Specifications include, but are not limited to: a) Attending and participating in design meetings as directed by Developer Team (estimated at a weekly 1.5 hour meeting) in addition to other meetings as required by the Developer Team; b) Providing complete project cost estimates with unit prices, square footage, and quantity take- offs organized by trade in a pre-approved format at the conclusion of 100% Schematic, 100% Design Development, and 85% Construction Documents, and as may otherwise be required by Developer Team; c) Reviewing plans and specificationsfor constructability, coordination, and potential cost impact as they are developed throughout design d) Working with Architect, Developer Team, and Developer Team’s consultants to refine preconstruction and construction schedule; produce Critical Path Method schedule for construction, delineating predecessors and successors, and analysis of any delays that might occur during construction. Schedule phasing for all 5 sites will be a key component of this project’s success. e) Suggesting design and construction alternatives for the Project; f) Researching and presenting the cost implications of design alternatives throughout the Value Engineering period; g) Doing life-cycle cost analyses as requested by Developer Team to aid Developer Team’s evaluation of design alternatives; h) Working with Architect, Developer Team, and Developer Team’s consultant to clarify and eliminate qualifications and exclusions to the Contractor’s cost estimates and Guaranteed Maximum Price, as modified by Owner; i) Researching materials and methods pertaining to the Project, including sustainability and green building goals”; j) Drawing on recent experience to make recommendations that may be incorporated into the plans and specifications for the Project; and k) At the end of the pre-construction phase, securing multiple bids from subcontractors for 100% of the elements of the proposed scope of work (the general contractor may perform a portion of the work if its cost is competitive to qualified subcontractors as demonstrated by multiple alternative bids). This process must be done in compliance with the San Francisco Contract Monitoring Division of the City Administrator’s Office requirements. l) The Project team may decide to incorporate select trades on a Design-Build basis, to be bid during Pre‐Construction.
