PM Question

[Alwayslearningelec]

When you land a sizeable lighting and power job($500k and up) what are the first few tasks a PM needs to do?

 

[petersonra]

When you land a sizeable lighting and power job($500k and up) what are the first few tasks a PM needs to do?

get drunk and celebrate?

 

[rambojoe]

Order the trailer....
Get the delta prints....

 

[d0nut]

In today's environment, get the gear submittals approved and the equipment ordered.

 

[brantmacga]

get drunk and celebrate?

3 years ago maybe. now its just getting mentally prepared for the onslaught of screaming phone calls about material delays. to that point, the very first thing you have to do is stay on top of submittal approval.

 

[bh08742]

Wonder where you screwed up on the bid...

 

[cdslotz]

Have a pre-construction meeting with estimator, field supt, job foreman. Go through all plans, specs, quotes, schedules.
This is the time to flush out any mistakes, omissions from the estimator, bad quotes that don't cover scope or price escalations.
The estimator needs to break the job down into work codes for management, set up schedule of values for billing, write PO's for quoted items and subcontracts, etc....

 

[Alwayslearningelec]

Have a pre-construction meeting with estimator, field supt, job foreman. Go through all plans, specs, quotes, schedules.
This is the time to flush out any mistakes, omissions from the estimator, bad quotes that don't cover scope or price escalations.
The estimator needs to break the job down into work codes for management, set up schedule of values for billing, write PO's for quoted items and subcontracts, etc....

Thank you!!

 

[Sparkschaser]

Wonder where you screwed up on the bid...

...ain't that the truth!

 

[Alwayslearningelec]

Wonder where you screwed up on the bid...

LMAO!!!

 

[mtnelect]

Hire a good construction attorney.

 

[follybeacher]

Have a pre-construction meeting with estimator, field supt, job foreman. Go through all plans, specs, quotes, schedules.
This is the time to flush out any mistakes, omissions from the estimator, bad quotes that don't cover scope or price escalations.
The estimator needs to break the job down into work codes for management, set up schedule of values for billing, write PO's for quoted items and subcontracts, etc....

does your Preconstruction/estimating dept write POs and subcontracts?
Similarly, what are that department’s duties to the Contract?

 

[cdslotz]

does your Preconstruction/estimating dept write POs and subcontracts?
Similarly, what are that department’s duties to the Contract?

No the pre-con meeting advises the PM of who's quote you used in the estimate (fix, gear, subs, etc)...it's up to the PM to do further vetting of quotes prior to writing PO's.
The duties of the contract have been reviewed by ownership and legal......that's all settled by the time it gets to PM, so your duties are absolute