An owner’s (Employer) main requirement of a CMP is to understand & plan his business interests, avoidance of risks and get the project constructed smoothly and in time. Although a CMP might not be essential for smaller projects, the need of it becomes more as the projects getting bigger.
From the business perspective, a CMP will include following items along with other details;
- Intended final goal,
- Financial and business feasibility,
- Business benefits,
- Financial and business risks,
- Structure life span and the business gains over the years,
- Overheads involved including staff salaries,
- Cash flow,
- Tender and contract process
- Project duration,
- Defects liability period and taking over,
- Facility management after taking over.
In addition to above details, a CMP for an owner may include following items though not hold direct relevance to business;
- Construction plan,
- Permission from authorities and municipality,
- Description of the structure,
- Owner’s construction manager and the staff to be allocated,
- Project design,
- Engineer’s details and his appointment,
- Contractor’s details,
- Construction process
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