Touchstone CPM - Construction, Planning & Management

DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE:

• Be the focal point for the prime contractors on all issues throughout the construction phase. 
• Review all contractor value-engineering ideas and offer recommendations to the owner/design team. 
• Ensure that the prime contractors have determined any long lead items that may hinder the overall project schedule and has taken steps to insure their timely delivery. 
• Ensure that owner-provided items are delivered on time to prevent delay to the project schedule. 
• Determine any owner specific milestones that need to be met and establish a detailed understanding of how these milestones are to be met by all of the contractors. 
• Monitor and manage the progress of the project for compliance to the project documents and project schedule. 
• Acknowledge potential scheduling problems and suggest alternate uses of resources to maintain compliance with project milestones. 
• Review and recommend payment of contractor pay applications. 
• Monitor the budget and do all that is possible to minimize the number (and financial impact) of contract change orders. 
• Review contract change orders for owner’s approval. 
• Anticipate potential problems and provide plausible solutions in a timely manner. 
• To continue the teamwork created by the owner and design team, a team-partnering meeting will be conducted.  

  Construction Phase 

• Establish on-site lines of authority. 
• Manage & monitor trade contractors. 
• Conduct progress meetings. 
• Monitor & update schedule. 
• Monitor staffing levels of trade contractors.
• Monitor project costs. 
• Monitor use of allowances. 
• Monitor safety plans. 
• Establish on-site project accounting. 
• Coordinate Requests For Information (RFI’s). 
• Manage submittal logs. 
• Coordinate change orders. 
• Review contractor payment applications. 
• Inspect work of trade contractors. 
• Manage shop drawing process. 
• Maintain project records. 
• Write monthly progress reports.

 Closeout/Occupancy/Activation Phase

• Organize & manage completion of punch list. 
• Manage systems start-up. 
• Schedule training for staff. 
• Organize warranties. 
• Furnish manuals and documentation to owner.