Planning through Post Construction
Experience
The following is a summary of Mr. Kelly’s construction and construction management experience.
Planning
- Planning and feasibility studies
- Preliminary investigations and analyses
- Technical and non-technical writing
Pre-Design
- Preparing project procedures guidance manual that contains the contract, outline of the design team, responsibilities, communication protocol, QA/QC, etc.
- Conducting, assisting with, and review of, predesign investigations, analyses and studies to assess the general project area, site, existing facilities and various design and construction alternatives
- Coordinating and leading discussions with project stakeholders regarding the alternatives
- Coordinating with utility agencies for mapping, utility locates, locations (horizontal and vertical), material, size, etc
- Coordinating with contractors and equipment and material suppliers regarding various construction requirements, approaches/methods and costs
- Preparing and conveying associated requirements, construction costs, issues, advantages and disadvantages for the various alternatives through technical memoranda and pre-design/construction review meetings
- Assisting with fast-tracking design and construction, such as, owner-furnished equipment on critical/long lead items, working directly with contractors, etc
- Coordinating and working with regulatory agencies and assessment of potential environmental and permitting issues and requirements
- Coordinating and assisting with LEED/sustainable design with the design team and consideration of LEED/sustainable design and construction elements, features and measures
- Assisting with project funding
- Providing peer/independent review and assistance with value engineering
Design
- Consideration and selection of A/E firms and specialty consultants and contractors
- Preparation of design contracts, including scope, schedule and budget
- Managing and overseeing design process, typically multi-disciplined teams, progress/schedule and budget
- Reviewing consultant work products and invoices
- Preparing and overseeing the preparation and coordination of PS&Es
- Preparing design technical memoranda
- Considering and preparing major equipment schedules in contract documents to allow owner to compare and select preferred equipment
- Considering and preparing unit price, lump sum, additive/deductive and allowances in contract documents depending on the project and situation
- Coordination with contractors, equipment and material suppliers regarding critical or of concern design and construction requirements, approaches/methods and costs (e.g.,shoring, dewatering, temporary bypassing, traffic control, delivery of long lead or critical items)
- Consideration of various design and construction approaches/methods and ideas and ways to achieve construction savings, particularly on major construction items
- Conducting quality control reviews of contract documents, including independent reviews by others, and participating in design/PS&E review meetings at key stages during the development of the contract documents. Preparing meeting agendas, notes and responses to comments
- Coordinating with utility agencies if upgrades, relocation of facilities or shut-downs were required
- Coordinating with local and regulatory agencies on permitting, design and construction requirements
- Addressing and verifying that environmental and permitting requirements were properly addressed in contract documents
- Preparation of permanent and construction easement documents
- Contractor qualifications
- Consideration and preparation of incentives and penalties for fast-track construction
- Coordinating with contractors on interest in project and qualifications if contractor qualifications were required
- Conducting public involvement and outreach
- Developing construction schedules
- Assessing potential construction issues and high risks, strategizing and providing various measures to help and fairly manage and allocate such risks
- Consideration of the layout/staging area(s), project site and adjacent areas regarding potential impacts and issues during construction and providing appropriate mitigation measures
- Consideration of the execution, sequencing and phasing of critical construction activities/work
- Preparing and overseeing the development of material and equipment inspection and testing requirements
- Preparing and reviewing construction management services/plan
Independent reviews
Procurement
- Investigating and developing potential bidders list
- Coordinating delivery of contract documents, information for bidders, advertisement and publishing
- Responding to bidders questions
- Conducting pre-bid/site visit meetings
- Preparing and issuing addenda
- Bid openings and evaluations
- Dealing with bid protests
- Notices of award
- Selection of construction representatives
Construction
- Resident CM or engineer
- Routine construction observation
- Construction contracts, insurance and bonds
- Notices to proceed
- Conducting preconstruction conferences
- Issuing list of submittals required, schedule of values, procedures and requirements
- Preparing conformed construction documents
- Managing submittal process. Reviewing and coordinating reviews and comments on submittals
- Responding to RFIs
- Coordinating with on-site construction representatives, public, agencies and clients during construction
- Resolving field issues
- Preparing and reviewing field reports
- Conducting and documenting construction meetings and site visits
- Monitoring and documenting construction schedule and progress
- Coordinating, monitoring and documenting compliance with inspection and testing requirements (QA/QC)
- Progress payments
- Work directives for desired or necessary field changes
- Change orders
- Monitoring project site safety
- Coordinating temporary bypasses, shut-downs, tie-ins and utility relocations
- Resolution of non-conforming work and failing/failed equipment
- Facility start-up, testing and commissioning
- Resolution of design and construction issues
- Resolution of claims
- Preparing punch lists
- Substantial completion
Post Construction
- Equipment and system issues and use of forensic engineering to assess and resolve issues
- Resolution and negotiation of claims with contractor and equipment manufacturers
- Liquidated damages/penalties
- Equipment/system training of O & M staff
- Record drawings
- Spare parts, equipment O & M manuals and warranties
- Final punch list
- Final change order(s), payment and completion
- Project closeout