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Continuing Professional Architectural and Engineering Consulting Services (CCNA), RFQ 26-07-01
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<br />ABILITY TO MEET DESIRED TIMELINES AND DEADLINES
<br />To ensure schedules are met in accordance with the City’s
<br />timeframe, a detailed project schedule will be developed
<br />immediately upon issuance of a Notice to Proceed or
<br />authorization of a task order. Leonard Barrera, PE, CFM,
<br />WEDG, ENV SP, will be responsible for overall schedule
<br />management, staffing coordination, and maintaining
<br />forward progress throughout each assignment. Cummins
<br />Cederberg utilizes a streamlined project management
<br />approach with a single point of contact, ensuring clear
<br />communication, accountability, and effective coordination
<br />between the City and project team.
<br />Upon authorization of each task order, Leonard will
<br />develop a detailed project schedule identifying required
<br />activities, responsible team members, City and agency
<br />review periods, deliverables, critical-path items, and
<br />milestone dates. The schedule will be reviewed with the
<br />City during project kickoff and updated throughout the
<br />assignment to reflect progress, decisions, regulatory
<br />reviews, and changing project conditions.
<br />Cummins Cederberg will utilize a Master Project Schedule
<br />to coordinate internal staff, subconsultants, regulatory
<br />activities, grant requirements, and City reviews. Leonard
<br />will monitor progress through regular team coordination
<br />meetings, milestone reviews, and early identification
<br />of activities that could affect the critical path. When a
<br />potential delay is identified, he will evaluate its impact
<br />on subsequent activities, assign additional or alternate
<br />resources when appropriate, and coordinate corrective
<br />actions with the City’s Project Manager to maintain
<br />schedule commitments.
<br />Deltek Vantagepoint and Cummins Cederberg’s
<br />integrated workload management tools provide real-time
<br />visibility into staffing availability, project budgets, resource
<br />utilization, and upcoming milestones. These tools allow
<br />project managers to anticipate resource needs, adjust
<br />staff assignments, proactively manage workloads, and
<br />maintain alignment between schedule, budget, and
<br />technical progress.
<br />COMPLIANT RESOLUTION AND ISSUE MANAGEMENT
<br />Cummins Cederberg believes that early communication
<br />and proactive issue resolution are critical to successful
<br />project delivery. Concerns, complaints, or project
<br />issues raised by residents, stakeholders, regulatory
<br />agencies, contractors, or City staff will be documented
<br />and immediately brought to the attention of Leonard
<br />Barrera, Project Manager. Leonard will evaluate the
<br />concern, identify the responsible team member, and
<br />notify the City’s Project Manager of the issue, its potential
<br />effect on scope, schedule, budget, or quality, and the
<br />recommended corrective action. The issue will be tracked
<br />through resolution, with status updates provided to the
<br />City’s Project Manager. Urgent matters affecting public
<br />safety, regulatory compliance, construction, or a critical
<br />project milestone will be elevated immediately.
<br />COST CONTROL
<br />Cummins Cederberg recognizes the importance of
<br />maintaining project budgets while delivering high-quality,
<br />resilient, and constructible solutions. Our cost control
<br />approach begins during project planning and continues
<br />through permitting, design, bidding, construction
<br />administration, and project closeout. Cost estimates are
<br />developed using historical project data, contractor pricing,
<br />supplier input, current bid results, and project-specific
<br />constructability considerations. Opinions of Probable
<br />Construction Cost (OPCCs) are typically prepared and
<br />updated at the 30%, 60%, and 90% design stages, with
<br />additional updates performed when significant scope
<br />modifications, permitting requirements, or market
<br />conditions affect project costs.
<br />Our team proactively manages costs through ongoing
<br />scope validation, constructability reviews, permitting
<br />coordination, value engineering, and early identification
<br />of project risks. Real-time budget monitoring through
<br />Deltek Vantagepoint allows project managers to track
<br />labor utilization, project budgets, and cost-to-complete
<br />metrics throughout project delivery. By integrating design,
<br />permitting, funding, and construction considerations early
<br />in project development, we help clients reduce change
<br />orders, avoid costly redesigns, and maximize the value of
<br />available funding.
<br />COST CONTROL TECHNIQUES
<br />Our cost management approach is closely integrated
<br />with design development and permitting to support
<br />cost-effective, constructible solutions. Key cost control
<br />techniques include:
<br />• Opinions of Probable Construction Cost (OPCC)
<br />prepared at the 30%, 60%, and 90% design stages.
<br />• Early value engineering, including evaluation of hybrid
<br />and nature-based shoreline alternatives to balance
<br />performance and cost.
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