Striving to Complete the Annual Construction Goals
On September 22, 2020, the Kangda EP Construction Management Training & Working Conference was held in Junheng Conference Hall of Junheng Hotel, Nanjing. The Conference lasted for two days. Zhang Qingjie, general manager of the Construction Center, presided over the Conference, and over 50 attendees participated in the Conference, including Kangda EP's leaders like Duan Linnan, Xiao Aiguo, Tao Hua, and Fang Xuequan, personnel in charge of the Operation Department, Technology Department, Human Resources Department, and General Department, as well as vice general manager, heads of functional departments, and project managers of the Construction Center. Li Zhong, chairman of Kangda EP, delivered an important speech from Hong Kong via video connections to attendees at the Conference, given the outbreak of COVID-19.
At 9:00 am, the Conference was held in Juanheng Conference Hall as scheduled. Duan Linnan, CEO of Kangda EP, took the lead in delivering a speech to appreciate the efforts by all employees of the Construction Center to fight against the pandemic and complete the construction within the time limit, and also clarify the purpose and meaning of the Conference. Duan Linnan indicated that Kangda EP attached great importance to the construction of projects, and gave great support to under-construction projects in such aspects as fund, labors, and materials in spite of financial stress. Although the current economic situation is not optimistic and enterprises are under pressure, Kangda EP still adheres to the tenet of "contributing to society with water-oriented principles". It is required that every project manager should clarify his or her position as a manager of project construction, and conduct the work based on the service concept of "satisfying government, leaders, customers, ordinary people, and employees". Meanwhile, the Construction Center should learn the importance of collaborating with the Operation Department in every working nodes, and establish a Party A-Party B relationship with sewage plants. The close cooperation between construction and operation, timely handling of legal procedures, planned use of funds, punctual acceptance inspection of projects, and timeliness of news reports should also be enhanced. To strengthen project managers' understanding of the Franchise Agreement, Kangda EP will organize them to take an exam on terms of the Franchise Agreement in proper time.
In terms of the requirements for project managers, Fang indicated, "As a member of the Construction Center and a project manager, one cannot be selfish and distracted by other trivia and must get rid of bad practices in the past. A project manager must keep pace with the times, redefine and standardize the qualities needed for project managers, develop the concept of prioritizing profits, conduct the management and control of project construction including project planning, safety guarantee, quality monitoring, project progress management, and so on seriously, and spare no efforts to avoid problems in project management such as 'expense for idleness' and 'expense for rush-for-work'. In addition, all functional departments and project departments of the Construction Center must handle all matters flexibly according to the weaknesses and strengths of each project and strive to establish a mechanism of mutual supervision and management and create a good enterprise management atmosphere."
III. Because some projects lagged behind in going through preliminary formalities and the project management in the middle stage and the relevant coordination work in the later stage were not implemented well enough, the audit work after the construction of the projects lacks overall planning, eventually causing damages to the enterprises. Hence, the relationship between construction and operation must be reasonably adjusted, it must be identified who Party A and Party B respectively are when it comes to the operator and the constructor, and great efforts must be made to realize the flow: the completion of the project whose relevant audit work is after its completion-project inspection and acceptance-commercial operation of the project.
Following the agenda, leaders and personnel in charge of functional departments of the Construction Center, as well as 34 participating PMs one by one reported the construction progress of the engineering projects in their charge, and the problems that need to be solved immediately, and suggestions for work improvement. Standing on the platform, without using epideictic skills, PMs shared the progress of projects in their charge, the practical difficulties in engineering construction, experience learned, approaches and methods for problems, and measures taken. It is instructive to share work achievements, experience, and lessons with peers. There is a saying goes like that "The professionals know the ropes, while the laymen just come along for the ride". Although PMs used plain words in their reporting, the experience contained is pragmatic working skills, which are of great benefit to guide the PMs to improve their business, and are a kind of unique business training.
Afterward, deputy general managers of the Construction Center including He Xuan, Lin Chao, and Luo Hong respectively discussed the responsibilities and duties of PMs, the significance of communication, the on-site approval for construction and the budget & final account, and how the project departments perform well the compliance control and cost control of design alteration. Moreover, Zeng Xudong, CFO of the Construction Center made a speech to all the participants on the preparation of Project Promotion and Fund Demand Schedule, which caused a heated discussion among the leaders and PMs present. We often cite that "The more the truth is argued, the clearer it becomes". Through the training and debates, participants have gained a more explicit understanding of respective responsibilities.
When it came to construction projects, Chairman Li Zhong pointed out that the construction sector is one of the cornerstones to promote the development of Kangda Group. The construction center is managing more than 100 projects, among which over 40 are under construction, with large scale, wide distribution and complex patterns. Amid the epidemic, some projects like the Taiyuan Project and Fuzhou Project have made progress, while some proceeded slowly due to many problems. Also, Chairman Li once again highly praised the personnel of the construction center led by Vice President Fang Xuequan for their concrete steps to honor their promises. During the worst period of the epidemic in China, the Kangda people, regardless of personal safety, rushed to the construction site of the Taiyuan Sewage Treatment Plant on the sixth day of the first lunar month to catch up on the process so as to complete the project ahead of schedule. With such efforts, a sewage treatment plant with a daily treatment capacity of 200,000 tons has been completed within about 100 days. It is not only a miracle in the industry but also a satisfactory result in response to the government's call. It presents Kangda's speed and commitment to developing a "new Kangda with a new image".
We firmly believe that today's Kangda, guided by the correct policy of the management and with the strong support and assistance of China Water Affairs Group Limited, will maintain the spirit of racing against time to develop and innovate, and will surely achieve more brilliant achievements!