Construction Administration

With UCSF taking care of all aspects of the project, it was easier for them to make informed decisions throughout all phases of the project. Typically, the Construction Administrator Management and the General Contractor have a close relationship within the same company. But for the Mt. Zion project, ProWest's responsibilities were limited to overseeing the books and schedule for UCSF.

On one hand, this might mean that the owner/developer has more control, but on the other, this organization structure is much harder to control. While the “jack of all trades” approach was largely successful, the biggest shortcoming of this type of organization was the amount of time it took to get questions and answers filtered through the chain of command.

A suggestions for further work on this part of the story: Was ProWest's contract "at risk" for which they are responsible for controlling their subcontractors? Or were they working with a "no risk" contract?

Keeping a handle on information and time...

See the Chain of Command Diagram to get an idea of how many people information had to go through. 

The center opened nearly a year late and this is the main reason why. Take a look at Master Project Schedule to see the extension of the schedule over time.

The funding for the project was managed smartly. 
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Fall 2002 Department of Architecture
UC Berkeley