Duties of the project coordinator:

• Ensure there is a water source with sufficient flow
• Ensure there is sufficient electrical power for what is to be built
• Examining and ensuring access to the building site
• Examining the necessary infrastructure for the building. Example:
  • Pumping system;
  • Water treatment or purification;
  • Water storage;
  • Water networks;
  • Sewage networks;
  • Septic tanks, etc.
• Ensuring the optimized development of all projects (architecture and various engineering specialties), in collaboration between all the technicians involved.

Architectural and specialty engineering execution projects 

What is an execution project for?
When the architectural projects are ready and licensed, the construction begins and the contractor moves on to the actual construction phase.  

At this stage, there can occur some unpleasant surprises. There may be architectural solutions, i.e. constructive details that don't work or aren't feasible in practice.

The execution project specifies all the construction details. With the execution project, the contractor has clearly defined the information needed to carry out the work, what to do, with which materials, and how to do it.

The architectural execution project can complement the licensing project or optimize the initial project, which may be incomplete. 

Exterior design projects

Exterior arrangements around houses or buildings with other purposes are very important because they enhance the property from the point of view of use, aesthetics, accesses, and the organization of spaces.

The use of outdoor spaces should be studied and designed according to everyday needs.  

The surrounding area should reflect the necessary conditions in terms of recreation and leisure. 

Organizing the accesses is important, given the need to combine spaces for pedestrians, motor vehicles, and green spaces. 

Construction site management and coordination

When do you need a construction manager and coordinator?
Imagine, for example, that a construction project has been interrupted halfway through, has been at a standstill for some time, and needs to be resumed. The construction manager steps in to help the owner complete the construction. However, this support may also be necessary in order to ensure compliance with the general project or for the construction of new buildings from scratch.

Functions of the construction manager:

• Quantifying the needed materials
• Consulting the market for prices of materials
• Defining the work to be carried out
• Defining the planning
• Advising on the purchase of materials (price/quality ratio)
• Finding and selecting labor
• Monitoring the quality of the work carried out, deadlines and sticking to the project.

Safety consultancy

Why is it important to have a safety consultant? A safety consultant analyses the Health and Safety Plan (HSP) and the architectural and specialty engineering projects.

Depending on the specifics of these projects, they assess the safety measures proposed for carrying out the work. If necessary, corrective measures may or may not be proposed to reduce the possibility of accidents and incidents.

Did you know that the responsibility for accidents occurring on-site lies with the building owner?

Functions of the safety consultant: 

• Support in setting up a construction site
• Monitoring the implementation of safety measures for the various jobs
• Checking compliance with the HSP
• Carrying out risk assessments
• Proposing corrective measures 

For each of these functions, there is a set of safety rules for individual protection (worker safety) and collective protection (safety measures to be implemented throughout the site), which must be implemented on-site.

Execution of waste management plans and their implementation 

The waste management plan (WMP) proposes the management of all types of waste produced on-site.

The plan (RMP) is evaluated, and it is checked whether the planned measures are appropriate to the type of construction and work to be carried out. If not, the necessary measures are proposed for the construction site in question, such as:

• Staff training;
• Defining waste disposal points on site;
• Advice and clarification on how to store waste (necessary wrapping, collection containers, storage systems);
• Indication of waste collection points in the region where the construction is being carried out.

Site inspection 

Who should be the site inspector?

In general, the supervision of the execution of the work and the fulfillment of the project should be carried out by technicians responsible for the authorship of architectural and engineering specialty projects, but in general, they don't visit the construction site very often. Supervision is then usually left to the builder, which is not correct.

Site supervision should be carried out by someone who is not involved in the design, coordination, management, or construction. The building inspector must be impartial, as this is the only way to ensure that they are representing the best interests of the building owners.

Duties of the site inspector:

• Study the project and monitor the work, ensuring that what is in the project is executed rigorously;
• Warning the owner of any non-compliance with the project specifications;
• Work with the contractor to solve any specific problems that arise during the work;
• Assisting, checking, and promoting the carrying out of tests and recording the results in the workbook or by submitting periodic reports on whether or not the work being carried out, is in line with existing projects and further objectives, such as deadlines and others that may be deemed necessary.