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RFQ No. 15-08-02 Construction Management at Risk for Government Center Annex at 18080 Collins Avenue 38 OPTIONS ANALYSIS: SAVING TIME & COSTS WHILE MAINTAINING HIGH FUNCTIONALITY & QUALITY Similar to how we are called on for accurate and reliable cost data, we expect to provide alternative approaches or “menu’s” for different aspects of construction installations and means and methods. When on board early in the process, these options analyses can bring significant cost and time savings to the project while maintaining the high level of function and quality envisioned. As the project team moves through the many design charrettes, Kaufman Lynn Construction will identify alternatives for systems, materials, equipment and their associated cost and time for evaluation and decision by the project team. This on-going design menu log remains in place for discussion until items are agreed to be discarded and/or implemented. Before final construction document pricing, the project team completes a final review of the “Options Log”. This assures the entire team that no good idea has been lost through design, and offers a last look at the “wish list” items that now may be affordable based on best value for every dollar spent. GREEN BUILDING & LEED CERTIFICATION Whether the goal is to achieve LEED certification or not, we provide our clients a host of energy saving suggestions as well as alternative systems as part of our standard operating procedures. Our team of LEED Accredited Professionals and LEED Green Associates has experience evaluating strategies, implementing practices, finding resources and weighing cost/benefits for each option to blend budget decisions with energy efficient, environmentally-friendly construction. Kaufman Lynn is well versed in providing “green” cost savings alternatives on LEED projects in addition to construction methods to ensure the greatest accumulation of points for building certification. We implement “Green Building Techniques” even on projects that are not pursuing LEED Certification as part of our standard everyday practice. We recycle up to 90% of all construction debris on our jobsites by supplying each construction site with recycling containers. We provide pollution and erosion control; we have a concrete truck washout area on each site to prevent any soil contamination; we also pay very close attention to the Indoor Air Quality during construction. In our interior finishes we use low VOC paints, adhesives and sealants and we always achieve very high percentages of recycled content in our building materials. VALUE ENGINEERING REDUCING THE COST NOT THE DESIGN In the Kaufman Lynn Construction world, Value Engineering optimizes the allocation of projected funds (the budget) without reducing the quality of a project. Unlike many other construction managers, we do not simply try to find a cheaper product that “cheapens the design”, we seek to find more economical but equal or better options that remain consistent with the project team’s vision and life cycle limits. miami dade CoLLege administrative sUpport Center Project Management Services Section K SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES Standard practice include recycling of construction debris, pollution and erosion control, and concrete truck washout areas to prevent any soil contamination.