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<br />ction 4: Response to RFQ Section # 1.5 questions 8 & 9 cont'd
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<br />As schedule is a critical component to not only the cost of the project, but sequencing, logistics and
<br />turnover, we believe that scheduling is a team effort, The initial project schedule is prepared in house by
<br />our General Superintendant and Vice President of Operations, David Bagnall. This conceptual schedule is
<br />then reviewed with all project team members including design professionals and Ownership, and once
<br />agreed and approved, the GMP scheduling process begins. The base line from our Conceptual Schedule is
<br />transferred from Microsoft Project to Primavera, Our scheduling consultant, Strategy LLC, will review
<br />with our project team and provide the complete project detail in the schedule. All design milestones, pro-
<br />curement issues, long lead materials, shop drawings, etc, will be identified so that all project items are
<br />ordered in a timely fashion and all team members are aware of their responsibilities with regard to proj-
<br />ect deliverables. The Preliminary GMP schedule is included in the invitation to bid to the project's poten-
<br />tial subcontractors, confirming the subcontractor market "buy-in" to the schedule and allowing the sub-
<br />contractors to include it as an exhibit within their contracts. We also take advantage of this process to
<br />further refine the schedule in the event we receive critical input from subcontractors at this juncture.
<br />Once this process is completed, we prepare and issue the final GMP Project Schedule, This schedule will
<br />be updated monthly as part of our Monthly Report. Additionally, at each O,A.C. meeting, we issue a "two
<br />week look-ahead" schedule identifying the critical issues in the upcoming weeks and confirming that the
<br />project schedule is being met.
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<br />Scheduling is a subject that is taken extremely seriously and is tracked aggressively on all KM/Plaza proj-
<br />ects, including the Marquis, the W Hotel and South of 5. The Marquis stands above the rest as a project
<br />with successful scheduling. At 67 stories and 1,200,000 square feet, the ability to stay on track and adjust
<br />the schedule or the sequencing has proven to be our greatest success on this project, At a time when
<br />materials and man-power were at a shortage, we were able to manage the project and maintain the
<br />schedule at all times, One scheduling challenge included a four day per floor concrete cycle, a goal oth-
<br />ers thought impossible. We were successful in achieving this objective and were able to save the project
<br />over 45 working days. This 45 working day savings, translated into over two months of calendar time, and
<br />allowed us to keep the project on schedule even with permit and design delays,
<br />Another scheduling hurdle related to the differential settlement that would occur due to the massive
<br />height of the tower (67 stories) and the parking structure (14 stories). After reanalysis of the differential
<br />settlement, the geotechnical engineer informed us that commencement of the adjoining parking struc-
<br />ture could not occur until completion of the 36th floor of the main tower. As this differed from the engi-
<br />neer's original analysis, we needed to revise the start date of the parking garage/townhouse structure to
<br />maintain the initial project completion date
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<br />Specifically in answer to Section 1,5 question 9, all of our projects are constructed and managed using
<br />and implementing the methods as stated above including our preconstruction, scheduling, material pro-
<br />curement, reporting and record keeping, The City of Sunny Isles Beach and The Heritage Park and Parking
<br />Garagewill benefit from our experience and expertise, our hands on ownership approach and our com-
<br />plete open book policy. For each project, KM/Plaza manages it in a similiar approach with modifications
<br />made for specific situations unique to each project.
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<br />KM/Plaza has, in the past four years, completed parking garages with a total of 2,800 spaces or
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<br />1,000,000 sf parking.
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<br />Section 5 - Question 10
<br />KM/Plaza's current workload includes The Marquis, The W Resort and Residences and TownCenter One, We
<br />are at least 90% complete on each of these projects and have positioned and scheduled ourselves as ready
<br />to proceed with the next wave of projects, The Heritage Park and Parking Garage would benefit from our
<br />position in the industry as we have maintained an expert staff with current experience in parking struc-
<br />tures at the Marquis, The W, Carillon II, and Towncenter One to name a few.
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