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Works Controller Responsibilities Guide

The document describes the functions of a construction supervisor, which include keeping daily records of measurements, photographic documentation of activities, performance statistics, preparation of weekly reports, and alerting about deviations. It also summarizes the general functions of construction inspection such as technical verification, cost control, production of documentation and reports, coordination of activities, and progress monitoring.

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Works Controller Responsibilities Guide

The document describes the functions of a construction supervisor, which include keeping daily records of measurements, photographic documentation of activities, performance statistics, preparation of weekly reports, and alerting about deviations. It also summarizes the general functions of construction inspection such as technical verification, cost control, production of documentation and reports, coordination of activities, and progress monitoring.

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Works Controller

Works Controller - Keep daily control of


measurements in the assigned area and specialty.
Keep a photographic record of the activities carried out.
Keep records of performance statistics for completed work
versus original project.
Work together with the designer on the
tracking of the quantities of work executed and
compare with the projected amounts.
Prepare weekly reports with the summary of the
executed amounts.
Alert the Planner of any possible deviation
related to the quantities of work executed and
projected that could generate increases or
decreases.
Ensure that the witnesses of the executed work are
reviewed and signed in a timely manner by the
customer inspection department.
Carry out all those activities that contribute to the
compliance with the objectives

GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF THE WORK INSPECTION

Fundamentally in our environment, the inspection of works


fulfills its functions under the following aspects: Technical,
Economic-Administrative-Legal, Informative, Coordination,
Control and Evaluation and finally another phase of the inspection
we could call it a Social function.

Technician
It is the verification before its start, during the execution and
after its conclusion, through direct oversight and
quality control tests, that the work conforms to the
general and specific regulations, specifications; plans of
construction and, in general, to good practice of the
engineering.

Functions

Continuously and permanently supervise the work of


contractor in the full extent of the work.

Study and understand the plans and specifications thoroughly


from the work, and communicate and request authorization to
make any modification the project
coordinated with the designer of the same and with the
executing agency these modifications to the project.

Temporarily suspend the work wholly or partially


when, exhausted all resources, the fact of
continue its execution determine the poor quality of the work,
puts the safety of people at risk in
relationship with the jobs or cause harm to
owner or to third parties.

Verify that the founding documents of the project:


plans, specifications, budgets, computations, etc.
provide the necessary and sufficient elements for
the correct execution of the work, detecting the
abnormalities that there would be (omissions,
contradictions, etc.).

Carry out the oversight and make or request that they be made
the quality control tests that are considered
necessary for the materials at any time of their
placement at work.

Review the work computations made by the


contractor or do them simultaneously with him.

Inform the contractor in advance of


any modification to the plans or specifications.

Supervise the quality of the materials that are going to be


to be used in construction, carrying out the necessary tests to
its verification, as well as the equipment and technology
that the contractor will use on site.

Economic-Administrative-Legal

It is the maintenance of cost control of the project.


established in each contract, both in its entirety and
individually by matches or groups of matches, as well as the
knowledge of the contract in all its aspects that allow
the preparation, review and processing of the entire
relevant documentation.
Project Budget (Example)

Functions

Keep updated accounting records of the


movement occurred in each game.

Evaluate the works executed by the contractor and


validate the submitted valuations if they are
in accordance with the terms of the contract,
specifications and field measurements of the batches
executed.

Make forecasts regarding variations in the


contracts, extra works, preparation of new ones
hiring and everything that allows the work
to proceed administratively without setbacks.

Review, approve (if appropriate) and process the


minutes, budgets evaluations, extensions,
justifications and in general all the documentation that
they are derived from the execution and inspection of the work,
including the observations and requests that I made the
contractor company.

Open, simultaneously with the signing of the start act,


work diary, and note in this all the
observations and notable aspects that occur
during the development of the work.

To know and master the contract for the work that is


inspect.

Verify that the corresponding permissions are obtained.

Informative

It is the production, processing, registration, and preservation of the


necessary documentation, periodic or occasional, for the
management bodies know the development, progress and
particularities of the work in technical aspects,
financial and contractual.

Functions

Carry periodic reports on the progress and quality of the


works containing all the notable aspects
occurred in the evaluated period. Likewise, send
special reports when required.

Inform yourself and attend to the relationships that


they must be maintained for reasons of the work, with
authorities of public or private entities.

Receive authorized and informal visitors at the site,


on the progress of the work.

Coordination
It is the organization, regulation, and logical arrangement of the
activities of the different entities involved in the
execution of work.

Functions

Determine exactly the scope of the


responsibilities of subordinate staff and direct,
coordinate and supervise your relationships with the company
contractor or other entities that are related to
the work.

Coordinate the different activities when there are several.


contracts or work fronts on the same site.

Controls and evaluation of progress

It is the critical study through which are analyzed and updated


effectively, the planning and scheduling of the work and
from which conclusions arise aimed at minimizing the
possible points of delay.

Functions

Jointly analyze with the contracting company the


work programs.

Collaborate with the contractor to keep updated


graphic and written information necessary for the progress of
to carry out and process any information that is necessary
before the governing bodies and control centers
when these exist.

Social function
It is one through which all its members must
to become guides and friends of the community where they operate,
reasonable and reasoned spokespeople, crossed in defense
of the environment and natural resources and equipped with
nationalism and civics.

Functions

Finding the balance between the natural environment and the


execution of the work.

Control the impact of the works on the environment


environment.

Create conservation awareness among the staff of


the inspection and construction companies.

Participation of the inspection team in the preparation


projects to prevent damage to the environment
making the relevant recommendations.

Avoid as much as possible that third parties are affected or suffer.


damages to their properties as a consequence of the
execution of the works.

Ensure that the agreements between the executing agency and


third parties are fulfilled.

Notify the competent authorities in those


cases that should result in service interruptions
public, and establish agreements with the authorities
regarding ensuring that the discomforts are
minimums and that signs are placed
necessary.

Ensure that the contracting company and its staff


strictly comply with safety regulations and
industrial hygiene at work, both for the
workers as third parties.

Various

Ensure that the staff complies with the regulations


established moralities, both personal and
administrative and technical.

Provide collaboration to other dependencies of the


executing body in the development of its functions.

Any other that in your opinion benefits the development of the


work.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Briceño, A. (2000) Various Inspection Guides for Works


I.

Ibarra, J. (2000). Inspection and control of work. Work


of unpublished activities. University Institute of
Technology Dr. Federico Rivero Palacios, Caracas.

Manual of the popular builder.


WORK PROGRESS CONTROL

Work Schedule

The Inspection will be responsible for maintaining periodic control.


and regular progress of the work according to the Program of
Work submitted by the Contractor company and approved by
the Contracting Entity, taking into account the following
aspects:

Compliance with Physical Goals


Compliance with Administrative Goals
This control will be useful to verify if the rhythm of the
the work progresses according to the program and otherwise it will be
must officially notify the Contractor in writing to correct such
situation or justify the delay.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Inspection Procedures in Public Works:


Technical Standards Commission of the CIV
Works Inspection Manual: Ministry of the Environment
and of Natural Resources
Manual of Civil Works Inspection: C. A. METRO OF
CARACAS
Inspection of Works Technical Aspects: ENG. F. GARCÍA
BLÁZQUEZ
Inspection notes of RAMÓN Marquez Noda

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