Project Startup Hmwk Due 101107 8 8 1

Project Startup Hmwk Due 10/11/07 8. 8 # 1, 3, 7, 8 8. 9 #1 9. 7 #1, 3, 4, 5, 7 10. 8 #1, 2, 3, 4, 10

Notice to Proceed • Owner’s written notice to contractor to start work F 10 -1 • Preconstruction conference – owner, PM, superintendent, engineer – Intro people, discuss project issues, and management procedures – Verify owner financing, needed permits, QC, safety plans – Schedule of submittals, schedule of values

Notice to Proceed • Buy out – award of subcontracts, ordering of needed material & equip – cannot do until notice to proceed

Job Site Planning – Essential for productivity – affects cost of material handling, labor, use of major equip – Job site plan should locate temporary facilities, material storage, handling equip, material movement, parking, access,

Job Site Plan – Show existing conditions – adjacent bldgs, utility lines, streets, buffer zones, trees to leave, wetlands, no travel zones – Indicate planned location of all temp structures – fences, gates, trailers, temp utilities, sanitary facilities, erosion control, drainage – Indicate areas for materials handling and storage, equip storage, worker and visitor parking, material handling equip

Job Site Plan – – – – Eliminate bottlenecks to equipment movement Locate material storage near material usage Staging areas near handling equip Project office near entrance – visitor and material control Provide turnaround for delivery vehicles – and notify suppliers of limits – large turnarounds Minimize traffic impacts on adjacent streets F 10 -2 Separate gate for union and non-union shops • Minimizes work stoppages (union only picket union gate)

Mobilization • As soon as notice to proceed is received • Need to get field office on site before work can begin – Field office and utilities, fence and gates, erosion control, project sign – Start up check list F 10 -4 – Project files, control systems and logs organized

Mobilization • Start up log – manages activities that need to start with project • Certificates of insurance from subs

Initial submittals • Shop drawings, product data sheets, samples submitted to A/E for review – Shop drawings – show construction details not shown on contract drawings • Required for reinforcing, precast concrete, structural steel, ductwork, electrical equip, fire protection, millwork, manufactured roofs – Product data sheets – manufacturer’s product info – model, type, performance characteristics, physical characteristics

Project Buyout • Award subcontracts and compare actual to budgeted costs – F 10 -7 – PM meets with qualified subs one at a time • Review drawings and specs – correct scope in proposal • Review exclusions • Discuss questions submitted with proposal • Discuss size of proposed workforce and schedule – PM decides on sub

Short interval schedules • Develop 2 – 4 week schedule for project start and keep updating weekly