Project administration involves the coordination of the work between the architect/engineer and contractor(s). Pre-construction services are intended to minimize ambiguities between the contract documents and provide constructability reviews of the project's requirements.
ACM's experience includes the pre-bid review of bid and contract documents, preparation of schedules, and sequence of work. Document reviews include preparing
recommendations to enhance bid and contract language, reviewing scope of work
consistency between specifications and drawings, and participating in pre-bid
meetings.
During the design stage, the project administrator provides evaluations of methods of contracting such as general contracting or multiple prime contracts. If multiple contracting suits the project and client requirements, the contractor coordinates the contract packages for bidding.
After contractor selection, the project administrator coordinates interface requirements between the architect/engineer and the contractor. Changes to the work and progress reporting are evaluated and monitored by the project administrator.
ACM personnel have experience as project administrators, including responsibilities for pre-construction review, change order estimates and control, progress monitoring and reporting, and analysis of cost and schedule impact resulting from changes to the work. ACM has prepared project estimates and schedules for clients prior to the selection of the architect/engineer. This includes working with the client to formulate the scope and anticipated sequence of work.
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