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) . Checking detailed construction and shop drawings submitted by the contractor for compliance with the design concept Our Team has extensive experience reviewing plans for internal projects and for outside clients. Chen Moore and Associates understands the need for internal review of design drawings. Plan review is done by Professional Engineers and Landscape Architects, as well as Field Inspectors, who give feedback on the constructability of projects. Chen Moore and Associates also realizes that it is sometimes necessary to review and verify work performed by prior consultants. Shop drawings will be reviewed in a timely manner. he Chen Team has established contacts with several different concrete material supply companies. This has proven useful in getting shop drawings made and approved. . Making periodic visits to the project site at intervals appropriate to the various stages of construction to observe progress and the quality of the executed work Depending upon the specific needs of each project, the Chen Team will make construction inspectors available full-time, or available at critical junctures in the project process, for certification and testing. . On-going communication between the Client, Contractor, Consultant and Community. Chen Moore and Associates has established a very good reputation as a Construction Administration firm. One important aspect of clarification is between the Community and the Client. This cannot be overlooked. The construction phase is when most residents notice changes occurring, along with disruptions. It is during this time that most residents start paying more attention to the actual changes taking place. It is extremely important to keep an on-going dialogue with the residents to explain why certain aspects were designed as they were and what the overall benefits will eventually be. The Chen Team realizes that even with the best planning, pre-investigation, design and communication, changes can occur during construction. The most effective way of dealing with change orders is to try to anticipate them, provide alternative solutions quickly, which are acceptable to both Client and Contractor, and negotiate with both entities to minimize additional costs. Often times, changes can be made on site without the need for the change order process. Chen Moore and Associates has built a reputation of administering projects in a way which minimizes change orders and the costs associated with them. . Issuing instructions from the City to the contractor or contractors, issuing necessary interpretations and clarifications of contract documents, and making decisions as to the acceptability of the work At Chen Moore and Associates, the design professionals work very closely with the in-house inspectors, allowing a different point of view to be seen when interpreting construction documents. Considerable experience has been gained due to the fact that all design professionals involved in infrastructure design have had field experience, in-house, performing construction management services. The lessons learned in the field are incorporated into design, and the design professionals have the knowledge to make educated decisions about the acceptability of the work. . Determining amounts of progress payments due, based on completion of the work, and recommending issuance of such payments by the City. The field inspectors of the Chen Team will be equipped with the knowledge of each step taken in the project process, and therefore will be able to assess the progress of the construction. The field inspectors will then convey to the design professionals what they feel is an appropriate recommendation to the City, and the engineer will consider this opinion and possibly field verify this opinion before making the final recommendation to the City. . Observing initial operation of the project, or performance tests required by specifications The design team at Chen Moore and Associates feels that it is their duty to be present for all CH UfO No.Il-()4-0tf Design IInd l'el'II/Willg Servic('s /1ft/Ie [1l1rawllstlll Parks &ASSOCIATtS