mstrlucky74
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Was curious as to what are some of the questions a PM should inquire about/ask the estimator when reviewing an awarded project/drawings. Thanks.
1. Definitive scope of work. Is the fire alarm included or are there just sleeves. Same with LV systems.
2. Installation methods. How was this portion of the job bid? Pipe and wire, cable, etc.
3. Was there any premium time included in the bid and for what purpose?
4. Schedule vs. hours vs. manpower to complete.
5. Commissioning procedures...are there any that need to be followed.
6. Job schedule, if available from the GC, to coordinate procurement and manpower.
7. Potential grey areas where the drawings left room for potential change orders.
I could go on, but there's a start...
Am I bidding off of an approved set of plans or a preplancheck set?
Am I bidding off of an approved set of plans or a preplancheck set?
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mstrlucky Have the plans that your a bidding too been approved by the city AHJ or are these plans a preliminary set without the city's
approval. If the plans are approved you are all set. For example if just a preliminary set of plans the AHJ might require changes to the fire alarm system. In that case you may have to eat the changes required by the AHJ if you submitted your quote based on the
preliminary set of plans.
mstrlucky Have the plans that your a bidding too been approved by the city AHJ or are these plans a preliminary set without the city's
approval. If the plans are approved you are all set. For example if just a preliminary set of plans the AHJ might require changes to the fire alarm system. In that case you may have to eat the changes required by the AHJ if you submitted your quote based on the
preliminary set of plans.
mstrlucky Have the plans that your a bidding too been approved by the city AHJ or are these plans a preliminary set without the city's
approval. If the plans are approved you are all set. For example if just a preliminary set of plans the AHJ might require changes to the fire alarm system. In that case you may have to eat the changes required by the AHJ if you submitted your quote based on the
preliminary set of plans.
"When do I get paid?"...........................
Well, not necessarily. If he is having a preconstruction meeting, then you already have a contract, correct?
Every contract I have signed has the documents (each plan sheet/date, and spec sections/date) included in the contract verbiage. If they wrote me a contract prior to all documents or design completed, then tuff.
It's not a question of what a PM should ask the estimator in a pre-con meeting. Usually, once we hear we have won the job and the contract is on it's way, I give all bidding documents and my bid folder with all of the proposals, qualifications, exclusions, etc for him to pour over. When the contracts comes in, we then have a pre-con with the estimator, PM, superintendent, foreman that will be on that job.
We have a standardized checklist on Excel that we go through step by step with items that occur on every job. Then followup is assigned to each person in that meeting.
It is at this meeting where specific issues are flushed out and addressed that the PM caught in his review of the documents. Example: "I see you used MC cable on everything. The specs call for conduit only." (this is your oh sh!t moment)
1. Read the Contract First.
2. Read the contract again.
3. Define the Scope.
1,2 & 3 are essential elements of the 6 Ps of good construction.
"If you don't know where your going you may wind up somewhere else."
It's not a question of what a PM should ask the estimator in a pre-con meeting. Usually, once we hear we have won the job and the contract is on it's way, I give all bidding documents and my bid folder with all of the proposals, qualifications, exclusions, etc for him to pour over. When the contracts comes in, we then have a pre-con with the estimator, PM, superintendent, foreman that will be on that job.
We have a standardized checklist on Excel that we go through step by step with items that occur on every job. Then followup is assigned to each person in that meeting.
It is at this meeting where specific issues are flushed out and addressed that the PM caught in his review of the documents. Example: "I see you used MC cable on everything. The specs call for conduit only." (this is your oh sh!t moment)