JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

NICMAR

Vol. XXXI January - March & April - June 2016 No. I & II

CONTENTS

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Criteria For Selection Of Design And Build Procurement Method 5

Achieving Academic Excellence Through Project Risk And Complexity Management 19

Liquidity And Profitability Analysis In Selected Oil And Gas Refineries In India 29

Alaeddin Ghadamsi and Nuhu Braimah

Debasis Sarkar and H. B. Raghavendra

P. Hanumantha Rao

COMMUNICATION

Bus Rapid Transit System For Indore City 39

Use Of Crushed Sand As An Alternative Construction Material 49

To River Sand - A Review

Kundan Meshram and Dilip Singh Yadav

A. L. Agarwal and B. L. Rajput

BOOK REVIEW

Public Private Partnership in Transport 57

BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING 59

Trends and Theory

Abstract :

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One of the causes of poor project performance (PP) is the use of inappropriate procurement method

(PM). Whilst employing an appropriate method is considered to result in project success, limited

research has so far been conducted to empirically explore this relationship. Although, a lot of

studies have been done with a view to develop models/tools for aiding the selection process, there is

much less research on the influence of procurement methods on project performance. This paper

presents a conceptual framework to demonstrate the existence of this influence. The framework is

developed based on an extensive review of literature. The review was carried out to determine the

main criteria for selecting Design and Build procurement method (DB) and project performance

measurements. Thirteen (13) DB procurement selection criteria commonly cited in the literature

were identified. A review of how each of these criteria suits the use of DB method was also carried

out. The latter part of review was to facilitate ranking of each of the criteria on a rating scale for

purposes of predicting the actual level of influence a particular procurement method exerts on

performance of a project. Besides offering a deeper understanding of PM relationships with PP, the

proposed conceptual framework forms a basis for the development of the quantitative model at

subsequent stages of the on-going study.

Construction procurement methods, Design and build procurement method, Procurement

selection criteria, Project performance

Alaeddin Ghadamsi and Nuhu Braimah

Submitted : 17 December 2015; Accepted : 10 May 2016; Published : June 2016

Criteria For Selection Of Design And

Build Procurement Method

1 2Ph.D. Student and Associate Fellow and Lecturer, Construction/ Project Management, Department of Mech., Aerospace & Civil Engineering,

Brunel University, UK. Email : mepgamg@brunel.ac.uk, nuhu.braimah@brunel.ac.uk

Abstract :

Keywords :

Project risk management is an integral facet of project management. Complex infrastructure

projects are subject to risks and uncertainties through all stages of the project i.e. from feasibility,

development to execution and operation. These risks and uncertainties would reduce the

probability of successful completion of the project within stipulated time and cost frame. Academic

institutions face the present day challenges of recession, inflation and constricted job market.

Achieving academic excellence and becoming a “world class institution” is a real challenge for the

Indian universities. Further, in an academic institution with a focus on energy and infrastructure,

the courses and programmes offered under the domain of “energy” may not synergize with the

courses floated under the domain of “general engineering” or “liberal studies”. Due to the stand

alone nature of these domains, the institute faces various risks and challenges in achieving

academic excellence in all programmes and courses floated under “non-energy” domains. This

paper is an attempt to identify the major risks, uncertainties and complexities of an educational

organization focussed on “energy infrastructure” based on different programmes floated by its

constituent schools. An analytical approach for analysis of the risks is carried out, based on which,

a risk and complexity management model would be proposed. The proposed model would be a

combination of project risk management and programme risk management. As risk is a function

of likelihood and impact, the likelihood or probability of occurrence values of the identified risks

were obtained through a questionnaire survey and the respondents were faculty members and

students of the academic organization under study. Generally, the mean of the responses is

considered for the study and the tool applied for analysis is Expected Value Method (EVM) for

Project Risk Analysis (PRA). Risk severities obtained from the analysis enabled to classify the risks

into “low”, “medium”, “high”, “very high” and “critical” zones. A risk map was developed which

was linked to the probable solutions of reducing the severities of the identified risks. The risk

response planning and mitigation measures acted as a risk mitigation tool. The proposed

methodology would strengthen the link between the strategic planning and implementation, so

that the project outcomes are predictable, reliable and consistent and can correlate with

organizational success. It would also identify the best practices which support the implementation

of academic organizational strategy through successful programmes. Methodologies to generate

more synergy between the standalone programmes of different constituent schools would also be

suggested.

Academic, Excellence, Project risk, Complexity management

1 2Debasis Sarkar and H.B. Raghavendra

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Associate Professor & Head, Dept. of Civil Engineering, School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, India. Email : Debasis.Sarkar@sot.pdpu.ac.in Director General, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, India.

Submitted : 23 February 2015; Accepted : 12 March 2016; Published : June 2016

Achieving Academic Excellence Through

Project Risk And Complexity Management

Abstract :

Keywords :

Indian economy has remained stable and strong during last one decade or so when most of the

emerging economies in the world have witnessed a downward trend. One of the main reasons for

this could be the industrial sector of India which has played a very significant role in realizing the

higher economic growth in the country. The oil and gas refinery sector, being one of the eight core

industries in India, plays a major role in influencing decision making for all the other important

segments of the economy. In this context, it becomes very relevant to look into the fundamentals of

some selected oil and gas refineries in India over a period of last five years. This paper attempts to

study the liquidity and profitability position of four such companies, namely Indian Oil

Corporation, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat

Petroleum Corporation Ltd for last five years from 2010-11 to 2014-15. The key variables

considered for this study include current ratio, quick ratio, return on equity, return on capital

employed and return on assets.

Current ratio, Quick ratio, Liquidity, ROA, ROCE, ROE

P. Hanumantha Rao

Assistant Professor, National Institute of Construction Management and Research, Hyderabad, India. Email : hpusarla@nicmar.ac.in

Submitted : 3 March 2016; Accepted : 10 May 2016; Published : June 2016

Liquidity And Profitability Analysis In

Selected Oil And Gas Refineries In India

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Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India.Email : kundan.transpo@gmail.com Formerly Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IES-IPS Academy, Indore, India. Email : yadav.dilipsingh@gmail.com

Abstract :

Keywords :

Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) is a bus based good quality, high capacity rapid transit system

that delivers fast, comfortable and cost effective urban mobility. In a BRTS, vehicles travel in

exclusive lanes, thus avoiding congestion, accident, air and noise pollution. There is a provision of

segregated right-of-way infrastructure, rapid and frequent bus operations, easy boarding and

alighting facilities for the passengers and excellence in marketing and customer service. BRTS is a

safe and cost effective transit option for urban cities.

The present work describes a case study of BRTS for Indore city. BRTS started from Niranjanpur

to Rajeev Gandhi Square located on Agra-Bombay road (A. B. road) in Indore. The length of the

corridor is 11.57 km with 22 bus stops and 4 BRTS Interchange Stations are identified along the

corridor. The corridor is divided into three stretches viz. stretch 1 from Niranjanpur to LIG Square,

Stretch 2 from LIG to Holkar College and Stretch 3 from Holkar to Rajiv Gandhi square. The

study also calculate number of buses required for present traffic load and with increase traffic from

10% to 40% on feeder roads.

BRTS, Traffic load, Feeder roads, Urban mobility, Indore city

1 2Kundan Meshram and Dilip Singh Yadav

Submitted : 8 June 2014; Accepted : 15 February 2016; Published : June 2016

Bus Rapid Transit System For Indore City

Communication - I

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Professor and Dean, School of Distance Education. NICMAR, Pune, India. Email : Assistant Professor, School of Construction Management, NICMAR, Pune, India. Email : babalurajput@nicmar.ac.in

anilagarwal@nicmar.ac.in

Abstract :

Keywords :

The demand of the natural river sand has increased manifold for the production of concrete which

is an extremely versatile construction material used in all types of construction. The river sand is a

product of natural weathering of rocks during the flow of a river over a period of many years and

is mined from the river beds. River sand is becoming a scarce natural resource. The use of river sand

is being constrained by various environmental laws, zoning regulations, increased cost due to non-

availability and environmental concern. This review paper summarizes various studies

undertaken on use of crushed sand as an alternative construction material to river sand as a partial

or the full replacement. It was observed from the previous experimental studies that the addition of

crushed sand as replacement to natural river sand may improve strength and durability of the

concrete.

Crushed Sand, Alternative Construction Material, Sand, Concrete

1 2A. L. Agarwal and B. L. Rajput

Submitted : 26 May 2015; Accepted : 6 April 2016; Published : June 2016

Use Of Crushed Sand As An Alternative

Construction Material To River Sand - A Review

Communication - II