Clause 14 Program

Dear Rabbani,

No one can answer this question except you. You need to open the Condition of Contract and read Clause 14.

The elements that you need to check, in general, are the following:

1.Schedule is complete and contains all the Contract Documents requirements.
2. Method Statement is logical.
3. Resources and durations.
4. Relationships.
5. Schedule development does not have any errors and the duration is meeting contract requirement.

With kind regards,

Samer

Hi Rabbani,

Below link are some guide for checking Schedule and Baseline.

Checks and Balances: Baseline Schedule Review

Practical Baseline Schedule Checking

Hi Rabani

You say that you are new to planning - but are you new to construction also - if so you are going to have a very hard time of it.

Your use of Clause 14 indicates a FIDIC form of contract - hence a civils type programme.

First follow Samers advice and then check for a few tricks that contractor’s use to bamboozle the Engineer

1. Artificila contraints - they should all be removed except for the first task.
2. Calendars and work patterns - do the work hours reflect the actual.
3. How many links are SS / FF with lead lags - there should be none.
4. Is there a clear critical path - if not why not - and if there is more than one critical path it has been rigged.
5. How many tasks have no outgoing links - there should be at least one.
6. Are the early tasks a bit shorter than the later ones - if so the programme has been set up for an early delay claim.

Best regards

Mike Testro

Dear Seniors,

Thanks a lot for your advise and guidance. Hopefully I will learn more with my efforts and PP seniors guidance.

Regards,
Rabbani

Dear Raddani,

You are most welcomed Read the Conditions of Contract and ask about everything you do not understand.

Face-to-Face is very important, so you must know your construction team and what they are doing on a daily basis.

With kind regards,

Samer

Raddani,

If you are new to scheduling then your boss cannot expect that you can go into the details and comment upon the quality and the intricate details of the schedule....but

As a start point see if you can do some of these

1. Is the schedule as per Clause 14 condtitions.
2. Conduct a detailed analysis of the tasks that are related to the owner’s and consultant’s deliverables and obligations.
3. Check out all the constriants and question their existence.
4. Resource histograms and question the productivtiy factor used.
5. Check the TF column.
6. Float of the critcal path.
7. How many near critical paths and why.

Thanks

R

Dear Raddani,

Possibly part of your project technical specifications is the general requirements that indicate also the project scheduling specifications. This document includes the administrative and procedural requirement of the Critical Path Method of scheduling and reporting progress of the work.

Review also contractual documents (COC, etc) to verify NTP date, Contract Milestones, schedule submission date, mobilization date, contract duration, NOC/permitting requirements, etc.

Links given by Rodel are very useful in reviewing both the baseline and updates.

Best regards,

R. Catalan

Dear Raddani,

First you have to be sure what version of FIDIC you have in your contract.

The latest version of FIDIC: There is no more clause 14 as it ralates to planning.

Thank you,
Scarlett

Rabbani,

Clause 14 in FIDIC 1987 edition, and Clause 8 (8.3 Programme)in FIDIC 1999 which is widely used nowadays especially in Middle East region.

Best regards,

R. Catalan