Duties and Responsibilities of Construction Managers: Perceptions of Parties Involved in Construction
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 135, Issue 12
Abstract
This paper reports the findings of a study conducted by researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology under the direction and supervision of the ASCE Committee on Management Practices in Construction to investigate the expectations of the parties involved in the construction process, including designers, owners, general contractors, subcontractors, construction managers, and educators, relative to construction managers’ duties. The findings suggest that while there is some consensus among parties to a construction project relative to CM duties particularly in the construction phase, there is also some disagreement, most of which appear to be between contractors and designers. Most disagreements are related to CM duties performed in the bidding and postconstruction phases of projects.
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Acknowledgments
The writers are thankful for the guidance, patience, and encouragement provided by the Committee on Management Practices in Construction (MPIC) of the ASCE Construction Institute. At the time this research was conducted, the members of the Committee on MPIC included: Melbourne Garber (Chairman), Robert Silman and Associates, New York; John E. Schaufelberger (Vice Chairman), Univ. of Washington, Seattle; Raymond R. Crawford (Secretary), Parsons Brinckerhoff Construction Services, Herndon, Va.; David S. Adams, Gannett Fleming, Inc., Roseville, California; David Arditi, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois; Brian A. Danley, Harris and Associates, Concord, Calif.; Cary M. Joiner, Malise Associates, Inc., Detroit, Michigan; Joseph J. Kracum, Kracum Resources LLC., Glenwood Springs, Colorado; Frank L. Lynch, Parsons Brinckerhoff Construction Services, Locust Grove, Va.; Matthew M. McDole, E-470 Public Highway Authority, Aurora, Colo.; Terry W. Micheau, S.P.U.R., San Francisco; Edward F. Reese, PDCOM Consultancy, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona; David Tiberi, ATHALYE Consulting Engineering Services, Lake Forest, Calif.; and Peter Tillson, ARUP, New York. The writers also gratefully acknowledge the financial support of ASCE and CMAA, in particular, the help of Marvin Oey of ASCE and Bruce d’Agostino of CMAA.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 135 • Issue 12 • December 2009
Pages: 1370 - 1374
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Received: Mar 8, 2008
Accepted: Jun 30, 2009
Published online: Nov 13, 2009
Published in print: Dec 2009
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