Diagnóstico do orçamento e planejamento de obras de pequenas reformas realizadas por negócios sociais

Abstract

Faced with the millions of inadequate Brazilian homes in need of rehabilitation, actors such as social businesses have been developing small renovations to improve the quality of life of low-income families. However, the renovation market lacks specific management procedures, especially when it comes to works with great budgetary restrictions due to the low financial availability of the target audience. The objective of this article is to make a diagnosis of the budgeting and planning processes of small renovation works carried out by Social Impact Businesses in low-income housing. The methodology adopted was a literature review combined with data survey, collected through an online questionnaire that had 15 respondents, professionals working in social businesses in several municipalities in Brazil. The businesses carry out small renovations with low prices and short duration, selling renovations sold directly to families and renovations subsidized by interest organizations. The budgets produced by the businesses are mostly of the descriptive type, using cost estimates from traditional databases that require frequent adaptation of the estimates. The construction planning is done with the use of few construction methods, mostly schedules that are not frequently controlled during construction. The lack of information about the systems and elements of the building and the relationship with the workforce are the main difficulties pointed out in these processes.