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ection 4: Response to RFQ Section # 1.5 questions 8 and 9 cont'd KMfPlaza places a major emphasis on quality control in the Pre-Construction Phase through the Constructability Review. It is through this endeavor that we are able to review details, material compat- ibility, scheduling conflicts, warranty and guaranty issues, etc. When these issues are resolved in advance, they can be performed with much greater quality and speed as the entire team understands the task at hand versus trying to work out details as the project is being constructed. In addition, KMfPlaza has a written quality control manual that each Project Manager and Superintendent receives as part of the employee's orientation with our organization. This quality control plan is carried out on each project and is constantly being monitored by our Vice President of Operations, David L. Bagnall. One example of quality control that is somewhat unique is our commitment to avoiding potential conflicts prior to their arrival at the jobsite, We have made many trips to our subcontractors' and vendors' facilities and man- ufacturing plants to ensure that millwork, stone, light fixtures, elevators, etc. are not only being fabri- cated but that they are being fabricated to the correct standards and quality that is expected for the project. A sampling of shop visits made is listed below: .Window manufacturer in Qubec, Canada for The Marquis, The W Hotel and South of 5. .Millworker and the stone contractor in Montreal, Canada for The W Hotel. .Elevator manufacturer for all 5 projects under construction, including visits to the custom cabinet manufacturers, .Visit to Italy for W Hotel stone procurement and South America for Carillon II. . Visit to Chicago for Miscellaneous Metal and Grillage inspection. These visits not only proved to be fruitful and allowed us to avoid delays to all of the projects as long lead items were not only delivered on time, but were delivered per the project specifications, avoiding delays for returned materials. David Bagnall is not only involved in the Pre-construction Phase, but is the key member in charge of the field operation for all projects and therefore is fundamental in ensuring that the issues raised during the constructability review process are carried out in the field. As mentioned earlier, all submittals are reviewed by KMfPlaza staff. The submittals are filtered through one team member. However, the submit- tals are then funneled to the key team member that is responsible for that discipline, For example, all submittals for divisions 15 through 17 will be reviewed by Marcel Fernandez. At the onset of every proj- ect, the team reviews the design parameter issued by the Owner. They then review and tailor our stan- dard policies for Quality Control, Mold Mitigation, Water Intrusion and Safety to be project specific, insur- ing that the entire project staff is familiar with the project specifics. In cases that the Owner has approved, we have also employed a third party quality control review firm. These firms issue monthly reports that are distributed to the Construction Manager and the subcontractors. Each item is then resolved and shown as completed or corrected on the next report, thereby leaving a completed log as a part of the final close out documentation. This also allows the Lender fawner to have a level of comfort that all critical Owner issues are Third Party monitored,