Specifications include, but are not limited to: Preconstruction Services During Design Development and Construction Documents - 1. Review conceptual designs during development. Advise on construction feasibility, availability of materials, and time requirements. 2. Provide accurate cost estimating input from 50% construction document details to assist design team with budget sensitive design decisions. 3. Recommend in writing alternative methods/materials to enhance the schedule, reduce cost, and facilitate construction. 4. Prepare regularly updated schedule. 5. Provide quantity take-offs of owners furnished materials, if any. 6. Report on status of pre-purchased materials, if any. 7. Prepare and present updated detailed estimate of construction cost. 8. Prepare a schedule of Unit Prices that may be required in the performance of work. These will include: Description, Unit of Measurement, Price, and Name of Trade. 9. Interact proactively with design team to develop pre-bid value engineering alternates. Perform post-bid value engineering as required to meet budget objectives. 10. Finalize list of approved subcontract bidders. Prepare bid schedules and conduct pre-bid conferences. 11. Design firm will furnish one set of electronic drawings. All other printing costs should be included in CMAR’s General Conditions. 12. Receive at least three (3) bids per trade. Prepare analysis of bids, outlining areas of qualification. Discuss recommendations of bids with Owner. Award Subcontracts/Purchase Orders. Construction Services - 1. Prepare a Construction Site Logistics Plan that includes staging, traffic barricades and management, construction parking, site entrances, laydown area, temporary storage containers, job trailer, construction fence, and portable restrooms. 2. Prepare and regularly maintain detailed critical path schedule of construction. 3. Closely supervise all work, ensuring adherence to specifications, quality standards, schedule, and costs. 4. Conduct weekly job-site meetings, create agendas, take minutes, highlight problems, or required decisions, and administer corrections as specified by the project team. 5. Prepare and administer subcontractor payments. 6. Manage all related reports, permits and inspections. 7. Coordinate City of Lockhart’s subcontractors and vendors. 8. Provide detailed pricing as may be requested for changes to the Scope of Work. The CMAR should promote competitive pricing of changes. 9. Manage all aspects of approved changes to the Scope of Work. 10. As directed by City of Lockhart, CMAR shall coordinate receipt of and become responsible for proper storage and handling of materials furnished by the Owner...