Activity Codes in Primavera

Hi Nishanth,

We had used the attached norm for our project, using CSI code as the guideline.
Hope this is of some use to you !

Regards,

Tara Muddappa

A. Work Breakdown Structure

Headquarters Building Project

1. Level 1 : Project

A : Headquarters Building

2. Level 2 : Object (Area/Building,Bill No.)

A : Milestones
B : Mobilization
C : Tower Building A and B
D : Car Park Building
E : External Works
F : Provisional Sum

3. Level 3 : Division
:01 General
:02 Site Works
:03 Concrete Works
:04 Masonary
:05 Metals
:06 Wood and Plastic
:07 Thermal and Moisture Protection
:08 Doors and Windows
:09 Finishes

:10 Specialities
:11 Equipment
:12 Furnishings
:13 NSC,Curtainwall
:14 Traction and Hydraulic Lifts
:15 Mechanical Works
:16 Electrical Works
:17 External Paving and Landscaping

4. Level 4 : Trade

:01 General Milestones
:02 Tower Milestones
:03 Carp Milestones
:04 External Works Milestones
:05 Mobilization
:06 Construction Equipment
:07 Preliminaries
:08 Final Cleaning
:09 Demobilization

:10 Excavation Perimeter Retention System
:11 Excavation and Backfill
:12 Anti-thermite treatment and Others
:13 Concrete Works
:14 Embedded Structure Steel
:15 Structural Steel Works, Atrium Facade
:16 Structural Steel Works,Stair C
:17 Structural Steel Works , Fin Brackets
:18 Structural Steel Works,Roof and Atrium Skylight
:19 Structural Steel Works,Others

:20 Floor Screed
:21 Accessories to Bed
:22 Unit Masonry Assemblies
:23 External Stone Cladding
:24 Waterproofing and Roofing
:25 Handrails and Balustrades
:26 Metal Fabrications
:27 Ornamental Metals
:28 Fire Protection
:29 Proprietary Roof System

:30 Curtainwall Type A, @ Wing A(NSC)
:31 Curtainwall Type A, @ Wing B(NSC)
:32 Curtainwall Type B, Atrium(NSC)
:33 Curtainwall Type C, C1, H, H1(NSC)
:34 Curatinwall Type A1(NSC)
:35 Curtainwall Type G, G1(NSC)
:36 Curtainwall Type D,Wing A(NSC)
:37 Curtainwall Type D,Wing B(NSC)
:38 Skylight and Type F(NSC)
:39 Curtainwall Type E,E1,E2,Canopy(NSC)

:40 Gypsum Board System
:41 Gypsum Plastering
:42 Plasterboard Ceiling and Bulkhead
:43 Accoustic Tile Ceiling
:44 Linear Metal Ceiling
:45 Metal Tile Ceiling
:46 Metal Mesh Ceiling
:47 Ceramic Tiles
:48 Interior Stone Flooring
:49 Steel Doors and Shutters

:50 Wood Doors
:51 Aluminium and Glass Doors
:52 Screens and Acid Etched Panels
:53 Louvers and Vents
:54 Wood Skirting
:55 Carpentry Panelling
:56 Joinery Fittings
:57 Timber Flooring
:58 Resilient Flooring
:59 Carpet Tiles

:60 Accessories to Floor Finishes
:61 Painting
:62 Spray on Fire Protection
:63 Access Flooring
:64 Partition System
:65 Doors and Glazed Units in Partition
:66 Toilet Partition
:67 Taoilet Accessories and Sanitary Ware
:68 Door Hardware
:69 Specialities and Others

:70 Parking Control and Loading Dock Equipment
:71 Health Club Equipment
:72 Sheet Metal Flashing and Trim
:73 Blind and Curtain System
:74 Entrance Matting, Others
:75 Hydraulic Lift
:76 Goods and Passenger Lift
:77 Not Used
:78 Not Used
:79 Not Used

:80 Passengers Lifts-Low Rise
:81 Passenger Lifts-High Rise
:82 Goods Lift
:83 Not Used
:84 Doors(NSC)
:85 Building Maintenance Equipment(NSC)
:86 Carpark,Curtainwall(NSC)

A0 Piping Works For Fire Protection
A1 Valves and Ancilliaries for Fire Protection
A2 Equipment For Fire Protection
A3 Fire Supression System
A4 T and C for Fire Protection
A5 Piping Works For Rainwater
A6 Equipment For Rainwater
A7 Insulation for Rainwater
A8 T and C For Rainwater
A9 Piping Works For Soil and Waste

B0 Condensate Piping For Soil and Waste
B1 Ancilliaries For Soil and Waste
B2 Equipment For Soil and Waste
B3 T and C For Soil and Waste
B4 Piping Works For Dom Cold Water
B5 Insulation For Dom Cold Water
B6 Valves and Ancillaries For Dom Cold Water
B7 Equipment For Dom Cold Water
B8 Sanitaryware Fittings
B9 T and C Dom Cold Water

C0 Piping Works For Dom Hot Water
C1 Valves and Ancillaries For Dom Hot Water
C2 Equipment For Dom Hot Water
C3 Insulation For Dom Hot Water
C4 T and C for Dom Hot Water
C5 Chilled Water Piping
C6 Valves and Ancilliaries For CHW
C7 Equipment For CHW
C8 Insulation and Protective Covers for CHW
C9 T and C For CHW

D0 Ductworks
D1 Thermal Duct Insulation
D2 Dampers,Grilles and Diffusers
D3 Equipment For Air System
D4 T and C For Air System
D5 Hardware For BMS
D6 Motor Control Panels
D7 DGP
D8 BMS Wiring
D9 Sensors,Control Valves and Motorised Dampers

E0 T and C For BMS
E1 Fuel Oil Piping Works
E2 Equipment For FOP
E3 T and C For FOP
E4 Piping Works For Swimming Pool
E5 Equipment For Swimming Pool
E6 T and C Swimming Pool

F0 Main Distribution-MV Installation
F1 Main Circuits( cabling and Piping)
F2 Electrical Power Generation
F3 Submain Distribution Equipments
F4 Submain Distribution (cabling and Piping)
F5 Vertical BusbarTrunking
F6 Distribution Boards
F7 Uninteruptable Power Supply Units
F8 General Power Installation(Cabling and Piping)
F9 General Power Installation(Devices and Accessories)

G0 Equipment Points(Cabling and Piping)
G1 Equipment Points(Devices and Accessories)
G2 Voice and data(Raceways and Containment)
G3 Gen. Emergency Lighting(Cabling and Piping)
G4 Gen. Emergency Lighting(Equipment,light Control)
G5 FA,PA and VA (Cabling and Piping).
G6 FA,PA and VA (Equipment and Devices).
G7 Testing and Commissioning(Electrical)
G8 Electric Sundries

H0 Equipment(Provisions)
H1 Cabling(Provisions)
H2 Security Cabling To Equipment(Provisions)
H3 Specialist Lighting(Provisions)
H4 Kitchen Equipment(Provisions)
H5 Landscaping and Water Features(Provisions)
H6 Stone Work(Provisions)
H7 Timber Veneer(Provisions)
H8 FF and E(Provisions)
H9 Signage(Provisions)

B. Activity ID

Digit 1 :Object
2and3:Division
4and5:Trade
6 : Category
7,8and9: Unique number




Category
:01 Bid and Award Contracts
: 02 Pre-Construction Activities
: 03 to 09 On-Site Construction

Thanks Tara for your reply.

I see that u r from UAE. I am currently working in Dubai. If you are free we can exchange notes on the phone. Can i have your contact number???
REgards

Nishath

Hi this is nishath again,

The codes you have provided is very helpful. Right now i am working in the Infrastructure field. Do you have similar codes for infrastructure field. Also where can i find the original codes that have been made by CSI.

thanks again

Nishath

Hi Team!

Do any of your good people feel like formalising these P3 codes into something that we could put on the site as a possible suggested / uniform means of coding various types of programme?

We obviosuly respect the CSI system etc, if we were to utilize, some or all of their coding structure we could always approach CSI to see if we can post/recommend your suggested programme coding method etc ??

What do you think. Is there any scope here for us all?

Regards.
For Planning Planet Team.

Keep up the great work.

Standard lists of codes are available for many projects but are sometimes hard to obtain and often are only a guide as every project has its own individual requirements.

As a project planner I see one of my tasks is to develop a list of Activity codes that allows me to schedule and report a project in both the planning and execution of a project that is accepted and understood by the project team.

A project planner is a person who should be able to look as a project and the tool that is being used to schedule the project and advise the project team on how to best code the project.

I often consider Primavera Code Dictionaries under the following headings:

Phase: e.g. Design, Procure, Install, Test and Litigate!

Stage: This would break down the project following the PRINCE2 philosophy,

Discipline: This would include legal, consultation, civil, mechanical, electrical, etc

Trade: similar to Discipline but used by the building industry, carpenters, brickies, plumbers etc

Process: Approvals, Guidelines, Land Acquisition, Mediation, Planning, Quality Assurance, Project Management, Estimating.

Area: dividing the project into physical areas by level or geographical areas.

Product Break Down: breaking the project down into its physical deliverables following the PRINCE2 methodology.

System Breakdown: breaking the project down into the respective systems and subsystems (System Engineering)

Organizational Breakdown Structure, breaking down the project by organization responsible for the project.

Assignment: Who is doing the work.

Responsibility: Who is supervising the work

Contract Breakdown Structure, using the contract schedule to dissect a project.

Work Breakdown Structure, a structure a client wants the project reported by, for want of a better description.

Cost Account, a breakdown of how the cost are to be collected.

There are probably a few more acronyms which may be listed but the important thing is that the planner understands the project and may be able to advise the players (stakeholders) of the options in coding a project and advise on the best method of breaking down the project.

Regards
Paul E Harris
www.eh.com.au

Haliho,
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/build99/PDF/b99080.pdf
You can find in this publication a very nice Level 4 structure for building construction (109 pages in PDF format!). I use this for my new building projects, because with a very few changes I can apply quickly.

There are a few good links here
http://www.constructioneducation.com/UNIFORMAT.htm
Good Luck