You are a mechanical engineer and you are send to a small project to look for complete MEP works, how would you plan the execution work?

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Mechanical engineer being sent to look after the MEP works at site, should study and understand the MEP portion of contract in particular and contract in general.

Once at site he needs to seamlessly interact with planning & procurement departments of his company and subcontractor/s  & supplier at site to complete the MEP works within the schedule, budget & quality standards.

I would try to answer briefly as follows:

MEP stands for Mechanical ( Elevator, Glass Window shutters, door  and false partition fixing, false ceiling, smoke detectors, sprinkler system, Emergency exit door etc.) Electrical( Electrical wiring, Air-conditioning, Lighting, substation, circuit breakers, Generators)  and Plumbing( Washroom accessories, canteen sinks installation, piping and drainage of waste water, piping of fresh water, water pump installation and so on)

All these elements are designed and estimated during building design and some works of piping are done during construction of building.

·         Examine the design of MEP

·         Recheck and review the estimate (quantity of items and cost)

·         Prepare bidding documents for Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing works separately

·         Invite bids and evaluate bids. Please take care to review the specification of materials provided by the contractors, quantity and completion time.

·         Issue work Order  and Monitor the quality of works and progress of works

·         Have meeting with the contractor to provide feedback and establish a team working spirit with all stake holders

·         Get the project finished on time and test run each component of MEP at least 2/3 times.

·         Finally celebrate completion with all concerned

When you say you are sent to look at complete MEP works, my assumption is that the work is already done and you are inspecting the works. However, if you are to begin the process of measuring and fact finding, then it will start off from a different process. Basically, the complete sequence should be:

1. Based on information provided in the tender pack (which will include the MEP design) and site visit, an estimation of the amount of work should be done. If the BOQ is not provided, then your experience will come in play and you will need to start with all estimates as accurately as possible. It is important to note that at this stage, you have to write everything down. Then when you have gathered your answers, you should write an email to the owner/main contractor and confirm your findings with the owner/main contractor. If there are technical queries, get them out of the way before your submission.

2. Recheck your estimates with your QS and ensure you have sufficient buffer for the project.

3. Once you have your tender submission documents ready, recheck them once again before submission.

4. Assuming you manage to get the job, your project team has to be in place and work has to start almost immediately. Here, I would not advise jumping the gun and getting your team all worked up without first getting the contract. But it is always good to give your team members the necessary heads up to ensure commitment to the project.

5. Your submitted schedule will detail what sequence of events will take place. As such, you have to start working based on your project schedule. Anything that requires lead time is to be considered when executing this step.

6. In the midst of execution, always remember that you need to take a step back and control the project. Remember, being a PM, your job is 80% control and communication. So communicate to your stakeholders that you are controlling the project consistently.

7. I always use the work package method. Dividing work up into smaller bits so that it is easily consumed by my team. This not only ensures a healthy moral as each stage is celebrated, but you will also be able to track your work schedule if it is on or off schedule.

8. Towards the end of each work package, ensure you test these packages and that they are successful. It may take some added time but it ensure that you have done the work correctly instead of building everything but realising that something doesn't work at the end. It not only takes time to discover what went wrong but is also a tedious process.

As the saying goes, do it once, do it right. Saves you lots of headaches.

Good Luck!

see where the works stops , and percentage of completion , prepare all the materials  quantities needed for completion including material , tools , working team , order equipments if required for the project , be aware of deficiency that could make delay , make daily schedules and target date to finish  your ,facilitate means of communications and transportation and reporting , liaise with other departments to response to your needs in time , assign responsibilities and dates of completion to your working team , follow up in hour basis and observe the quality of work and safety and security , prepare good storage for the materials if does not exist , take some pity cash for emergencies

since you have to complete an existing work then you have to estimate the quantities for work done

and read the BOQ and define the balance work to be completed and you should plan and define the necessary resources (labors, Material, equipment and then you can start the execution.

As the MEP work is a small project within the main project, therefore you need to plan the material, labour, and cost required to successfully execute this project.

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