2.8.1 The Firm will be responsible for providing CMAR services related to the preconstruction and construction phases of the Project as identified, but not limited to, the following: 2.8.2 Preconstruction Activities: .1 Staffing: The Firm shall provide the proper number of qualified staff members as necessary to competently and fully manage all Pre-Construction services. .2 Budgeting: The Firm must work with the Project Team to develop detailed Project Budgets at the completion of each design phase. This initial budget shall include sufficient identification and clarification as to the Scope-of-Work included and specifically excluded by the Firm. Once approved, the budget shall be regularly updated at each stage, and presented for approval, as the design continues to develop. The level of detail presented in each budget update shall continue to increase as the design progresses from the initial conceptual and programming phase through final 100% contract documents and a final GMP. Estimates should include quantities and unit prices for each item of work where applicable. .3 Value Engineering/Constructability Reviews: The Firm must provide constructability and value engineering reviews in conjunction with above budgets. The Firm should review all existing studies and plans to determine their viability and propose adjustments using the current market and site information gathered by the Project Team, if needed. .4 Identification of Any Necessary Design-Assist (or possibly Design-Build) Trades: Upon thorough evaluation of the project scope, anticipated design services scheduled to be provided by the Design Team, and other key factors such as the project schedule, the Firm may provide recommendations for any DesignAssist or Design-Build trades that are necessary in order to best maintain the project budget, schedule, and overall quality product. .5 Project Logistics and Safety: The Firm must work with the Project Team to determine how ingress/egress plans may impact operations and what operational needs there may be necessitating specific ingress/egress plans. The Firm must develop a project specific safety plan to be incorporated into all bidding documents. The Firm must develop, and submit for approval, a site logistics plan that will ensure the most appropriate, safe, and efficient means to managing the constraints of the site, and adjacent to site, throughout the duration of the construction phase is accomplished...
