TASK 1 - Project Management and Coordination MCDOT will serve as the contract manager. CONSULTANT’s Project Manager will be the single point of contact for maintaining liaison and coordination throughout the project with the COUNTY’s Project Manager and other key team members, and shall be responsible for project management activities throughout the life of the contract. CONSULTANT will schedule, prepare for, and attend monthly PDT Meetings with the County to review the scope of work and project goals, schedule, task progress and issues to be addressed. CONSULTANT shall distribute an agenda prior to each meeting. Key team members, including subconsultants when appropriate, will be present at each team meeting. Team meetings may be held as conference calls through a service established by CONSULTANT. CONSULTANT will develop and maintain a project Issue/Action Item/Decision log which will be included with meeting minutes within one week following each monthly meeting. CONSULTANT shall submit progress reports at least once each month. The reports shall be sufficiently detailed for COUNTY to determine if CONSULTANT is performing to expectations, is on schedule, to provide communication of interim findings and to sufficiently address any difficulties or special problems encountered so remedies can be developed. Status reports will include status of services by task breakdown, problems encountered, percent of services complete as of the date of the progress report and discussion of schedule changes, work products, issues currently being addressed and other items of interest as applicable.
