Opening of Proposals - CMc for Madison Lifestyle New Parking Garage Proj No 123-074 - Garmong

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9City of South Bend - Madison Lifestyle District Phase I Parking Garage CMc Submitted by: Garmong Construction Garmong’s philosophy on construction management is simple, “No Surprises.” Our Project Team will use the preconstruction period for discovery and problem solving while focusing on reducing the risks associated with design, budget, and schedule. Garmong’s efforts will also include collaborating with the Project Team to produce a complete and thorough understanding of the entire project, including sequencing, construction means and methods, and the specific requirements each Project Team member is expected to fulfill at every stage of construction. During this period, the opportunity for cost efficiencies and project coordination is the greatest. ESTIMATING > Cost estimating and cost control will be continuous throughout the design process. Our team is prepared to begin preconstruction and fully immerse ourselves in your project. Our team will utilize relevant historical cost data, industry-leading estimating and takeoff software, and subcontractor partnerships to prepare accurate cost estimates. Estimates will be produced at each design phase (schematic, design development, and ultimately the GMP) to ensure that the team understands the project scope and cost at each milestone. Ongoing estimates of design alternates and variations will help the group explore the most cost- effective design/construction solutions. Preconstruction cost control is managed through clear communication with the City of South Bend and the architect team to clearly define the scope of work included in the budget estimate, the preliminary estimates’ assumptions, and control design creep. Garmong will not take a passive role in preconstruction; we will be active team members at every design meeting to keep the City of South Bend, and the architect educated on cost implications as decisions are made. VALUE MANAGEMENT > Value Engineering (VE) options will be recommended for the City of South Bend’s consideration at each cost-estimating milestone described above. Garmong drives value into your project through critical thinking and applying our expertise as builders and not just Construction Managers. After the award of the project to the successful subcontractors, Garmong will solicit voluntary VE ideas for the Design Team and the City of South Bend’s consideration. Let us be very clear, this round of VE is not to get the project into the budget. This round of VE is to drive the project under budget further! This final round of VE has been fruitful on past projects providing our clients with the total value of the CM process without compromising the design intent or performance of the building. Each VE item will be vetted against the following criteria: material availability, speed of construction, life cycle cost considerations, sustainability, and construction cost. NEGOITIATING FINAL CMc CONTRACT > Garmong recommends utilizing the AIA A133 Construction Management Agreement between Owner and Constructor as the form agreement for this project. We can provide the initial draft of the document with an additions and deletions summary for the City’s review. After South Bend has had the opportunity to compile comments, we recommend holding a meeting to review each item and either accept or clarify each section of the document. We believe this meeting is the most productive way to resolve any differences in the interpretation or allocation of risk within the AIA agreement. PROJECT APPROACHPROJECT APPROACHPROJECT APPROACH