Case Analysis of Construction Management in Small Projects in Jeju, Korea

Sang-Chan Kang,Myunghoun Jang,Y.F. Huang,L. Ling,K.W. Tan,K.H. Leong

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20186503007

Abstract

It is difficult to build small houses in a urban or rural region because an owner meets lots of risks from planning, feasible study, estimation, and design to construction. Conflicts or disputes owing to the improper communication between stakeholders like the owner, designer, contractor, sub-contractor, and manufacturer may cause the construction project to delay or stop. Thus, construction management can be a key success factor to the small construction projects. Many construction projects are built in Jeju. The middle and large projects have competent management personnels, but the small projects need a person or a company to help to complete the project goals. This research shows two case projects. One is a multi-family residence in an urban area and the other is a single-family house in a rural area in Jeju. A construction manager participates in both projects to support the owner. And the research proposes the client-customized construction management platform for small construction projects.

Highlights

An owner who wants to build a private or multi-family house has to manage design and construction by himself/herself
Because it is very difficult to choose an architect and a contractor for an owner with a little knowledge about architecture, construction management (CM) to support the owner gradually becomes familiar in South Korea
Project A and Project A is planned to be 9 months from the planning/design stage to the completion and the total construction cost is set at 940 million won

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Introduction

An owner who wants to build a private or multi-family house has to manage design and construction by himself/herself. He/She meets meet an architect to design the house, estimates construction costs, and selects a contractor to build the house by completed drawings. Because it is very difficult to choose an architect and a contractor for an owner with a little knowledge about architecture, construction management (CM) to support the owner gradually becomes familiar in South Korea. The annual CM capacity appraisal is conducted every year in order to help clients select a construction manager. Most of the companies that have submitted their performance results are large-scale construction companies or construction management companies. The CM performance assessment is difficult to apply to small construction projects. Active construction management has not been applied to small- and medium-sized construction projects. Active construction management has not been applied to small- and medium-sized construction projects. [2]

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