Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Project Information and Procedures 1. Meet with the Owner, the Designer, and other design team members and review documents to gain a full understanding of the program, the design documents, the Project scope and all other aspects of the Project. 2. The CM/GC may develop written Project procedures, in cooperation with the Owner and the Designer, which will augment the Owner’s requirements, as necessary, to be used as a guide for the management and coordination of the Project. B. Meetings and Key CM/GC Personnel 1. Provide the designated key personnel who shall consistently attend and participate as construction management consultants in meetings scheduled with the Owner and the Designer throughout the duration of PCPS. Such meetings shall be as frequent as needed to support Project progress. 2. Provide the designated PCPS Project manager to facilitate such meetings. 3. Prepare and distribute an agenda at least one day in advance of meetings. 4. Record and distribute meeting notes to the Designer, Owner, and other attendees. C. Consultation 1. Advise the Owner and Designer on matters relating to site use, improvements, selection of materials, building methods, construction details, building systems and equipment. This includes exploring alternative non-traditional building systems. 2. Provide recommendations to the Owner and Designer on the items below. Submit recommendations concurrently to the Owner and the Designer in writing. a. Construction feasibility actions designed to minimize adverse effects of labor or material shortages. b. Time requirements for procurement, installation and construction completion. c. Factors related to construction cost, including estimates of alternative designs or materials, preliminary budgets and possible economies which should include conceptual cost estimates based on preliminary designs. 3. Recommend to the Owner and Designer opportunities to phase issuance of drawings and specifications to facilitate phasing or sequencing of demolition, site work, site utilities and building construction activities of each phase to improve economies, performance time, and responses to construction resource conditions. 4. The CM/GC shall not be called upon to provide advice on legal issues or to engage in the practice of architecture or engineering. The CM/GC’s scope of services is solely in its capacity as a CM/GC, not as a design professional. The CM/GC is not responsible for design of the Project.
