Project Management

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Project Management

• Contracts and Supervision

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Objectives

• Describe the Components of Public Works Projects
• Describe the Bidding Process
• Explain the Role and Typical Responsibilities of
  the Project Engineer

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Sequence for Public Works

• Plans and Specifications
• Advertise
• Instructions to Bidders
• Bid
• Agreement
• Shop Drawing Review
• Construction
• Acceptance

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Plans and Specifications

• Approved drawings of work covered by contract
• Written instructions for executing work
• quality of workmanship
• materials
• technical data
• Methods are usually determined by the contractor

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Advertisement

• Public Notice for Public Works Projects is
  Required
• Project Name, Sponsor, Location
• Bid due date, time and location
• Pre-bid conference
• Bid document review/purchase

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Instructions to Bidders

• Procedures for preparation and submission of bids
• Procedures for accepting or rejecting bids
• Supplements advertisement
• Bidders experience
• Schedule

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The Bid

• Tabulated items of work with bid price
• Bidders statements re.
• document review and familiarity (fully informed)
• agreement to perform work on schedule at
  guaranteed price
• forfeiture of bid bond
• Signature and date
• Plans and specifications included by reference

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Contract Types

• Unit Price
• Unbalanced Bids
• Lump Sum

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Whats an Unbalanced Bid?
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Results of Unbalanced Bid
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Bonds

• Security as guaranty of faithful performance of
  work
• 3 types of contractors bonds
• bid (5 - 10 of bid)
• performance (100)
• lien (payment)
• Surety bond
• owner, contractor, surety
• surety is responsible for completing work

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Agreement

• Description of parties
• Scope of Work (plans and specifications)
• measurement
• payment
• testing
• changes
• Schedule
• Responsibilities of parties
• Signatures and witnesses

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Project Supervision
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Duties of Project Engineer

• Owners representative
• Observe that work conforms to plans and
  specifications
• Process inspectors reports/design changes
• Prepare daily progress reports
• Process payment requests

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The Project Engineer

• Owners Project Representative

Owner
Subconsultants
Subcontractors
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The Project Engineer

• Observe that work conforms to plans and
  specifications
• Assisted by inspectors
• Substantial compliance
• reasonably close conformity
• workmanship uniform in character
• quality control within tolerance

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The Project Engineer

• Process inspectors reports/design changes
• Reasonable work not in conformance
• contract modification
• negotiation
• recordkeeping (notes, photos, tests)
• Unreasonable work not in conformance
• remove, replace or otherwise correct

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The Project Engineer

• Prepare Daily Progress Reports
• Schedule modifications
• Process payment requests
• Lump sum
• percent complete less retainage
• Unit price
• quantity
• measurement and payment item
• less retainage

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The Project Engineer

• Substantial Completion (a.k.a. 95)
• Owner can occupy and beneficially use the project
• Punch list items detail the remaining work
• often cosmetic, troubleshooting items
• Engineers certification