Scope of Services
2.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES
The selected firms will provide Construction Management Services for various types of construction projects assigned by the Owner. The construction management firm will be responsible for the successful, timely, and economical completion of each assigned project. The construction management firm’s services may include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Enter an “At Risk” contract with all sub-contractors, materials suppliers and equipment suppliers necessary for the construction of the project.
2. Employ competent Project Managers, Project Superintendents, and necessary assistants to be the Construction Manager’s representatives, and who shall be in attendance at the project site full time during the progress of the Work.
3. New buildings will be constructed to meet a High-Performance Building Criteria to achieve the lowest possible Energy Use Intensity (EUI) and a building envelop Air Leakage (infiltration and exfiltration) maximum of 0.25 CFM/SF. Although the renovated buildings are not required to meet the same high-performance requirements as new buildings, there is an expectation for energy efficiency
4. Provide preconstruction services as directed by the Owner’s Project Representative during the design phases of the work, and provide cost estimating, schedule development, timely document review, existing infrastructure evaluation expertise, permit request and administration, and other related administrative items necessary to ensure the timely delivery of the project.
5. Work with the project team and use the Owner’s Project Management Solution, Trimble Unity Construct to manage the construction processes for the project. All project communication is to be managed in Trimble Unity Construct. At no cost to the District, the project team will be required to attend group or individual training sessions scheduled by the Owner’s Project Representative.
6. The Owner has set an Owner Direct Purchase Target of 20% for Renovation Projects and 30% for New Construction of the Direct Costs. The Construction Manager is to make every effort to meet or exceed the Owner’s expectation for this goal. The Construction Manager must also work with its subcontractors, sub-subcontractors, and material suppliers to ensure there is a streamlined process in place to maximize discounts offered for prompt payment of items purchased through the Owner Direct Purchase Program.
7. The Construction Manager, if requested by the Owner’s Project Representative, shall provide a preliminary evaluation of the Owner’s Project program and budget.
8. Provide continuous on-site construction management services through the completion of the project to include, but not be limited to:
a. Schedule and conduct preconstruction meetings and regular job site meetings.
b. Maintain daily on-site project logs and schedule reports.
c. Oversee quality assurance testing and inspection programs.
d. Monitor construction management staff and subcontractor work performance for deficiencies.
e. Maintain record copy of all contract documents, RFIs, ASIs, change orders and other project-related documentation.
f. Oversee construction management staff and subcontractor safety programs.
9. Develop, update, and maintain master project schedules, detailed construction schedules, submittal schedules, inspection schedules and occupancy schedules.
10. Provide construction program accounting and reporting to the Owner’s Project Representative.
11. Report potential budget and schedule variances and prepare recovery plans.
12. Work with and coordinate activities with any third-party contracts or contractors that the Owner provides for the project.
13. Coordinate surveyors, special consultants, and testing lab services contracted by the Owner, as required.
14. Develop and administer a Warranty Implementation Plan.
15. Administer post construction closeout, start-up and transition to operation.
16. Schedule, coordinate and participate in a walk-through inspection of the Work one month prior to the expiration of the one-year correction period, and notify the Owner’s Project Representative, the appropriate Architect, and any necessary subcontractors and suppliers of the date of, and request their participation in, the walk-through inspection.
17. Work with the architect of record and the Owner’s Project Representative when submitting the various documents required for review, which includes but is not limited to Change Orders, Contingency Transfers, Buyout Transfers, Applications for Payment, and Certificates of Substantial Completion and Certificates of Final Inspection.
18. All meetings shall be documented Trimble using the appropriate Meeting Minutes Forms. The sign-in sheet, meeting minutes and any other documents distributed during the meetings must be attached to the appropriate Meeting Minutes Form in Trimble after each meeting. The Construction Manager is responsible for facilitating the OAC meetings, distributing an agenda for each meeting and managing a sign-in sheet.
19. The Construction Manager shall cooperate at all times with the Owner’s Project Representative and shall cooperate and coordinate with any audit agency or audit firm contracted by the Owner.