Miller Legg Response to RFQ No 22-06-01 Continuing Services for Landscape Architectural Services CCNA

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Page 35Request for Qualifications # 22-06-01 Continuing Services for Landscape Architectural Services CCNA 4.1 Firm Qualifications and Experience knows how to expertly manage municipal projects with very tight budgets and deadlines and we will direct our project Team accordingly in partnership with the City of Sunny Isles Beach Project Manager. Our firm utilizes the following tried and true methods for ensuring that our designs remain within the established budget: • First, we uphold the project budget through strict observance of the schedule and our quality assurance program because we know design flaws and delays result in construction cost overruns. • Second, we complete a preliminary construction cost estimate at every submittal to ensure our design is within the cost requirements or to determine whether value engineering alternatives can be incorporated without impacting the purpose set forth by the Project Manager. • Third, changes in scope or design direction will be discussed with the Project Manager to ensure that everyone understands the ramifications of that change on the construction cost budget. This attention to detail in our processes is the core of Miller Legg’s cost control efforts. Constructability reviews and a realistic understanding of the time needed for construction completion help us to guide our clients to detail these constraints in the contract documents. This ensures either that the construction schedule is pragmatic and can be accomplished without incurring acceleration costs, or that these acceleration costs have been anticipated in the cost estimates where the need for expedited construction outweighs the higher costs associated. • Finally, contractor-initiated value engineering options are thoroughly reviewed and discussed with our clients. It is critical to ensure that the quality and functionality of the project is not sacrificed to these requested changes and that consequential changes such as permit modifications are factored into a value engineering proposal to fully assess the benefits and potential pitfalls if the proposal is accepted. Client Satisfaction And Complaint Resolution: Miller Legg’s hands-on project management approach will ensure transparent and regular communication among Team members and the City of Sunny Isles Beach. We know from experience that client expectations can only be met if those expectations are spelled out, which is why effective communication is key for project delivery excellence. The City depends on our insistence on maintaining these real time tracking methods to give