AL-LATIFIA TRADING & CONTRACTING

KFUPM

INSTRUCTOR: DR. SOLIMAN A. AL-MOHAWIS

College of Environmental Design-CEM

This report is in fulfillment of the requirements for Construction Planning & Scheduling course (CEM 510).

INSTRUCTOR:DR. SOLIMAN A. AL-MOHAWIS

PREPARED BY:AHMED M. ABURAS, 198236810MOHAMMED H. ABUNEAMAH, 201002900KHALED D. AL YOUSEF, 199631060

AGENDA

IntroductionMethodologyCompany OrganizationAccomplishmentsPlanningSchedulingControllingConclusion

INTRODUCTION

Saudi building construction company operating in KSA since 1987.

Earned the distinction of being classified as “Grade 1”

Certified as “ISO-9001” in 2008. Committed to delivering high quality projects

and meeting clients’ requirements on schedule and within budget.

Its vision is to maintain and strengthen its construction business, to adhere to stringent engineering standards.

Diversified in different types of projects.

METHODOLOGY

Securing Latifia’s management approval to

conduct the study.

Conducted an initial meeting followed by 6

interview sessions.

Developed the initial report.

Reviewed the report with their planning

manager.

Finalized the report and sent for final approval.

Submitted as final report to Dr. Al-Mohawis on

Jan. 8, 2011.

ORGANIZATION CHART

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONT.

Project 1: Sofitel Hotel - COMPLETED

Project Type : Luxury HotelProject Location : Al-KhobarProject Scope : Structure includes one basement and

11 above ground floors. The hotel comprises of 235 rooms. Hospitability service areas. Amenities including ballroom with max

capacity of 600 people. Indoor pool and gymnasium. Business center.

Project 2: GOSI Granada Housing and Bus. Park – IN PROGRESS

Project Type : Multi-Purpose DevelopmentProject Location : RiyadhProject Scope : Six high-rise office towers.

Four low-rise office buildings. Multi-Purpose business center. Eight low-rise residential buildings. Parking complex - Capacity of 3500

cars.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONT.

Project 3: Saudi Aramco Data Center – IN PROGRESS

Project Type : Corporate Data CenterProject Location : DhahranProject Scope : One of the largest corporate data

centers in the world. Fully equipped with state-of-the-art air

conditioning. Equipped with fire protection systems

and uninterruptible power supplies.

Project 4: SABB Regional Headquarters - COMPLETED

Project Type : Corporate Office TowerProject Location : Al-KhobarProject Scope : Includes a bank retail branch outlet on

the ground & mezzanine floors. Eight floors above contain the offices of

the bank departments.

Project 5: Public Pension Agency Retail Complex - COMPLETED

Project Type : Commercial Retail ComplexProject Location : RiyadhProject Scope : Approximately 175,000 sq m strip of

land for the Public Pension Agency into prime roadside commercial retail outlets.

Consist of 125 high-end retail outlets of double volume ceilings and glass.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONT.

Project 8: Dar Al-Yaum Printing Facility and Headquarters Building - COMPLETED

Project Type : Industrial Printing Facility & Corporate Office Building

Project Location : DammamProject Scope : State-of-the-art printing facility.

Groups headquarter building. Considered one of the largest printing

facilities in the region.

Project 7: MOH Hospitals - COMPLETED

Project Type : HospitalsProject Location : Jazan, Arar, Quraiat & JoufProject Scope : Main hospital buildings.

Medical staff residential buildings. Mosque.

Project 11: Saudi Aramco Elementary Schools - COMPLETED

Project Type : Educational ComplexProject Location : HofufProject Scope : Steel structure complex for elementary school.

Includes catering facilities, science laboratories and athletic facilities.

Assembles a full team comprising a project manager, site manager and planning manager. This team establishes a comprehensive project strategy that includes:

Available resources plan Construction plan (WBS) Human resources plan Quality management plan Risk management plan Safety plan

PLANNING

• Lists all resources required during the project

• Ensures resources will be available as and when required

• Enables the company to determine the need for the support of subcontractors

or equipment suppliers

• Lists all resources required during the project

• Ensures resources will be available as and when required

• Enables the company to determine the need for the support of subcontractors

or equipment suppliers

• Involves the work breakdown structure (WBS) which divides the whole project into many separate parts.• Identifies the need for

specialized trades/contractors.• Clarifies the project

deliverables, tasks and responsibilities as well as defining the scope of work and summarizing the reporting progress.

• Involves the work breakdown structure (WBS) which divides the whole project into many separate parts.• Identifies the need for

specialized trades/contractors.• Clarifies the project

deliverables, tasks and responsibilities as well as defining the scope of work and summarizing the reporting progress.

• Outlines how many team members /employees will be assigned to the project.• Specifies resources that are

required to meet the project’s goals.

• Outlines how many team members /employees will be assigned to the project.• Specifies resources that are

required to meet the project’s goals.

• Provides quality guidelines to maintain the required standard.• Presents to management & customer a

clear understanding of how quality will be maintained, monitored and measured during the project.• Ensures that the plan adheres to all

ISO-9000 Quality Mgnt. requirements• Ensures that the plan meets client

quality requirements beyond international standards.

• Provides quality guidelines to maintain the required standard.• Presents to management & customer a

clear understanding of how quality will be maintained, monitored and measured during the project.• Ensures that the plan adheres to all

ISO-9000 Quality Mgnt. requirements• Ensures that the plan meets client

quality requirements beyond international standards.

• Anticipates risks and to create response plans to minimize risks. • Contains analysis of

potential risks with both high and low impact, as well as mitigation strategies.• It should be periodically

reviewed by the project team to ensure that the analysis is up to date and accurately reflects potential risks to the project.

• Anticipates risks and to create response plans to minimize risks. • Contains analysis of

potential risks with both high and low impact, as well as mitigation strategies.• It should be periodically

reviewed by the project team to ensure that the analysis is up to date and accurately reflects potential risks to the project.

• Assists Latifia managing workplace health and safety obligations.

• Includes emergency procedures, the risks Latifia is required to manage and the appointment of a site Health and Safety specialist, etc.

• Assists Latifia managing workplace health and safety obligations.

• Includes emergency procedures, the risks Latifia is required to manage and the appointment of a site Health and Safety specialist, etc.

SCHEDULING

Second stage: Project team reviews the initial schedule.If the schedule is not satisfactory, project team may add more resources to reduce the duration of the project.

The scheduling method consists of four (4) stages:

First stage: Review the tasks and break them down into activities and sub-activities with their associated resources that can be easily managed.Identifies dependencies among activities. Once the work of the SMEs is completed, theyDraw an initial schedule assuming unlimited resources.

Third stage: If the team is still not satisfied with the

outcome of the second stage schedule, they may consider changing the construction

methods and/or crashing some critical activities that require highly skilled/highly paid

labor.

Fourth stage: Prepared by the site engineer as “ One-week look ahead” and reviewed by project team

SCHEDULING CONT.

CONTROLLING

The controlling follows two processes:

Updating – obtaining the progress data

from the site and update the plan.

Monitoring – applying the “Earned Value”

concept.

CONCLUSION

Latifia is considered one of the largest

construction companies.

Its success is attributed to a robust project

management system.

Currently, SR500M is the minimum acceptable

value to undertake a project.

Planning, scheduling and controlling practices

conform to the methodology covered in CEM 510.

INTERVIEW SESSIONS

18 Years

18 Years