PLANNING

CONSTRUCTION is recognized as the most unique due to its highly volatile and unpredictable
nature. For this reason, effective management begins with the proper planning of the project
that necessitates integrated, concerted and coordinated efforts of all the project participants.
Hence, it becomes operationally necessary to plan what are the things that should be done and
the best way to accomplish them so as to fully comply with the specifications of the project.

PROJECT PANNING means all the various activities involved in project implementation are
properly synchronized for optimum production and productivity.

Since the construction of a project covers a wide range of constant and variable factors,
Planning should be given sufficient time and priority consideration to the following inputs:

1. MATERIAL, whether local or imported, which require long lead-time to procure possibly
due to scarcity in the market, including the length of period necessary for fabrication or
difficulty in transporting to site;
2. MANPOWER build-up that should be coordinated with the other project participants,
whose manpower requirements must be determined for definition of responsibilities.
3. EQUIPMENT USAGE, whether special equipment are needed including the load limits of
roads, height clearance of bridge and overpass going to and from the site.
4. SITE CONDITIONS
A. Information on interruptions in utility services, such as brownouts, water flow
disruptions, particularly the affected day, time, and duration.
B. Information on where to locate temporary lines whether to place them outside the
site or is there a need to put up temporary roads for detour purposes of the public.
C. Information on where to get temporary utility service and who will provide it for
construction or site use;
D. Location of work and storage areas for the prime contractor and other trades;
 E. Coordination with the local traffic government agency regarding regulations or
restrictions governing the use of the public streets for equipment movement or
construction activities;
F. Determination of site accessibility, particularly if there is a need to provide the
surrounding residential and commercial areas temporary roads or bridges for use
during construction;
5. PERTINENT LAWS AND REGULATIONS
A. Permits and clearances which are not uniform in all localities, especially if there is a
need for some required documents for submission before approval of desired
permit/clearance;
B. Special regulations from government agencies or private associations, such as height
limitation imposed by the Air Transport Office, safety requirements of local
government units, or the existing rules of subdivision village associations, which may
require a change in the contract time it construction schedule;
C. Ecological laws or executive orders that may set a control or constraint on the
construction project, laws which may require the following: environmental clearance
certificate; locational clearance; zonal classification; and sewage treatment plan.

Planning for construction is an extremely activity-centered process. meaning, it defines the

activities that compromise the project and specify sequential order if doing each activity. the
next step is the setting of time frame for the completion of each activity and the whole
construction period in general. this is called Project or Time scheduling. this involves the
development of a network diagram firm which overall construction operations is projected.

CONSTRUCTION METHODS is a study of the most appropriate, efficient, and most cost effective
technological solutions to implement the project. Determine how the job will be undertake.
execution of project activities must be planned competently.
Table of activities or workplan
 In the table of activities or Work Plan the most important project activities
are listed and tabulated to establish interdependence among activities and
create reliable timeline.
The Bar Chart
 The Bar Chart, or Gantt Chart, is a graphic record of the projects progress. It
gives details of the work along with the time schedules from the beginning
date to the completion date of each activity. Thus it shows the day to day
status of every activity, the comparison between the actual
accomplishments and the corresponding work schedules, and distributionof
man power materials, equipment and cash flow.
 MANNING SCHEDULE

MANNING SCHEDULE
Given the Work Plan or the activities to be done in the
project the type and number of workers are formulated. These
are arranged by discipline or by category and their hierarchy in
the organization.
EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE

EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE
Equipment and vehicles required for the project are
listed. Vital specifications and quantity are indicated.
LOG BOOK
Log Book is a field record that documents the
occurrences of events, activities, manpower
reporting on a daily basis, problem encountered,
personalities visiting the project site, weather
conditions, material deliveries and heavy equipment
usage.