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The City may decide that the traditional design-bid-build delivery method should be replaced with a Construction Manager at Risk delivery method. The CM@Risk method has pros and cons, and for this project, the CM@Risk method may be attractive to better control the schedule, phasing, and budget. We generally like to work with a contractor during our design effort so that we can gather the contractor’s input and good ideas along with our own. If the City pursues that route, we will work with the City and the CM@Risk firm to review the competitive and transparent bids that the Construction Manager gathers, respond to RFIs, and prepare conformed documents if appropriate. Construction Administration Upon completion of the bidding phase of the contract, the project will provide Construction Administration services. Typical construction administration services performed on previous overhead utility conversion projects have included: • attendance at construction meetings • submittal review including shop drawings and RFI’s • design modifications related to field changes or conflicts • change order review • construction observation • review of pay applications • final inspection • final certifications • coordination with the contractor, utility and City representatives along with other construction-related services the City may require Conflicts on construction projects most often stem from lack of communication among all involved parties including the contractor, the Construction Manager and the owner. Communication is a key ingredient in order to have a successful project. The Erdman Anthony Team will maintain regular communications with the contractor and the City as a first step in conflict resolution. Designated personnel will be requested from each party to identify single points of contact between the contractor, Engineer, and City to avoiding miscommunications. When issues do arise, the best course of action is to give them immediate attention in order to reduce conflicts and potential claims. Issues will be tracked closely through use of action items until the concern is resolved to the satisfaction of all parties. Step two is that we will maintain complete detailed records of all communications. If a conflict does occur that cannot be resolved at the field level, Erdman Anthony will offer an opinion to the City and we will schedule a meeting with all parties in order resolve the conflict. One of the first steps to beginning the project correctly is achieved with a well-planned Pre-Construction Meeting. It is used to bring all the important parts of the project to the attention of the contractor. This includes all deliverables, the construction schedule, errors and omissions, known issues by the contractor, community impact, permit requirements, technical special provisions, material procurement, the Quality Control Plan, the shop-drawing submittal procedure, and much more. A thorough Pre-Construction EXPEDITED SUBMITTALS: Our use of Newforma to electronically process shop drawings, submittals, RFIs, pay applications, etc., has helped our firm expedite this project and eliminate the time and cost of transmitting heavy documents to and from various team members. This tool also allows us to log the receipt of the submittal, forward it to the appropriate team members, record the team responses, and return it to the contractor. Therefore, our documentation of the process is accurate and up-to- date and improves our ability to monitor each submittal.