Specifications include, but are not limited to: Project Team Members: The selected CM/GC will coordinate and manage the design and construction process as a member of a team with City, Design Team, and other project consultants. All of these parties together shall be referred to as the Project Team. a. The selected CM/GC will be issued an AIA A133 Construction Manager as Constructor services contract as the agreement to serve in this capacity. b. The CM/GC must be skilled in collaborating with the Project Team, identifying and mitigating risk through analysis and assessment, developing schedules, preparing construction estimates, performing value engineering, analyzing alternative designs, studying labor conditions, understanding construction methods and techniques, and coordinating and communicating the activities of the CM/GC throughout the design and construction phases to all members of the Project Team. c. In addition, the CM/GC must be familiar with the local labor and subcontracting market and be capable of working with subcontractors to generate viable pricing alternatives. d. Additional services are identified throughout the CM/GC Services General Conditions Contract. Design Development / Preconstruction Phase: The CM/GC shall serve as general-contractor-at-risk and a special consultant to the design team and will analyze the design and proposed modifications with the goal of providing the City, in the time frame proposed, the highest quality work within budget. The CM/GC shall provide the services identified in AIA A133 including design related CM/GC consultant services, scheduling, cost estimating, constructability review, coordination review, recommending optimal construction phasing, scheduling and sequencing, and analyzing alternative materials and systems for the Project. Construction related activities of the CM/GC during this phase will include schedule refinement. Basis for Payment: The selected CM/GC is paid the Design Development / Preconstruction Phase Fee established at the start of each Project. Additionally, the CM/GC process adds specified construction manager consulting services to traditional general contractor work, requiring full contract performance within a negotiated guaranteed maximum price (GMP). The basis for payment is reimbursable direct costs as defined under the contract, plus a fee constituting full payment for consulting services rendered and construction work which together shall not exceed the established GMP. Setting the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP): The GMP shall be set at an identified time consistent with industry practice and project conditions and after supporting information reasonably considered necessary to its use has been developed, which will normally take place at the end of the design development phase.
