ESP specialise in all aspects of mechanical and electrical engineering/building services programme development, and can produce a range of practical programmes to accommodate clients requirements. Whether this is for complex mechanical/electrical driven engineering projects or involving the integration of building services into the main programme of a construction project.
ESP have a proven ability in the development of working and management level schedules and have also developed a series of progress monitoring schedules that supplement the programmes, meaning that:
ESP's pre-construction planning sees the evolvement of "key dates & duration schedules" into contract programmes, providing a clear definition of the key interfaces and requirements throughout the life cycle of a project.
ESP's installation programmes are fully co-ordinated/logic linked and have detailed coding structures to enable the programme to be presented from different viewpoints. A typical ESP coding structure can be found in Part 3 of our "A Guide to Building Services Planning" manual, which can be accessed via the Knowledge Management section.
ESP also provide stand alone programmes for:
ESP's primary software choices for programme development are Primavera P3 and SureTrak but other software
applications of our client's nomination can also utilised.
Template Programme examples can be viewed and downloaded from the Knowledge
Management section.
It is far more cost effective to adopt a progress monitoring regime at the onset of a project then it is to try and develop one retrospectively in the event of an EOT/delay and disruption claim.
Whether as a document with columns indicating dates, values and comments, or incorporating the progress comments directly into the target programme as log text against activities, a progress report is a vital document. ESP can produce either type of report to suit a client's requirements.
In addition to conventional reports ESP have developed a number of progress monitoring schedules that highlight the interfaces between the M&E services and construction activities at a given date. These schedules have been successfully implemented on a number of projects.
ESP also develop progress schedules formatted to provide a graphical portrayal of mass information, indicating the planned and actual performance at a programme date. These schedules contain weighted factors that ensure the disparity of the installation is taken into account. These schedules also provide accurate payment assessments for client’s cost managers.
Progress reporting figures are usually subjective, especially in disputes between project management and sub- contractors. Weighted progress monitoring schedules ensure that a consistency of progress reporting is maintained and will help to alleviate the underestimation of outstanding work, particularly as a project nears its completion.
Following the initial setting up weighted progress monitoring schedules only require the progress data figures from the respective M&E sub-contractors or project management supervisor. The inputting of this information is a simple process, which can be carried out by client's staff and printed off for management reviewing.
Once in place these progress schedules highlight the factors that are effecting the progress performance in the key areas of the project. These schedules have been successfully implemented on a number of projects.
Working examples and detailed explanations of ESP's progress monitoring schedules can be copied and downloaded from the Knowledge Management section.
