Large Construction Site Design and Organization in Developing Countries

Temporary facilities for construction projects become an important factor in the bidding stage of a large construction project and should be included in technological drawings and procedures later on.

Guidelines for design selection and layout of the following temporary facilities categories are presented: field offices, field laboratory, lodging facilities, road and platforms, water-heating, electricity requirements, repair and maintenance field shops, plant site including temporary construction concepts, cost estimating criteria, planning on scheduling of temporary facilities requirements with the main project(s) schedule.