Specifications include, but are not limited to: Owners Project Manager (OPM) Services for the Design, Bidding, Construction, and Post-Construction Phases of its project known as: Security Upgrades. Duties shall include but not be limited to, providing advice and consultation with respect to design, value engineering, scope of work, cost estimating, general contractor and subcontractor prequalification, pursuant to MGL Ch. 149, Section 44D½ or 44D¾ when applicable, scheduling, bidding and construction; and the selection, negotiation with and oversight of a designer and a general contractor for the project, ensuring the preparation of time schedules which shall serve as control standards for monitoring performance of the building project, and assisting in project evaluation including, but not limited to, written evaluations of the performance of the design professional, contractors and subcontractors. Serve as the Awarding Authority’s representative in the oversight and administration of the design contract, negotiations with the designer if required, the coordination of the design team’s activities, and in the provision of leadership with respect to the implementation of the design, bidding and construction phases by all parties. The Owner’s Project Manager shall also serve as the Awarding Authority’s representative in the oversight and administration of the construction contract, including maintaining certificates of insurance, bonds, and so forth from the contractor, designer, and others as necessary. The Owner’s Project Manager shall establish procedures for the evaluation of the Designer as required by the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAMM) and shall prepare the Designer’s final evaluation for submission to DCAMM, after Awarding Authority approval, at the conclusion of the project. Oversee the architect/designer’s work as it relates to quality of design, efficiency of design, and cost effectiveness. Perform a constructability review and promptly notify the Designer and the Awarding Authority of any design problems or omissions identified in the drawings and specifications. Help to identify and resolve coordination conflicts in the construction documents. The Owner’s Project Manager shall provide cost control management services throughout the duration of the project, including design and construction phases, to control and contain the cost of the project within the limits of the total project cost budget as determined by the Awarding Authority.
