Project Startup Hmwk Due 10/11/ # 1,3,7,8 8.9 #1 9.7 #1,3,4,5, #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