Project Management Office Building Renovation ACM was contracted as the project manager for a large office building renovation. During the design phase of the project, ACM’s responsibility was the development of a sequence of work requirement schedule for the project and development of contractor bid packages. ACM’s responsibilities included coordinating tenant move constraints and deadlines, system shutdowns, review and analysis of construction bid packages, and contractor selection. Chief responsibilities in the construction phase included overseeing the contractor, helping to identify and resolve tenant needs, the evaluation of potential and actual changes, the review of contractor payment applications, and the running of weekly progress meetings. ACM monitored budgets, managed changes, and forecasted project costs of completion. Incentives were provided to contribute to landlord renovations, thus satisfying lease agreements. Liquidated damages were assigned to intermediate completion dates to assure tenant move requirements were maintained. Renovation of a Large Water Treatment Plant ACM was retained by a large city to assess the progress in the renovation of its large water treatment plant. Renovations consisted of installing a new ozone treatment facility, several improvements and enhancements to the existing process, and the installation of a new office and laboratory building. The installation of the new ozone treatment facility was undertaken as part of a Consent Decree with the State of Michigan. The terms of the Consent Decree specified deadlines and penalties associated with the completion of the work. ACM was to make an assessment of the contractor's compliance with the contract, the contractor's ability to complete the project, and to provide on-going support. The assessment included a review of the resident engineer's participation in the project. The contract, project documents, and correspondence were reviewed to gain a history of the project. Meetings and interviews were held with project participants for further assessment. ACM participated in project meetings and made physical inspections of the project to complete the assessment. ACM prepared a report of the engineer's and contractor's performance on the project. The assessment report also included recommended actions to be taken by the contractor, the engineer, and the city to facilitate timely completion. ACM continued to participate in the project and provide recommendations and assessments in an effort to facilitate completion of the project. The project met the EPA mandated ozonation requirements. ACM participated in negotiations to settle claims alleged by the contractor. Project Management Process, Set-up, and Implementation for Vehicle Certification ACM was contracted by a large automotive company to set up a PC based project management system to provide program overview/status, workload projections, staffing level estimates, and facility demands. Additionally, the system had to be capable of identifying bottlenecks caused by workloads in excess of the Test Lab’s and other supporting departments’ capabilities. The project management system, as designed by ACM personnel to client specifications, integrated other company computer project information systems to supply and receive data elements and information. The linking minimized duplicated entries and reduced manual operator input. The project management system provided networks of linked activities to forecast completion dates, measure performance, and incorporate approved changes that impact the completion dates. The project management system provided timely and accurate forecasts of potential schedule impacts and resource requirements. The system also included "what-if" capabilities to perform studies of alternative approaches to determine the optimum plan for accomplishing objectives. Automotive • Construction • Maintenance Management • Training • Utilities Project Management • Planning & Scheduling • Cost Estimating • Dispute Resolution