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Cvs 465: Construction Management I Question Paper

Cvs 465: Construction Management I

Course:Construction Management I

Institution: University Of Eldoret question papers

Exam Year:2015

UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET
ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016
SEMESTER I

CVS 465: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT I

SECTION A
Q1.
a. Explain the main features of a bureaucracy as described by Max Weber. (12 marks)
b. Explain the steps followed in the systematic process of planning. (8 marks)

Q2.
a. Distinguish between leadership and management. (5 marks)
b. Highlight factors that influence the type of leadership style in an organisation. (5 marks)
c). Give the definition of an organisation as a system. Explain the definition using examples. What role do managers play in an organisation with regards to this definition? (10 marks)

Q3.
a. Define organisational control and describe the control process. (12 marks)
b. Distinguish among the three types of organisational control giving appropriate examples. (8 marks)

SECTION B
Q4.
a. A client has obtained the necessary authority for commencement of a project. The client seeks your advice as an engineer on which type of contract should be run. Advice the client regarding the main options, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each. (15 marks)
b. For a conventional contract briefly decribe the peocedure of selecting a successful contractor. (15 marks)

Q5.
Explain the key activities the project manager will carry out on behalf of their client at each defined work stage under the RIBA Plan of work stages that are recommended as the basis for project planning in a ''traditional'' construction contract. (30 marks)

Q6.
A client intending to construct a commercial building on a vacant plot within a municipality has appointed the company you work for to coordinate the design and construction of the project. The only information they have been able to proovide is a location map showing the site. You have been invited to meet the client for the first time to define the initial brief to be issued to the building''s future designers. Making reasonable assumptions:
a. Prepare a list of the key questions whose answers you will need to instruct the desgners. (12 marks)
b. Prepare a short report for the client outlining the roles and responsibilities of four of the members of the professional team who will be appointed to realise the project. (18 marks)

Cvs 465: Construction Management I Question Paper

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