units, etc., i.e., that part of the project documentation, which require specialized knowledge and experience, based on which, even at this stage it is possible to significantly reduce the cost of future construction and / or repair, and subsequent maintenance costs.

Go ahead... Now the question arises, how do you choose an organization that will carry out technical supervision by the Customer's side? Answer and the criteria are the same as we have given just above in the section on choosing a contractor, namely availability of documents confirming qualification etc.

Separately, we note (!!!): There are two varieties of technical supervision: the first - is the technical supervision of the Contractor (which just question on most sites of construction companies), the second - is the technical supervision Customer. Functions and tasks of these technical supervision are totally different. Technical supervision of the Contractor - controls the work in terms of quality of work, ensuring delivery of works to the customer (ie, compliance with the basic requirements of SNIP, technology works, minimum deviations from the requirements which can not affect the reliability and safety of the structure, but provide the fastest delivery work, etc.). In other words, the technical supervision of the Contractor ensures that as the minimum cost of his employer to hand over to the Customer object with no claims on his part. While the technical supervision of the Customer stands out for compliance with all the requirements that must fulfill Contractor to provide the desired their employer (customer) the quality of work and the final result. It should be clearly understood! All contractors assurances of the availability of its technical supervision, acting on behalf of the Customer - is nothing more than a marketing ploy. This does not happen. As they say, he who pays the piper calls the tune.

So, the ideal case in terms of attracting the technical supervision of the Customer will be that when one or another expert organization involved in the final stage of development of design documentation. But, as we have already noted, the selection of the design organization is not an easy thing, too, and here, too, you need to have specialized knowledge and experience, so some expert organizations, including us, have full service in support of construction and / or repair work - from Invest Plan and to commissioning of a facility into operation.

We hope that the necessity and the importance of attracting and technical supervision of the Customer, we have proved to you. It remains to consider 3 stages directly related to the execution of construction and / or repair work, and we'll make it in the following articles. Do not miss out, stay tuned for our updates, and if you have any questions, ask them through the comment form located at the end of each article or on our "Green Valley forum» !