CONSTRUCTION MANAGER TEST

Do You Need a Construction Manager?
Use of a construction manager is one of the best ways to assure the successful completion of your project. A construction manager will free you, the owner, to pay attention to your business and give you peace of mind knowing that experienced construction professionals are watching over the myriad of technical, legal, and financial details that must be synchronized to bring your project in on-time, in-budget and at the quality level you expect.


The decision to engage a construction manager is like buying fire insurance. Foregoing the expense seems tempting -- "until the day of the fire."


The statements below are a tool to guide you through the thought process regarding the need and merit of utilizing a construction manager for your project. The results are not absolute and must be used only as a guide in your decision making.

1.

You and your organization have previously managed successfully, a construction project of similar size and complexity.

 

Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

2.

You have within your organization knowledge and information about alternate construction materials and methods which can eliminate unnecessary costs from your project design.

 

Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

3.

Your organization is knowledgeable about the form and extent of documentation which should be maintained throughout your project.

 

Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

4.

You have the expertise in your organization to determine if the plans and/or specifications provided for your project are incomplete or not clear with respect to accepted industry standards.

 

Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

5.

Your organization has the ability to judge the constructability of the project given constraints imposed by the site, other on-going operations, construction season issues, materials availability or other factors external to the project.

 

Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

6.

You have the expertise to prepare bid packages that will lead to complete and consistent bid submissions by contractors that can be evaluated on an "apples-to-apples" basis.

 

Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

7.

You have the personnel resources to closely monitor and document all aspects of project construction progress.( 8+ hours per day)

 

Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

8.

You have the expertise to assure that contractors provide adequate safety for workers and others on the site during construction and adequate security for equipment/material and work in progress.

 

Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

9.

You have the expertise in your organization to recognize early warning signs of your project getting over budget or behind schedule.

 

Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

10.

You have the know-how in your organization for evaluating and negotiating change orders, including the ability to assess impacts of both cost and schedule changes.

 

Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

11.

You have the ability in your organization to quickly perform, or engage others to perform, investigations of accidents or other events where time is of the essence in determining cause.

 

Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

12.

You have the expertise in your organization to re-program a project that is behind schedule or over budget to recover the planned schedule and/or budget.

 

Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

13.

You have the know-how in your organization to respond appropriately and/or to file and manage construction claims, including the expertise to determine cost damages.

 

Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree