Project Coordination

A. Jobsite Administration - Superintendence, Subcontract administration and Quality Control, is the responsibility of the Contractor.

1.Final decisions relative to items in conflict shall be made by the Contracting Officer.

2.The Government shall have the authority to temporarily suspend the work for such time as necessary because of the failure on the part of the Contractor to perform any of the provisions of the contract, and no extension of contract performance time will be allowed for such suspensions. Resumption of work will not be permitted until the Government determines that the deficiencies in performance, which caused the temporary suspension, have been corrected.

3.The Contractor shall notify the Engineer at least ten (10) days prior to the anticipated date of completion of all work specified herein. Upon completion of the work, the Engineer shall proceed with the final inspection which shall be completed as promptly as practicable. The time required for such inspection and for performing any corrective work shall be included in the contract performance time.

B.Modification/Change Order procedures

1.In the event of the need for a change order, the Contractor will receive a letter requesting a price quote for proposed changes to the contract.

2.For evaluation purposes, the Contractor's quote shall be broken down to show the costs of labor and materials for each proposed category of work included with the change, along with the total cost for Contractor's overhead, profit, and bond for the proposed changes.

3.All contract time extensions required as a result of a proposed change must be justified and supported in detail at the time of the proposal.

C.Preconstruction Conference

1.Soon after award of the Contract and prior to commencing construction, the Contractor and any subcontractors shall attend a preconstruction conference with representatives of the Government. Timely notification of the meeting will be given to the Contractor. Time, date, and place of the conference will be determined by the Contracting Officer. Requirements pertaining to contract administration, construction operations and the project schedule will be discussed. The project schedule shall be in accordance with Section 01330.

2.The Preconstruction Safety Checklist must be submitted for review and completion during the Preconstruction Conference.

D.Progress Meetings

1.Periodic general project meetings will be conducted with a representative of the Contractor at the project site or by telephone by the Government's representative for the purpose of coordinating, expediting, and assessing the work progress.