ATUAÇÃO DAS GERENCIADORAS EM OBRAS DE CONSTRUÇÃO CIVIL EM USINAS DE AÇÚCAR E ÁLCOOL PERFORMANCE OF PROJECTN MANAGEMENT IN CIVIL CONSTRUCTION AT SUGAR AND ALCOHOL PLANTS

This article reports a study case on performance of project management in civil construction at sugarcane and alcohol plants. The survey was conducted in sugarcane and alcohol plant in Barra Bonita, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, which is a joint venture formed by the world s largest sugar cane processor as well as one of the largest world s fuel distributors. Brazil is the world's largest sugarcane producer and the second one of bioethanol. Sao Paulo state is the biggest national producer with approximately 60% of production. This fact boosted the investment of foreign groups in this sector. Historically, civil projects were managed by employees themselves sometimes with no experience in project management and without the use of adequate criteria, tools and methods. With the arrival of investors, improvement projects have become indispensable, teams sought for improvement and project managers have gained strength. This paper aims at showing the performance of a management at sugarcane and alcohol plant in civil construction projects, demonstrating the relationship between involved parties and the benefits achieved with the implementation of established management methods for the conducting these projects.