a) Pre-construction responsibilities include: ■ Construction scheduling – review construction documents ■ Building and site logistics planning ■ Oversee and document all pre-construction site activities including soil borings, mock-ups, asbestos and lead testing, exploratory, etc. b) Services during Construction Phase and Closeout include: ■ Provide start-up assistance. ■ Full-time on-site representation for all projects. ■ On-site, continuous day-to-day inspection and supervision of all work in process including second shift, holiday and weekend work. ■ Conduct weekly contractor site job meetings, including the preparation of meeting minutes and distribution to all parties. ■ Attend required meetings with the District and Architect. ■ Ability to acknowledge non-conforming construction with the Architect's contract documents and N.Y. State Education Department regulations. ■ Ability to read and interpret contract documents. ■ Retain a copy of all approved shop drawings and approved supplementary drawings on site in addition to the contract documents utilized for bidding. ■ Must obtain written authorization from the Architect prior to all design changes. ■ Notify the Architect of any deviation from contract documents. ■ Solicit, review and approve construction schedules. ■ Prepare and maintain a master project schedule to be updated weekly. ■ Monitor construction schedules and initiate corrective actions with contractors to remain on schedule. ■ Maintain a daily log of activities on the jobsite. ■ Log, monitor and review all requests for information (RFI’s). ■ Coordinate, monitor and document all required site and material testing during construction. ■ Notify the Architect in advance of, and coordinate required construction and testing observations to be witnessed by the Architect or Engineers. ■ Coordinate all utility interruptions with the District. ■ Coordinate all site stored material locations and contractor staging. ■ Coordinate all contractors’ activities, including the time of deliveries of materials to the site to prevent interference with school activities. ■ Act as liaison between contractors, and the District and their designated representatives. ■ Monitor the quality of the work and verify compliance with plans and specifications. Identify poor quality and non-conforming work for correction by contractors. ■ To the extent feasible, prevent unauthorized visitors from entering the site. ■ Review of contractor safety procedures on an on-going basis. ■ Enforce State Education Department "RESCUE Regulations". ■ Ensure that contractors follow all Laws, Statutes, Codes and Regulations during construction and maintain required exit pathways. ■ Maintain constant communication with District and building administration as to status of construction, as well as documentation and photographs of work in progress.