Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Contractors Scope of Work 1. Attend pre-bid conferences 2. Attend and document Formal and Informal Partnering Meetings. 3. Changes in the Work Provide the estimated cost of change orders and assist with negotiations, if requested. Develop plans to address design needs due to field changes. Inspection of this work shall be done by a firm other than the one providing the design. This work must not address errors and omissions. Identify and make recommendations to the State for the corrections of plan errors and omissions, substitutions, defects, and deficiencies in the work of the contractor, subcontractors, vendors, or others. Perform utility coordination and investigation (i.e. Subsurface Utility Engineering) including coordination with the State’s District whenever unforeseen utility issues are encountered. Identify and address Differing Site Conditions Assist with negotiations related to Requests for Additional Compensation Assist negotiating dispute resolutions. B. Control of Work 1. Track all shop drawing submittals, reviews, and approvals. 2. Review work schedule, plan changes, construction issues, traffic changes, and public information topics, including review and approval of the contractor’s baseline schedule as well as monitoring the schedule.