The consultant shall provide detailed production-based, contractor-style independent cost estimating (ICE) services for the referenced project. The consultant will provide these services, as needed, throughout the pre-construction phase for each development milestone (Advanced Functional Design (~30%), Footprint Established (~60%), Plan-in-Hand (~90%) and 100% Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)), and are more specifically described as follows: 1. Participate in defining the Estimating Cost Model. 2. Support Design Review & Risk Workshops, including any FHWA Major Project requirements. 3. Develop and Review Milestone Estimates including, but not limited to: independent quantity take-offs; Construction Manager estimate input review; subcontractor selection review; baseline schedule review; preparation of bottoms up contractor-style estimates; and estimate reconciliation 4. Prepare deliverables for each Milestone Estimate. 5. Provide other related deliverables as determined by the Project Manager as determined during contract scoping discussions. Cost Estimator(s) must have ten (10) or more years of recent and relevant estimating experience in all trades of heavy civil and transportation, including complex bridges over major rivers, along with a knowledge of construction means, methods, and equipment in these areas. The Cost Estimator(s) shall demonstrate proficiency in production-based, heavy civil estimation software platforms. The Cost Estimator(s) shall have experience in performing contractor-style, production-based cost estimates for projects of similar scope, size and complexity to the Project, experience estimating costs for projects in locations that encounter geotechnical and groundwater, environmental, and/or climate conditions similar to those encountered at the Project site, experience working with owners, designers, and CM/GCs, serving as an Independent Cost Estimator or Engineer’s Estimator on a CM/GC project(s), experience working for a construction contractor estimating and/or managing constructing projects relevant to the Project. Scheduler(s) must have eight (8) years or more of recent and relevant scheduling experience in all trades of heavy civil and transportation, along with a knowledge of construction means, methods, and equipment in these areas. The scheduler(s) shall demonstrate proficiency in critical path scheduling using Primavera P-6. The scheduler(s) shall have experience developing and reviewing construction schedules for projects of similar scope and size, and complexity to the Project and in locations that encounter geotechnical and groundwater, environmental, and/or climate conditions similar to those encountered at the Project site.
