Article Citation: Tuan Anh Nguyen, and Toan Long Pham. (2021). COMPLETING THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT HOA BINH
CONSTRUCTION GROUP. International Journal of Engineering Technologies and
Management Research, 8(2), 9-20. https://doi.org/10.29121/ijetmr.v8.i2.2021.859 Published Date: 10 February 2021
Keywords: Management Quality Projects Models Solutions The construction industry is one of the major economic sectors. The construction industry's products play an essential role in economic growth, promote the development of science and technology, improve the material and spiritual life for people, affecting the cultural-artistic - architectural development and ecological environment. In particular, the field of infrastructure design and construction is even more indispensable in constructing the country. Today, the market mechanism requires businesses that want to survive and develop to find all measures to increase their competitiveness, conduct production and business with minimal cost, and ensure the work's quality.
1. INTRODUCTION1.1. CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT CONCEPT
Construction management is an activity in a
chain of general construction production and business management activities and
is also the most critical activity affecting final construction product’s
value. Construction management is a set of activities from which requirements,
regulations and are implemented by measures such as managing each item in the
work of construction organization, control and assurance - quality assurance
within a system. Construction management activities are mainly the supervision
and self-supervision of the investor and other subjects [1]. 1.2. ROLE OF
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Construction management of construction works
plays an excellent role for contractors, investors and construction businesses
in general. That role is explicitly shown as: For contractors (or companies providing
construction services), construction management will save materials, labour
costs, machinery and equipment, increase labour productivity and especially
promote contractors to apply modern science and technology to the construction
works. For investors, construction management will
satisfy technical requirements for construction work, save capital, and improve
the quality of life of people. If construction management is done near, it will
help build investor confidence with the contractor, contributing to a long-term
relationship and cooperation[3]. Every
year, the investment capital for construction is quite large, accounting for
20-25% of GDP, so construction management needs to be paid attention. Many
construction works are not strictly managed in the past, causing a lot of loss
and waste, affecting the quality of construction products and affecting
people's lives. Therefore, the urgent issue posed to all construction
businesses is how to strictly and effectively manage the construction works. Construction
machinery and equipment are the most essential and vital part of an
enterprise's fixed assets. It is a measure of the technical level of the
existing production capacity, an essential factor contributing to construction
businesses' competitiveness. Equipment management criteria: Equipment efficiency (HM): HM = (TTT/TKT)
*100% In which:
TTT is the actual time of using machinery and equipment on site. TKT
is the maximum time to use machinery and equipment within the proper technical
scope. This
indicator reflects the efficiency of the use of machinery and equipment in the
construction process to ensure construction work quality and progress. 75% £ HM £ 100%: The management of machinery and
equipment is effective. HM < 75%: The
management of machinery and equipment is ineffective. Required plan to arrange
rational use of machinery and equipment based on improving efficiency use
construction machines. Labour management
in production and business plays a significant role because human is the
subject of the production and business process; all production and business processes are
conducted through human workers with specific economic, political and social
qualifications. The
content of human resource management includes master content the following weaknesses: ·
Labor
organization ·
Norms
of labour use, labour productivity The
supply of materials in construction production and business plays a vital role
because the cost of construction materials usually accounts for 60% to 70% of
the total cost for construction and installation. The main task of the supply
of construction materials is to ensure the supply of materials in sufficient
quantity, synchronous in type, timely in time, and quality with the most
reasonable cost[4]. The cost
of a work construction is the total cost needed to build, renovate, or expand the work's technical
equipment. The cost of work construction is the investment capital of the work,
including: ·
Investment
capital for construction and installation (construction capital) ·
Investment
capital for purchasing machinery and equipment (capital and equipment) ·
Investment
capital for other basic construction. Commonly,
from the perspective of construction products themselves and the beneficiaries
of construction products, the construction works' quality is assessed by the
essential characteristics such as functionality, usability, compliance with
standards technique, durability, reliability, aesthetics, safety in exploitation,
use, economy and guarantee of timing (service time of the work). More broadly,
the quality of construction works can and should be understood not only from
the product itself and the beneficiaries of the construction product but also
in the construction product's formulation process with related issues - other
necessary. Construction
works must be scheduled before they are commenced construction, following the
overall approved project schedule. For large-scale construction works with a
long construction period, the work construction progress must be made for each
period, month, quarter or year. The investor, construction contractor,
supervision consultant and related parties are responsible for monitoring,
supervising the construction progress and adjusting the progress in case the
construction progress is in one. The number of phases is lengthened but should
not affect the overall progress of the project. 1.3. FACTORS
AFFECTING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
A
construction firm's production capacity is the highest possible ability to
produce real construction products in a unit of time (usually years) of that
enterprise. The
production capacity of construction enterprises is the production capacity of
construction machines, workers' teams and production lines. The production
capacity and workers' group can be calculated in a kind or estimated value of
construction works. The
determination of production capacity should be based on the volume of
construction and installation work performed during the year under all construction
contracts. Because construction firms can hire machines and workers to build,
their production capacity and production capacity are hired. The
technical level of technology plays a crucial role in construction production
and business are demonstrated through the following contents: Factors
affecting the direction of development and application Scientific and
technological advances in construction production include: ·
Economical; ·
Technical
characteristics of construction production; ·
The
economic and natural characteristics of the country; ·
Construction
missions. ·
Orientations
for the development and application of science and technology in construction
production: ·
Orientations
for labour tools: in construction must step up the application of
mechanization, step by step reasonably apply automation, focus on developing
small mechanics for construction, combine sequential walkthrough and shortcuts
in the development and application of construction techniques. Labour is
the most dynamic and revolutionary factor among the factors of the production
process. The qualifications and awareness of employees will have a powerful
impact on the business performance of construction enterprises. The level of labor determines
product quality and labor productivity. If the employees have high professional
qualifications, it will improve labor productivity and save labor costs.
Conversely, if the skilled labor is not enough to complete the job, the job
will not be completed on time, the lack of quality will jam all other jobs, the
result will increase repair costs or waiting for costs. Recruiting and training a highly
qualified and conscious workforce is crucial to help businesses improve labor
efficiency and reduce business costs. In the
current harsh competitive environment, it is required that construction
businesses have to maximize construction costs, so the level of organization
and management in general dramatically affects the business performance of
businesses. Depending on the
enterprise's size and business lines, a simple, compact, and suitable
organizational system is built. The right management system will be the basis
for recruiting into management positions following industry requirements and
facilitating the use and improvement of administrators' expertise. Construction
volume management must be performed according to the approved design volume,
which will directly affect the construction management. Construction volume is
calculated and confirmed between investors, construction contractors, supervision
consultants by time or construction stage, and the approved design volume for
construction - acceptance,
and payment under the contract [7]. The
quality of construction design is an essential activity, and today is
considered a top task. The level of customer satisfaction depends entirely on
the quality of the designs. In the construction industry, the design is of
prime importance. It is impossible to execute a project according to an
inadequate or faulty design. The wrong design creates poor quality construction
and cannot be constructed if the design is inaccurate. Therefore, quality
management in building design must be implemented strictly. The
State's mechanisms and policies have a growing influence on enterprises'
operations. Direct impact on credit issues, antitrust, tax, remuneration,
support, and environmental protection. These impacts can create opportunities
or threats for construction businesses. Political stability is also a
group of favorable factors that increase the country's competitiveness in
general and of the business in particular. Competitors
are the most direct factor in a construction business's ability to win a bid.
The quantity, as well as the competitiveness of competitors, determines the
level of competition in bids. To win the bid, the bidder must surpass all
competitors participating in the bid. That is to ensure their superior
capabilities against current competitors with potential competitors. Therefore,
understanding the competition has necessary implications for construction
businesses. The competition
level depends on the number of bidders participating in the competition, the
industry's growth rate, diversification of competitors, and barriers to entry
of competitors - new potential [8], [9], [10], [11]. The end
product of the construction industry is often large, heavy, and expensive. It
requires a large geographic area, and most of them are made according to the
investor's request, making production activities less stable and mobile
according to the territory. Understanding the construction site is not easy, so
it can face some disadvantages that increase costs for businesses during the
construction process. 2.
REALITY
From 2010 to now, Vietnam's economy has been affected by the global
economic downturn, and the construction industry is also suffering severe
impacts. Many construction works were not continued; many construction
companies fell into difficulties. However, in that context, Hoa Binh
Construction Group had an entirely positive business result. Not only has the
revenue continued to increase over the past five years, but the Group's profit
has still ensured to increase with a large number and contributed significantly
to the budget. The above advantages have helped the Group achieve positive business
results. Achieving today's results is a great effort, combining all the
individualsin the Group. 2.1. INTERNAL FACTORS
The construction of the Company's works consists of many items, requiring
the use of labor, materials, and special machines. Therefore, construction
implementation met many difficulties and difficulties. The Group is forced to
calculate the most effective implementation plans, carefully from survey to
construction. The cost is always increased because the transportation of labor,
materials, and machinery is more expensive than other constructions, not to
mention overcoming geographical problems and natural disasters. To create a product of the construction industry often takes a long time,
consisting of many different stages. Depending on the project's size and
nature, each technological stage is divided into many small phases. These small
stages must be carried out in a precise quantity and technique to create the
final product of good quality to meet the project's fundamental requirements. The
average number of devices in actual use compared to the total number of
available devices is always at the highest level. For example, in concrete
mixing plant, the number of times used compared to existing equipment always
reaches 95% rate, which means that operating at maximum capacity is not wasted,
or like cars, pumps machines Land leveling always has a high coefficient of use
to meet the requirements. The number of equipment and machines is always used
up to job requirements. For example, the self-propelled crane is always used
all the time; no machine has much downtime. However, some computers are still
due to the nature of their work and their functions, but the number of devices
used in a short period should not be used too much. All kinds of machines'
capacity are always high from 85-90% without being wasted during construction
such as punching machine, table compactor with the capacity of 90%. The
Company's machinery and equipment always have a high coefficient of use. After
all, the Company constructs many works simultaneously because most of them are
modern machines, so the Company always operates at the highest capacity. Some
devices are not idle much but put to use most of the time, thus creating high
work efficiency. Currently, Hoa Binh Construction Group has 3,795 management, an indirect
team, 4,020 organic workers, and 21,100 subcontractors. With the current staff
of employees, the Group always ensures that the Company can perform OK
construction works[7]. 2.2. EXTERNAL FACTORS
Operating in any industry also needs the general guidance of the State. The
construction industry is no exception. All construction companies must comply
with specific mechanisms and policies of the State, which are legal documents
such as the Construction Law, Law. Bidding, Decrees, and other sub-law
documents such as the Decree on raw material consumption are common grounds
that the Company must comply. These legal documents create a similar
competition mechanism for all companies in the market mechanism. Hoa Binh
Construction Group is a part of the construction industry, so compliance with
the above regulations is a right and a requirement for the Group. Under the old mechanism, State-owned enterprises, including construction
enterprises, all follow a unified top-down plan when carrying out production
and business. These businesses do not have to worry about finding inputs, not
having to worry about the market, finding customers, all provided by the State.
It is these things that make businesses rely on, expect, and have no motivation
to compete. Hoa Binh Construction Group has to take care of everything, from searching
for customers, input factors, potential markets ... and enhancing
competitiveness. Most of the firms in the construction industry are large ones.
These businesses belong to substantial construction corporations such as
Coteccons, Ricans, An Phong, Central. However,
joining this industry also has specific barriers such as technology, scale,
reputation, and brand name. Therefore, companies in the industry also have
certain advantages, and if these advantages are well promoted, it is not easy
for potential competitors to enter the market. However, the Group has always
tried its best to improve management, especially its reputation and brand name,
to become one of the big construction companies. Inputs of the construction industry are diverse, from raw materials to
machinery and equipment for construction. The current difficulty is that most
modern machinery and equipment in the country are self-produced and mainly
imported in other countries, specially developed technology countries such as
Germany, France, Japan, and Italy. ... The import of many materials and
equipment to serve the operation causes many difficulties for the construction
industry of Vietnam in general and Hoa Binh Construction Group in particular
and leads to the machinery's cost. Construction equipment increased. Among the input factors, the value of raw materials accounts for the
largest proportion of the project cost. Therefore, its fluctuation has a
significant influence on the cost of the project. In recent years, due to the
influence of the macroeconomic environment and inflation, commodities' prices
have increased significantly, and construction materials are not out of that number. Currently, the number of projects assigned to Hoa Binh Construction Group
is quite large. Therefore, the works are spread across the North and South, and
there are many works located in complicated geographical areas, difficult to
construct, such as in mountainous, remote, and isolated areas. Difficulty in
transporting raw materials and machines made costs soaring. The Company could
not actively source inputs. Because the natural conditions are too complicated,
when the architect designs the technical drawings, they have not considered all
these possibilities, so many construction works are costing or prolonging the
progress. The quality of
construction works: Hoa Binh Construction Group has always tried our best to
create works of the best quality with the earliest completion time to hand over
to investors and put the works. To use, bringing benefits to both the investor,
the Group, and the whole society. Regarding the management
and use of machinery and equipment: The Group has also effectively used modern
construction machinery and equipment, advanced construction solutions to
improve further and further enhance the Group's competitiveness... Human resource
management: Hoa Binh Construction Group is always aware that
excellent human resources management is one of the fundamental factors to
complete construction work. The Company's human resource is always sufficient
for the construction of the project; the Company has also proposed a suitable
plan to build and train sufficient human resources in quantity and quality,
building a management team. Experienced and capable of meeting the market and
complicated developments with a team of skilled and professional technicians
and many workers. Regarding the management
and use of materials: Hoa Binh Construction Group has always been conscious of
managing and using materials economically. Raw materials are centrally managed
and strictly controlled from the supply and use stages to reduce the
consumption of raw materials, ensure the quality of the work, and reduce the
rate of waste and scrap. During the past time, Hoa Binh Construction Group has achieved many
successes, especially in construction works. The Company has earned an
excellent reputation in the construction market. However, like many other
construction companies, there are still shortcomings that focus mainly on the
following issues: Regarding the management
of machinery and equipment: Construction machinery and equipment are being
used at full capacity, even in several projects, there is a shortage of
machines. The mobilization of machinery and equipment still has many
limitations. Some places are too many, some places are too few, and when
needed, they do not have to rent, which causes much waste in the construction
work. Human resource
management: Labor use arrangement is not appropriate. Materials management: Material
management is still lax. In many projects, the workers used raw materials
unreasonably and efficiently, the organization of norms, and the allocation of
anti-theft supervision were not done well. In addition to the undeniable
success that the Company has done, there are still some limitations affecting
the efficiency of material cost savings, which are: Construction quality
management: Construction supervision has not been strict yet. At
present, the Company still has many unsatisfactory construction quality works,
such as prolonged construction progress and increased costs; some construction
items that did not meet the quality as proposed. Out, leading to when the
project is put into use, there are still complaints and complaints from
customers [2]. 3.
RECOMMENDED
SOLUTIONS
Solution
1: Arranging the appropriate use of construction machinery and equipment on the
site to use them more effectively Machinery and equipment have a direct influence on the performance of the
construction team. The proper arrangement of machines and equipment will allow
a close combination of labor and production materials to suit the company's
production tasks, production scale, and production technology requirements
identified to create the highest production efficiency. This is also an
important content in production organization and construction team management.
The machinery and equipment arrangement is considered reasonable when it
ensures a balance: balance in the ratio between the capacity of machines
capable of working, quantity, and quality of raw materials to be processed.
That is to ensure the balance between the three factors of the production
process. Thus, the rational arrangement of machinery and equipment will
overcome the machine's interruption due to lack of equipment, sometimes excess
machines in construction teams, sometimes in moderation, sometimes in haste,
urgently cause waste of human and physical strength, affecting the quality and
construction progress of works. Currently, the use of machinery and equipment of Hoa Binh Construction
Group is still ineffective, and there should be a plan to use specific
machinery and equipment for each work item, each project. At the Group, there are many types of machinery and equipment with
diversified types and good quality. However, in the current production and
business conditions with the number of projects spread across the country,
machines' movement faces many difficulties, leading to a situation in which
machines can be moved to buildings near the headquarters. Many, but at a
different site, there is a lack of machinery. In some localities, the company
chooses to hire machinery and equipment from other companies to serve its work,
so it also affects quite a lot on cost, initiative, and quality of
construction. On the other hand, an equally important subjective cause that
significantly affects the efficiency of using machines and equipment is that
the management of machinery and equipment is still weak. The proper arrangement of machinery and equipment is first and foremost the
Engineering - Equipment Department's responsibility, which currently manages
most of the company's construction machinery. This department needs to develop
a master construction machinery plan for each project and construction teams
and teams, at least one month in advance of machine type, quantity, machine
time, the gathering place of machinery and equipment. On that basis, I plan to
move back and forth between works so that the most optimal. Subcontractors,
construction teams can also base this plan of the factory to build their plans,
creating an initiative in construction. To implement the above solution and the human cost with the salary for the
team of engineers to perform the work, the company needs a backup fund to
quickly finance the machinery and equipment that the company short. This
finance accounts for about 1% of the company's total revenue. The machinery and equipment of the company must be arranged and used
reasonably to avoid overlapping. If there is a situation where they cannot be
used, they must be outsourced. The company should also make specific plans for the machine transfer and
document in the year's work plans to allocate the number of machines most
effectively. Construction progress is also a basis for machinery transfer. The progress
needs to be urgently needed; the transfer also needs to correspond. The company needs to make a specific plan, appoint qualified and
experienced staff to learn, research, and arrange machinery and equipment to
suit its conditions. For long-term construction projects or many projects in a locality, the
company should plan to transport machinery gathered to serve the company's
construction and rent out machines during the construction period—idle time to
increase sales. As for projects with short construction time, few projects in
localities, you can choose to hire other companies in that locality to save
costs. Solution
2: Choosing the appropriate form of organization, the production team The organization of working groups allows comparing the whole group's
performance with each member's performance, thereby giving away to evaluate,
find the causes and solutions to overcome weaknesses. In construction, the
organization and production in teams are even more critical because the jobs in
this industry require high labor productivity. There are many forms of organization of production teams, namely: • Specialized team: This is the consolidation of workers into one
profession or a profession with different skill levels. • General team: A combination of workers including many different
professional occupations with the job structure compatible with the technical
construction requirements to complete a combination of work, a work item, and
construction work. • Construction team: Organize work tasks with bear functions overall
responsibility for the construction of an item, a project. • Team framework: Teams only have the most superficial level of team
leadership. • Basic Human Resources Team: A team that maintains a core workforce if
there is a lack of human resources, they should be coordinated or hired by
their superiors. • Teams with more or less fixed force: Teams that only exist in attack the
process is extensive, with a continuous workload. Depending on its characteristics of technology, human resources, etc., each
company chooses a suitable form of the team. At Hoa Binh Construction Group, the organization of labor is inadequate,
leading to difficulties in management. To increase the efficiency of business
operations, the company has minimized labor costs by forming frame teams when
performing work on site. The establishment of a framework team brings many
advantages when doing the job, such as Flexibility in workforce mobilization,
there are no constraints on preferential allowances or insurance for workers
... That has reduced many costs when conducting construction works. Besides,
the company also does not spend extra travel expenses of workers to works in
different locations. To overcome the above limitations in choosing the form of organizing the
production team in each specific project, the company should consider its
available conditions, the investor's requirements on progress. , the quality
and the computational consideration of the volume of a particular type of work
determines which form of production team organization should be appropriate. For projects of great value and long construction time, investors require
high quality and construction progress. The company should organize a
specialized team. Because when organizing construction teams in a specialized
team, they will best complete the jobs with high technical requirements and
shorten construction time. With Hoa Binh Construction Group, the company often
wins contracts for valuable and large-scale projects, setting up several
specialized teams for essential jobs such as iron and waterproof teams. ,
finishing team ... In order to implement the above solution, the company must first have a
recruitment fee. Next is the cost of training and retraining for workers at the
site or in training courses at vocational secondary schools. To implement the above solution, the first thing needed is the human
factor. The people here are recruiting officers. These people must be
knowledgeable about each specific job to choose suitable candidates to
participate in recruitment. Another indispensable factor is the finance for
recruitment and training. The company should have a fund for this work and be
directly managed by the chief administrative officer. When the company implements these solutions, the company will reduce the
downtime in construction. The company can even rent out machines in the absence
of machinery. This can also be a source of additional revenue for the company. Solution
3: Improve management, economical use of materials Each production and business enterprise has many different products and
tends to diversify its products more and more. Producing each product requires
a very diverse number of components, parts, and materials, many different
types. Furthermore, materials need to be used at different times and often
change. Especially for construction companies, the demand for raw materials is
enormous. The proportion of materials accounts for 70% -80%. Therefore, the
management and efficient use of raw materials is a prerequisite to lower costs,
reduce costs, and improve the business's business efficiency. Planning the
exact material needs, the right volume and the timing required is an essential
basis for keeping stock stocks at a minimum, but it is not a simple matter.
Stock management models are mainly about keeping stock levels stable without
considering the interdependent relationship between building materials, which
requires availability at other times. Together. This management often increases
costs. Although there have been many attempts to use materials efficiently and
economically in the production process, the loss is inevitable. Besides, there
are interruptions in construction due to the inadequate supply of materials or
the improper supply of materials or the increased cost of materials and the
cost of transporting materials. In particular, the loss of raw materials makes the actual quantity of
materials in the construction decrease, forcing many work items to reduce
materials not as expected. Building the MRP begins with the following end product production schedule
that translates into a need for needed parts, details, and materials in
different stages. The end product determines the expected need for lower-level
parts and components depending on the product structure. MRP calculates the
number of parts, parts in each stage for each product type in close relation to
the available stock and determines when to issue an order or production order
for each part that part. The MRP seeks to identify the relationship between the production schedule,
the order, and the volume of receipt and product demand. This relationship is
analyzed from when a work item or work is constructed to the end of it. To implement the above solution well, the company needs to make appropriate
and reasonable investments due to such activities as propaganda, education on
the sense of saving materials, training of materials management staff, training
workers in the economical use of raw materials. Adequate and suitable material
control and protection staff are recruited. Besides, the company has to invest
a certain amount of money in training highly qualified staff to plan materials
for each item, each project. The Group also has to spend a certain amount of
expenses to pay salaries, bonuses, allowances, and subsidies following these
officers' regime. Another expense that should be noted is the costs of
computers and facilities for material demand planners. The Finance - Accounting
Department manages these expenses. In order to implement this solution well, the human problem must be on top.
We need three staff, one of whom is a bachelor of economics, two people are
construction engineers with a deep understanding of building materials. The
security guards team is people with transparent backgrounds who must be tasked
with cross management most effectively. To better serve the staff's planning, the company needs to equip computer
systems, workplaces, and other necessary conditions such as construction
documents, work items, and documents—materials about the supplier, price,
quality, and type of materials needed. An indispensable condition for material planning is the financial source
for the above activities. When implementing the above solution, the company is expected to reduce raw
material inventories to below 10% of raw material value; reduce waiting time
for the construction process to ensure the construction progress of work items,
not let a project exceed the construction progress due to raw materials; create
satisfaction and confidence for investors; create conditions for the
departments to coordinate closely and unify with each other, promote the
general construction ability of the company. Thanks to that, increasing the
efficiency of production and business of the Group. Solution
4: Completing the construction supervision Construction supervision is the work of inspecting, urging, directing, and
evaluating people participating in the work. Construction supervision is subject
to construction work items, relevant laws, regulations, policies, and technical
standards, written work contracts as the support, and real rules show work, use
construction efficiency as purpose. Supervision is a crucial area because there
are timely supervision and direction to avoid losses in construction. If the
construction quality is not strictly monitored, the construction time is not on
schedule, and if not monitored, the number of lost materials will be huge. Hoa Binh Construction Group faces many construction work problems by the
supervision not near from the beginning. Specifically[6]: ·
Currently, the company still lacks a team of engineers to
supervise both quantity and expertise. ·
Almost all work items are done under the contracting
mechanism. Small teams take on the responsibility of building construction for
the company and only care about their construction. When there is no close
supervision, the linkage between teams is not clear, work may overlap, or teams
cause trouble for each other, affecting the overall construction quality. ·
There is a situation of material loss or carelessness;
the result is not achieved as the target set. ·
The phenomenon of running according to the progress
without ensuring the work's quality or ineffective plan arrangement makes the
construction work delayed. First of all, the company should focus on completing the critical points of
construction supervision, including the main content of supervision,
supervision order, supervision measures. Construction supervision
content: ·
Help construction unit write construction commencement
report. ·
Verify the construction organization design, technical
plans, construction plans, and schedules that the construction teams and teams
have proposed, and provide comments simultaneously. ·
Verifying the list of construction materials and
equipment, standard specifications proposed by the construction agency. ·
Urge and inspect the team to strictly comply with
construction contracts and technical standards of works. ·
Check the quality of materials, structures, and equipment
used by the company, check the work of labor safety. ·
Checking the construction progress and quality of
construction and acceptance work items, sign payment vouchers. ·
Organize the design unit and the construction team to
accept the whole project, sign payment vouchers. ·
Verification of works settlement. Build a regime of
responsibility according to control goals: Develop a regime of responsibility based on quality
control: divided into Three stages. Construction preparation stage: materials are strictly checked at the site;
materials that are not suitable for specified quality must require additional
construction units to meet the required quantity and quality. Checking
machinery and equipment, not allowing the use of equipment that does not meet
the standards and regulations on technology, must add equipment that the
quantity and production capacity are not enough to ensure progress and
quality—the amount of work. Construction stage: check the quality assurance system of the construction
unit and bring into play its effects, check the work activities of the
construction team, if detecting errors, have the right to issue decisions to
repair or suspend construction. Acceptance test: verify the diary of the works according to the quality
assurance system. We are conducting the inspection of the product's internal
quality and geometric dimensions, signing and receiving satisfactory products,
approving the final acceptance results, and confirming responsibility for
errors. Develop a regime of responsibility based on the control
of the work progress ·
Planning and approval of work progress plans. ·
Check the implementation of the progress. If teams'
construction progress does not keep up with the planned schedule, they must
instruct the team to find measures to catch up. ·
The approved time is extended: if the team's delay is due
to reasons other than the team itself, it will be based on a long contractual
condition and be responsible for the team cost compensation. Build responsibility according to
the control of cost. ·
Calculate the volume of completed teams based on the
calculation results payment and vouchers, payment to the team. ·
Adjusting prices based on market changes and contractual
regulations, price adjustments for raw materials, labor and construction
equipment. In all cases, the supervision engineer must listen to the construction
unit's opinion, comply with the construction management agency's instructions,
promptly summarize lessons learned, and regularly improve the supervision
level... Scientifically organizing the construction supervision system creates
conditions for businesses to grasp the actual situation at the site and make
timely adjustments. Avoid wasting resources when things go wrong. The supervision engineer strictly observes the order of supervision to
control the construction order of the construction teams. Ensuring work
progress, building quality, and controlling costs are very beneficial. The
supervision order is divided into three distinct areas: supervision of
construction quality, monitoring of construction progress, and monitoring of
construction costs. First of all, the company needs to have a precise regulation on the content
of construction supervision, clearly defining the responsibilities of the
construction party and the supervising party, specifying how to handle the
trying to happen. It is necessary to strictly abide by the regulations, rules,
standards, and laws of the state and locality. Must have a team of qualified
supervision engineers. The company needs to have sufficient equipment for
inspection and testing work testing and acceptance. When applying this solution effectively, teams will be more closely
monitored, reduce arbitrarily changing construction design processes, or cheat
in the use of inputs to benefit. So many, so much. The construction and
installation works of the teams have also been improved because they always
receive the guidance of the process and rules of the company's supervising
engineers. 4.
CONCLUSIONS
Hoa Binh Construction Group is on the rise and has more fantastic
opportunities, especially when Vietnam is a member of the World Trade
Organization WTO. Nevertheless, besides the advantages, these events and the
domestic business environment also give the company many challenges. In the current trend of integration and globalization, competition in the
market is becoming more and more fierce. More than ever, the company must
always strive not only content with the results achieved but must take it as a
solid premise for further determination in the marketplace. On the other hand,
improving construction works' quality, lowering production costs, and ensuring
construction progress is vital to construction businesses in general and Hoa
Binh Construction Group. When implementing the topic "Completing the work construction
management," the author wishes that Hoa Binh Construction Group will
achieve higher business efficiency, minimizing construction design errors. ,
the capacity of using machines and equipment has been improved, human resources
are used effectively, using rationally and efficiently input materials,
improving the efficiency of construction supervision ... contributing making
the Group increasingly assertive on the path of integration, becoming one of
the leading construction companies in Vietnam and gradually reaching regional
and international markets. Although this is not a new field, there are not many people participating
in the research; On the other hand, due to market volatility and some other
objective reasons, despite many difficulties in collecting documents, data ...,
the author of the thesis still tries to complete the research. Simultaneously,
they also boldly made opinions based on scientific research and seriously about
the issue with the encouragement, encouragement, and help of instructors,
family, and colleagues. Through research, the author of the essay would like to
draw some conclusions as follows: 1) Improving
construction management is an urgent job, not only in the present time, in the
future, but also fundamentally changing the perception of construction
management before of both customers and suppliers. From an objective view, we
can see that our country's construction management work is still low, the cause
of the problem is that we are still weak in the management of materials and
machinery. Construction equipment, labor management, capital management.
Therefore, completing construction management is an extremely urgent job and
necessary. 2) Completing construction
management is an objective requirement of the renovation process, moving from
the old management mechanism to the new one, especially in the current
economy's opening and integration period. Many factors influence many groups of
factors such as State policy mechanisms, competitors, construction management
skills, skills and awareness of workers, quality of the survey, and design. …
The study of these factors is also one of the views that the essay mentions. 3) Construction
management of Hoa Binh Construction Group, according to the author's
assessment, still has shortcomings in general. This conclusion is reviewed and
drawn from the situation analysis, public documents, reports. The cause of this
situation is many, but emerging is that the supervision of construction is not
yet strict, the management of labor and wages is not appropriate, construction
machinery and equipment have not been used. Maximum capacity, loose material
management, leading to slow construction progress, affecting the project's quality.
That is also the basis for proposing solutions to improve the construction
management of the author. 4) The author of
the thesis also presented the development directions and goals of the company,
especially in construction work from now to the year 2040. On that basis, the
essay proposed four essential solutions and two essential recommendations for
State management agencies to improve construction management at Hoa Binh
Construction Group in the coming time. 5.
RECOMMENDATIONS
First, there are many shortcomings in construction investment management
construction in general and capital construction investment. This leads to a
lot of the project made mistake with the estimate, did not strictly manage the
budget, the design was not reasonable with each locality's conditions, the
planning was not synchronous, causing difficulties for the construction units.
Construction investment authorities need to have a master planning policy, on
that basis, conduct a public and transparent tender of projects to ensure the
best contractor to execute. Submit. This will help companies like Hoa Binh
Construction Group have the opportunity to play their strengths fully and have
the motivation to improve their competitiveness. Second, at present, construction enterprises are not allowed to increase
selling prices to control inflation, but not to lose money, still have to
ensure production and business plans while production costs continue to
increase prices while The bank's lending rate is still relatively high, input
material prices also increase. Therefore, State management agencies should have
appropriate policies to issue a list of raw materials, fuels, and construction
materials that are allowed to adjust prices, calculate additional construction
costs, and have the authority to decide. Determine the adjustment of cost
estimates, bidding package prices, total investment, contracts, contract
advance, and temporary payment of additional construction costs due to price
fluctuations. Primarily, it is necessary to clarify the concept of "price
volatility" and the apparent decentralization of powers and
responsibilities of the investor in handling price issues and contract form
soon. Besides, the promulgation of price mechanisms when changing project
groups according to size, avoiding price fluctuations, is that both
construction investors and contractors are "immobile," leading to
handover of works is slow or works of low quality. SOURCES OF FUNDING
This
research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public,
commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The
author have declared that no competing interests exist. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
None. REFERENCES
[5] Construction magazine of 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012. [6] Documents reported by departments
of the Hoa Binh Construction Group. [12]
https://hbcg.vn.
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