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c City of Sunny Isles Beach: Special Inspection Services RFQ No. 11-07-11 with real time financial information. Financial information for a particular week (through Friday) is available the following Monday. The system supplies the following information on a weekly basis: · Project personnel working on the task · Office location · Hours billed for that week, by task, and accrued cost/hours-to-date · Labor amount expended · Equipment costs expended · Direct (non-labor) expenses · Total task and project expenditures The LCSR system monitors the use of budget items and costs and keeps track of the projects account balance. The system assists in early identification of problem areas so that the management team can implement timely and cost-effective solutions, or corrective measures, as required. 5.6 SCHEDULE CONTROLS c Scheduling provides the framework for effective project management by logically combining the scope, schedule and budget together. The firm utilizes industry-standard scheduling software (Microsoft Project, Primavera Project Schedule) to identify and monitor program activities, cost and schedule. URS most often utilizes the Primavera Scheduling software to establish the project construction schedule for various clients using the Critical Path Method (CPM) to identify the most efficient completion path. In using the CPM approach, URS will identify all major activities and deliverables on the schedule. Deliverable submittal dates and major project events are classified as project milestones. The activities required to meet these milestone dates are identified and logically scheduled to support their achievement. Two areas of particular importance are the identification of all applicable review and comment cycles, and the consideration of all external constraints put on the schedule by third parties for which there may be little or no control with respect to their performance, but that have a significant impact on project progress. The vast majority of our projects are completed on schedule and within budget. When projects are delayed, it is typically due to unforeseen circumstances. Modifications to project budgets are only requested when there is clearly a change in project services. The capability to meet deadlines is determined by 5 factors: · Project Management Plan - Our standard practice for all projects is to develop a Project Management Plan at the start of each project assignment that includes identified Task Managers, a detailed scope of work and a schedule for each work task, as well as communications, progress reporting and coordination protocols for avoiding problems between tasks. · Knowledge and Experience of the Project Team - We have selected and will assign Project Team members who are well qualified for their assignments, have the necessary experience in similar projects, and are interested and committed to their assignments. · Availability of the Project Team Members - We have examined our current and anticipated C workload commitments over the period anticipated for the project and have confirmed that the 5-6 If:.;:; ;: c URS