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3. List any proposed consultants challenge 2: later, in the construction process.
Because Jake has been involved with
and/or subcontractors and The apparatus bay trusses penetrated pre-construction and estimating during
assigned staff expected to assist the exterior glazing at the clerestory his time at CORE so we has not had any
on this project. Identify their team windows of the station. The CORE team, project specific experience with safety
members and the roles they will along with the enclosure consultant, management
play and provide three (3) project developed a detail, which allowed the
references for them, including window system to be complete and
points of contact with current phone weather tight outside of the vertical
numbers and email addresses. truss braces. This also aligned the
masonry columns with the profile of the 5. Describe your team’s experience
CORE is not proposing any consultants glazing frames. working with A/E firms in
or subcontractors for this contract. evaluations of design and adherence
CORE will work with the City in challenge 3: to budget during pre-construction
a collaborative effort to select the phase services. Provide contact
appropriate subconsultants for each job. The ceiling fans specified by the information for up to three (3) A/E
architect interfered with the operation
of the built-in furniture, specifically the firms that you worked with in this
wardrobe upper cabinet doors. The manner.
CORE team was able to provide a fan
4. Briefly describe the team solution, which was flush of the drop-in Our team will review the design with
members experience on quality ceiling. the project architect to confirm the
control, dispute resolution, and construction documents conform to the
safety management. Be specific as All three of these challenges were approved project schedule and budget.
to project, problem, and their role handled and managed by Fred Knapp We believe in the importance of constant
in managing and/or resolving them. and Kevin Merrill. Their unique ability collaboration and communication
to handle the quality, dispute resolution, throughout the life-cycle of the project,
Project Director Fred Knapp, and and safety during this project allowed and an open channel of communication
Superintendent Kevin Merrill the adjustments to be made with is pivotal as the project moves into
worked on Northwest Fire District’s minimal cost and no schedule impact. construction.
Northwest Fire Station No. 341
project together. This project Jake Pombier, CORE’s PreConstruction We will provide a status report to the
developed their experience with Manager/Estimator, has utilized City following our design review. This
quality control, dispute resolution, BlueBeam studio sessions to review report will include our assessment and
safety management, as well as drawings for constructibility and include any deviations, cost implications
developed their ability to problem receive input from our operations/ and any recommended design revisions.
solve together and communicate construction team on the drawings in As your CMAR, we believe in moving
efficiently. The project posed three order to help identify issues with details. the project forward with the City’s goals
specific challenges for the team. Previously on the Drexel Heights Fire at the forefront. We will work with the
District New Administration Building City to gather all necessary background
challenge 1: and Fire Station No. 401 Remodel information for the project and will
identify potential obstacles prior to
The architect specified his intent for project, this allowed CORE to head off them impeding on the construction
issues that would cause quality control
a interlocking system between the issues in the field before they happen. process. Our commitment to the City
overhead doors, and the building Jake’s experience with dispute resolution is to deliver a successful project and
ventilation system. Unfortunately, his is best displayed with the RFI process, exceed industry standards to ensure
intent was not realized. The CORE where CORE receives requests for our transition into construction is
team, along with the electrical and information from subcontractors while seamless.
mechanical subcontractors developed bidding the project and passes those
a sequence of operations, utilizing a along to the architects for response.
series of controls that not only achieved, This process helps to raise questions
but superseded the architect’s intent. about implementation of design and
constructibility and avoid the disputes

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