Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. General Duties: The PM will perform a variety of duties within the following broad areas: a. Identify program concepts and associated budgets; validate that this Project is financially feasible. b. Prepare a task-related project delivery schedule. c. Deliver a fully developed program to the Owner and Georgia Southern University/Augusta University. d. Develop and implement a cost management (cost containment) strategy that will identify and track decisions that have an impact on cost. e. Work with user-group representatives and prepare a program validation schedule in conjunction with the Owner and Georgia Southern University/Augusta University. f. Represent the interests of the Owner and Georgia Southern University/Augusta University user groups during the preparation of schematic and design development plans and construction drawings. g. Develop a framework for negotiating the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) and, if appropriate, the subsequent lump sum contract with the CM/GC. h. Provide construction administration services to monitor and manage construction activities that will affect the Project’s cost, schedule, and quality. i. Coordinate the final building punchlist, including any commissioning and all operating systems on behalf of the Owner and GSOU/AU with a full and complete set of all buildingrelated documents at occupancy; provide electronic file copy of the same (electronic file provided by design professional of record including “as-built” drawings). k. Perform activities not specifically identified but that are necessary and convenient to the best interests of the Owner and GSOU/AU in completing the Project. B. Typical Duties: More specifically, the PM will perform the following: a. Review the program concept and budget constraints to assure that the Project is financially feasible. i. Develop a preliminary schedule for the phases of work; establish and appropriate meeting schedule and attendance list; prepare an agenda and meeting notes for each meeting. ii. Consolidate all the projects planning actions and supporting documentation that have occurred to date. iii. Meet with campus facilities staff, user-group representatives, administration, etc., to gain their perspectives of the Owner’s project requirements. iv. In combination with appropriate campus personnel and in support of the program validation effort, tour and photograph the Project site. v. Prepare a synopsis of the Owner’s project requirements and make appropriate estimates and calculations to assure that the expected project scope can be achieved adequately within the available funds; identify any shortfalls and suggest (other than the provision of additional funds) methods of achieving balance scope and budget. vi. Compile the result of the preceding tasks into a bound report that will be presented to the Owner and GSOU/AU in draft form for approval. Upon approval, provide five bound copies of the report to Owner. vii. Create and distribute meeting notes, decision notes, and related project documentation as prescribed. b. Prepare a project task-related schedule.
