REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

CABANATUAN CITY, NUEVA ECIJA

ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

CASE STUDY #2: R.E CONSTRUCTION:

IT’S NOW OR NEVER

SUBMITTED BY: JOHN PATRICK A . CRUZ

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SUBMITTED TO:

ENGR. ERMINO G. ENRIQUEZ

 I. INTRODUCTION

When Engineer Romeo Estabillo finished his Civil Engineering course at Mapua Institute

of Technology, he took the board examination and passed it in 1981. Wanting to start

independently, he went back to his hometown (Santiago City) to organize his own construction

firm. In his first few years of operation, he accepted contracts for the construction of residential

houses. As he gained experience, his clients grew in number, and even the most prominent

persons in the province of Isabela availed of En his services At the start, he hired two assistants

to help him in his daily routine as a contractor One of the two assistants Mr. Silvino Santiago,

was a third year civil engineering student who had stopped schooling due to financial ties. His

main task was as draftsman. His duty was to produce all documents relating to the physical of

the various contracts entered into by his boss. Among these documents are the building plan,

specifications, bill of materials, building permit, etc. His additional duty was to assist Engineer

Estabillo in supervising the foremen and workers at the various sites The second assistant, Mr.

Romulo Mamaril, was to coordinate purchasing, bookkeeping, and other administrative

activities. At the third year of operations, Engineer Estabillo was already directing operations in

his newly constructed office inside his residential compound. By this time, two more female

employees were hired to assist in the various tasks performed in the office By 1994, Engineer

Estabillo reviewed his company's pavroll. It indicated that he has in his employ six full- time civil
engineers, two draftsmen, ten administrative personnel, one messenger and one security

guard. The foremen and laborers working at the various projects were contractual. By June

1996, Engineer Estabillo felt that business was continuously growing, so he will have to secure

the services of four additional civil engineers on a full-time basis. As he was directly supervising

all operations, he now feels that he may not be able to perform his functions effectively if he

will push through with the plan. He wants to make a decision, but he is apprehensive. He thinks

operations are now more complex that decision-making must be a little scientific. With these

thoughts, he pondered on how he will go about solving the problem.

II. BODY

a) RESOURCE PERSON #1

According to my resource person #1, it is not a good idea to hire to hire four more

additional civil engineers because it will cause imbalance in the team. He said that it is useless

to hire many engineers with same productivity. He said that in business, it is important to have

a balance and organized team.

b) RESOURCE PERSON #2

According to my resource person #2, Engr. Estabillo should think very deeply if the hiring

of four additional civil engineers is really a need for his business. Engr. Estabillo should not rush

himself to hire more services from civil engineers when he knows in himself that he is not sure

if he can handle or not the additional responsibilities. He have to make sure first if he and his

worker can handle the things that are coming.

 III. CONCLUSION

I agree to both of my resource person. I think that it is not best for Engr. Estabillo to hire

four additional civil engineers as my resource persons had both said. Having too many

employees with same productivity is not really necessary for the team and will only cause

imbalance on the job. In business, having a lot of man power is an essential key of success, but

we should hire the right people. Choosing the right people to join your business can create a

good team culture and boost staff performance.

IV. DATA OF RESOURCE PERSON

A. Engr. Kalibb R. Arenas

Assistant Municipal Engineer

Municipal Engineer Office

Dingalan Aurora

B. Engr. Mendell Arellano

Built Environment Solutions -Thailand Co., Ltd.

Rayong, Thailand