Proposed completion of the main library short tower / graduate wing at Makerere University Business School (MUBS)

Abstract

This report contains the construction and project management practices that the author participated in as the Contractor’s Quantity Surveyor and assistant Project Manager during the construction of the Main Library Short Tower/ Graduate Wing at Makerere University Business School. Chapter One; lays out an introduction of the project, briefly discussing the background of the project, the scope, the funders, consultants, and other stakeholders. It also states the author’s involvement from the pre-contract stage through to completion. Chapter Two; discusses the construction methodologies, activities, and contract administration procedures undertaken during the execution stage of the project. The different tools and techniques used in the actual construction that took place on-site are discussed in this chapter, right from the superstructure, through finishes and the roof. Chapter Three; discusses the project management practices implemented during the project. It includes some aspects of Contract Administration, with particular emphasis accorded to scope, cost, quality, time, procurement, risk, material, and communication management. Chapter Four; Is a discussion of some of the challenges and lessons learned during the construction of the project. The author includes what would have been done differently in order to improve the successes attained on the project. It also includes the conclusion.