EXPERIENCED PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR / QUALITY CONTROL SPECIALIST – - AVAILABLE –

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EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Preparation of bid documents and administration of contracts for hospital and institutions.

Management of project shop drawings.

Cross-coordination of MEP trades to identify discrepancies,  which lead to change orders.

Licensed as NC Electrical, Mechanical, General, and Plumbing Contractor [click to continue…]

DOCUMENT REVIEWS CAN REWARD OWNERS OR CONTRACTORS

Construction contracts document coordination rewards in several ways, depending on one’s interests. The contractor can find “oversights” and “document conflicts” that justify claims for extra cost and extra time;

A building designer, building owner or construction manager can identify and correct the majority of such issues through a cross-trade coordination review of all documents – not a traditional “Peer Review” .

Most projects can be reviewed by an experienced coordinator in two days. A “bargain investment” on most projects.Following is a partial list of coordination issues that were identified in documents for an institutional project, which were reviewed at the time that the drawings were delivered to the owner and approval agencies for final permission to proceed with bidding. [click to continue…]

CHANGE ORDERS CAN WRECK A PROJECT BUDGET

Design professionals and construction managers agree that some change orders will be presented on any construction or renovation project, even if the printed plans and specifications were created nearly flawless. The “flawless” status is seldom a reality in the real world of construction, thus many contractors use the oversights and mistakes in the documents as [...]

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MANAGING CRITICAL SYSTEMS

It is challenging for building maintenance teams in facilities with critical systems, such as power or ventilation, to balance the need for shut-downs with the impact on building functions. Often, the economies of efficiently planned maintenance procedures are compromised by property management to limit the functional interruptions to an absolute minimum, rather than balancing the [...]

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CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ISSUES SAMPLE LIST

Following is a sampling of coordination issues that were identified by the writer, a 25 year veteran of construction contract administration, in a review of documents for an institutional building: MasterSpec instruction notes which have not been addressed remain in many sections of  the specs. This is a renovation project, but Phasing of construction and [...]

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COMMISSIONING EXISTING BUILDING SYSTEMS pays big dividends

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The process of commissioning of a building is an essential tool for property management and optimizing the energy performance of a building. The process ensures that all building systems perform interactively according to the design intent and the property managers operational needs. There are several types of building commissioning including the following: Original Building Commissioning (Cx) Original building commissioning is a [...]

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