Abacus Project Mgt Work Values

Daily Duties at Abacus Project Mgt:

• Owners representative for new construction & re-model of ten campuses in District. Value 50 Million in Bonds • Reviewed Architects drawings and design prior to District final construction approval to Board approval. • Create and prepare proposals for construction projects to be marketed to the construction trades for public bid, Also included advertising for bids, bid documents preparation to include scopes for each division, one through sixteen, Budgets and management of all pre-bid activities, include pre-bid meetings, conducted public bid opening & final review of low bid, review of contractors references & documents prior to recommendation for final submission to Board for award of contract. • Prepare Award letters, schedule Pre-construction meeting with contractors, assemble contractors insurance and bonding documents prior to issuance of Notice to Proceed • Review & approve project Schedule, timelines & milestones, review of all project submittals, RFI’s, RFP’s, Clarifications, Proposed Change Orders & Change Orders, Proposed substitutions, Management of all document control and daily logs • Daily Monitoring of construction site and activities, to include labor relations, Safety requirements, project schedules, DSA requirements and inspector reviews, weekly construction meeting and preparation of meeting minutes, daily and weekly reporting to District using Expedition software • Attend the monthly Community Oversight Committee meetings, to report construction progress and schedule, attended requested School Board Meetings for presentations of individual projects. • Communicate and meet with Principals & staff at each campus to accommodate student schedules & activities during the construction process • Review and approval of Contractor Pay Requests with Architect, DSA Inspector prior to submission to SGUSD Purchasing Director for payment • Developed a Lease Lease back for Jefferson Middle school, Gym and music center. Worked with District, Legal counsel, Assistant Superintendent and Facilities Director to prepare all contract documents. • Set on board of 8 school officials to interview and select General contractor for Lease Lease back project at Jefferson Middle school • Responsible for Project close-outs final punch, Project Budgets and costs, Project completion date.

What they like about Abacus Project Mgt:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Scheduler, Cost Control, Manager , Planning, Estimating, Change Orders

Skills

Primvera Software-P5, P6 & Expedition Project Info, Microsoft Windows - Excel, Word, MS Schedule, all MS software

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