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Getting Paid for Delivered Work Usually at the end of each progress period, say on monthly basis, the engineering consultant will submit the progress invoice for completed deliverables. The payment requisition should reflect the payment terms that were part of the agreement. Those could include for example retention and recovery of advance payment made. PMWeb…

Assigning the Project Delivery Team Most consultants would have functional departments for each engineering discipline that the project delivery might require. The project manager should have a formal process for requesting the project team that will work on his or her project. Using PMWeb form builder, a template for capturing the details of those resources…

Similar to the challenges that will face a contractor when it comes to managing a construction project, the engineering consultant is no better when it comes to manage the design stages of a project. Not only the engineering consultant have obligations to deliver the design deliverables within the agreed milestones, but also need to ensure…

Back in the early 80s, I have to admit that I was fascinated by the extent of planning reports that Turner used to request contractors to provide before construction works can commence. It was during the Kuwait Amiri Diwan project where I used to be the contractors’ project controls consultant that Turner used to ask…

Having a daily report on construction projects have always been a contractual requirement even before the days where technology was available. I remember the days back in the early 80s where the contractor used to send the daily reports for the week at the weekend when they had the time to do it. Although this…

One of the key challenges in delivering projects, and in particular engineering and construction projects the massive volume of knowledge that gets wasted by failing to formally document this knowledge to enable other project team members to use and take advantage of this knowledge. It is no wonder that the engineering and construction industry is…

For projects-intensive organizations, the practice of outsourcing part of the project overall scope is a very common practice. They do that to transfer the risks associated with this scope of work to other organizations who have the better know how, skills and experience in managing those risks. Nevertheless, failing to have a formal process for…

Real estate continues to be one of the most preferred investment options in the Middle East in general and Gulf Corporate Council (GCC) countries in particular. Nevertheless, the current credit crunch and increased competition on similar type of real estate products, had resulted in a relative slowdown of new real estate investments. Private equity and…

Regardless of your project size, type, location and delivery method, meetings will always exist. Meetings are scheduled gatherings of individuals for stated purpose, to discuss and act upon matters of common interest. Meetings serve valuable purpose in the project to effectively communicate information, report progress, exchange ideas, render decisions, resolve issues, coordinate work, prevent problems…

Today and more than ever, there is a growing trend among project owners to deliver projects that are sustainable. Projects that are not only delivering the project scope with the desired quality, within budget and on the needed delivery date but will also help in achieving the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) to…