Development Cycle 建設流程

Note

• 18/2/2023: Revised.
• 17/3/2020: Revised.
• 20/12/2014: Moved from wiki.

Varieties of construction project developments

• Sectors:
  • Private sector
  • Public sector.
• Types
  • Building works
  • Civil engineering works.
• Site acquisition:
  • Leasing land
    租地
  • Purchasing buildings
    買樓
  • Renting buildings.
    租樓 
• New or existing:
  • New development 
    新建
  • Redevelopment 
    重建
  • Conversion
    改造
  • Fitting out and renovation 
    翻新
  • Alterations, additions, repair, maintenance and renewal.
    改建、加建、维修、保養及更新
• Purposes:
  • For self-use
  • For sales
  • For rental.

(revised, 18/2/2023)

Stages of design and construction

• The names may vary between different countries or even within Hong Kong between different stakeholders.
• Simplest classification: 
  • Feasibility study
    可行性研究
  • Planning approval 
    規劃許可
  • Design
    設計
  • Tender documentation
    招標文件
  • Tendering
    招投標
  • Construction
    施工
  • Defects rectification.
    修補
• Sales and rental marketing run concurrently.
• Occupancy / use / repair and maintenance after construction. 
  使用/維修保養

Pre-contract stage

• The period before awarding a contract for construction, generally referring to the main contract but actually can refer to any separate contract.

Post contract stage

• The period after awarding a contract for construction.

Post-completion or occupancy stage

• The period after completion of construction.

Estate management / property management / facility management

• "estate management" is an old UK term.
• "property management" is a new term.
• "facility management" appears to originate from the US, but is now more commonly used every where.
• Such management starts to take over after completion of construction.