Space, Contractors and Time Management in Renovation of Hospital and Special Facilities in Kosovo

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of the state of projects of renovation or rehabilitation of facilities in which the process of daily performance due to the scheduling cannot be interrupted, such as hospitals, schools and other facilities of special importance. Such facilities are specific and renovations are necessary due to facilities aging, but also due to regular needed renovations, but the renovation of these facilities is a challenge for contractors as well as for management of these facilities. This applies especially for management of different subunits spaces that cannot stop the working process, while on the other hand there are numerous problems that arise during the performance of these works, which cause very large delays in their execution and therefore make obstacles for the regular functioning of these facilities. This paper presents the analyses and cases and follow the works of than 3 years in Kosovo Hospital Centre (renovations that have been carried out in all hospitals of the centre), where we analyse the problems related to the execution of works as well as the management problems by facilities management staff. The main objective of this paper is to present the problems that emerge on the management and organization of spaces of these facilities, as well as problems that companies which execute works in these facilities encounter. The proposed solution to this dead end between the management of hospital space and contracting companies will provide the only way to eliminate very large delays in execution of works, as well as to release the soon renovated surfaces to be used for the foreseen purpose.