Supervision Services
Consulting engineers play a vital role in construction projects. They provide comprehensive high-level and on-site supervision services over project execution (including pre-construction, during construction, and post-construction supervision).
- Pre-Construction Supervision Services: These are services such as planning, engineering, work assignment to contractors, ancillary service consulting engineers, suppliers, and builders, which are provided by the consulting engineer up until the handover of the site to the contractor.
- During Construction Supervision Services: These are services such as planning, supervision of contract operations (monitoring time, cost, quality), control and coordination, review of payment applications, submission of progress reports and scope changes, which are provided by the consulting engineer from the site handover to the contractor until provisional handover. During construction supervision services consist of three parts: monthly services, incidental services, and technical on-site services.
- Post-Construction Supervision Services: This is a set of supervision services carried out from provisional handover until final project handover and the preparation of the project dossier.
High-Level Supervision Services
High-level supervision is generally the responsibility of consulting engineers and includes the following duties:
- Review and Approval of Execution Drawings: Consulting engineers review and approve execution drawings for compliance with regulations, standards, and project technical specifications.
- Providing Schedule and Project Progress Control: Consulting engineers prepare the project schedule and supervise its proper execution.
- Quality Control of Materials and Equipment: Consulting engineers review and approve the quality of materials and equipment used in the project for compliance with project technical specifications.
- Supervision of Proper Work Execution: Consulting engineers supervise the proper execution of work on the project site and, upon observing any non-conformity with drawings and technical specifications, notify the contractor.
- Providing Supervision Reports: Consulting engineers regularly prepare and submit supervision reports to the client.
On-Site Supervision Services
On-site supervision is generally the responsibility of the resident supervisor, who is introduced to the client by the consulting engineers, and includes the following duties:
- Continuous Presence at the Site: The resident supervisor is continuously present at the site and supervises the execution of operations.
- Quality Control of Execution Operations: The resident supervisor reviews and approves the quality of execution operations for compliance with project drawings and technical specifications.
- Issuing Necessary Work Orders: The resident supervisor issues the necessary work orders to the contractor for the execution of operations.
- Dispute Resolution: In case of disputes between the client and the contractor, the resident supervisor assists in their resolution.
- Preparing Daily Reports: The resident supervisor prepares daily reports on the progress of operations.
Advantages of Using High-Level and On-Site Supervision Services of Consulting Engineers
- Assurance of Proper Project Execution: By using the high-level and on-site supervision services of consulting engineers, the client can ensure the proper execution of the project and its compliance with drawings and technical specifications.
- Cost Reduction: The precise supervision of consulting engineers over the project prevents rework and resource waste, ultimately leading to cost reduction.
- Increased Project Quality: Supervision by consulting engineers over the quality of materials and equipment, as well as the proper execution of operations, leads to increased project quality.
- Reduced Project Risk: Supervision by consulting engineers over the project minimizes execution-related risks.