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superintendent track our progress against the schedule and report back to the team. The project schedule focuses primarily on the project team’s preconstruction activities and sets appropriate timelines for the essential activities. We monitor the schedule closely to make certain these activities progress to accommodate the construction start date. We will allot time for early release packages, schematic design, design development, and final construction documents. Visually representing these phases allows us to understand the owner’s and architect’s timeline and make sure that our team is on track to revise pricing and execution plans as each new set of drawings is issued. Additionally, we delineate when and how trade subcontractors for specific systems will need to participate. Consequently, we know exactly when each subcontractor should begin taking part in our team discussions, and we can expedite the buyout process to accommodate those needs. While working through the schedule with each trade subcontractor during pre- planning, we can add important details related specifically to the subcontractor’s work and prepare for and mitigate potential issues. Similarly, planning the schedule duration for the project thoroughly during the preconstruction phase allows us to help the owner determine when to purchase equipment so it will arrive and be installed in time for the facility’s opening. Detailing these items in the preconstruction schedule at the outset of the project makes certain the entire project team understands their roles and the deadlines that will determine the project’s success. SCHEDULE DEVELOPMENT AND TRACKING During preconstruction, we develop the master schedule for the project in Primavera Project (P6). As the project enters the construction phase, subcontractors provide schedules to be incorporated into the overall project schedule. As shown on our attached sample schedule, submittals and shop drawings are listed and tracked in the overall project schedule. These details are based on the subcontractors’ specific work plans and reflect their proposed manpower and resource allocations for the project. This schedule then becomes the measure by which we track the overall status of the project and hold the contractors accountable for their progress. P6 is capable of cost and resource loading. For accuracy, the data is loaded into P6 with assistance from the subcontractors. P6 provides a monthly cost to complete print out. At the request of the client, P6 can be used as the billing tool to generate the monthly invoices. To ensure that the schedule is updated accurately and frequently, our project managers perform these activities themselves rather than subcontracting the task to outside consultants. This gives us the ability to react to day-to- day progress and analyze the schedule impact of particular activities and events on the project. In addition, as the owner’s needs or working conditions change, we can quickly assess how those changes will affect the schedule and modify it accordingly. SUSTAINABILITY EXPERTISE We are committed to implementing sustainable construction practices wherever possible. We realize it is our duty as a builder, a community member, and a corporate citizen to act as a steward of our natural resources for future generations. Construction waste recycling, air quality control, sustainable office practices, and reuse of existing materials are a few of our focus areas. CONSTRUCTABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND SAFETY REVIEWS From the first set of design documents through final CDs, constructability reviews are an ongoing part of the preconstruction process. The constructability review process ensures that: • Drawings are complete and coordinated among disciplines • Defects, omissions, inconsistencies, conflicts, ambiguities, and lack of clarity in documents are identified for correction • All required construction work is included in the contract documents