The Consultant shall collect data pertaining to the background of each project and the project itself. In addition to studying project reports and conceptual design drawings, such details as design criteria, imposed constraints, site conditions, utility availability, and Authority’s maintenance and operations practices shall be examined. As part of this phase, the Consultant will make a presentation to the Authority outlining all the assumptions made and design criteria used in the project. 1.3 The Consultant shall provide review services to evaluate the designated work for functionality, technical feasibility, design efficiency and cost effectiveness. 1.4 The Consultant shall perform a functional analysis to define the basic and secondary functions of the project. Both the cost and “worth” of each function shall be identified to determine areas of high cost and low worth in design, thus indicating those design features with the greatest potential cost savings. 1.5 The Consultant shall provide on-going analysis of the constructability of designs during preliminary and final design stages. Analysis includes identification of practical methods of construction, construction staging and maintenance, protection of vehicular traffic, and maintenance and protection of pedestrian traffic. The Consultant shall also evaluate each stage for its feasibility and potential for acceptance by the Authority. A sketch shall be drawn up, the costs for both the original and the proposed scope-of-work shall be calculated, and the advantages and disadvantages of the alternative shall be listed. Standard references shall be used. Consultations shall be held with the Authority, if required, to ensure that the proposed changes are based on the best and most up-to-date information available. 1.6 The Consultant shall analyze, review and validate designs, plans, cost information used for preparing construction estimates, schedules, specifications and bid documents for the purpose of achieving the required function or results consistent with the requirements for safety, performance, reliability, quality and maintainability
