Methodologies, Systems and Practices Clause Samples
Methodologies, Systems and Practices. Design-Build Firm shall consider and use best industry practice methodologies, systems and practices, to the extent reasonably and commercially appropriate, for:
(a) Contracting the design, construction and procurement services of the Design-Build Firm Parties;
(b) Project communications, information management, and document control systems (to ensure full time, continuous communications of latest updated Project information among all participants in the Project, including Owner and Program Manager, and the maintenance of a log of the record date and time of transmittal and receipt of such information as between each sender and recipient, using CPMS);
(c) Quality control and quality assurance processes, including compliance with applicable codes and standards, and adherence to the Standard of Care in the performance of all Services and Work, throughout the completion of the Project;
(d) Cost and schedule performance reporting uploaded into CPMS, including the Critical Path Method Project Schedule, with the establishment of a baseline schedule and then subsequent revised dated schedules, with monthly status updates to the Approved Project Schedule, and cost/time impact, if any, summarized in narrative form; and
(e) Preparing updates to the Project Schedule, which shall show all required Design Deliverables as indicated in the CDRL (Exhibit 10) and include detailed Construction Phase activity sequences, as indicated in Article VI of this Agreement. Updates to the Project Schedule shall be uploaded onto CPMS, and shall not indicate any deviations from the baseline Project Schedule that have not been Approved in advance.
Methodologies, Systems and Practices. In performing the Program Management Services hereunder, the Program Manager shall consider and make recommendations to Owner concerning Owner’s adoption as a part of the best industry practice methodologies, systems and practices, to the extent reasonably and commercially appropriate, as follows:
(1) Methodologies (including incentive based methodologies) to contract design, construction and procurement services;
(2) Project communications, information management, and document control systems (ensuring full time, continuous access to CPMS and communication of latest updated project information among all participants in the Project, including Owner, and maintenance of a log of the record date and time of transmittal and receipt of such information as between each sender and recipient);
(3) Quality control processes encompassing applicable code and functional space program compliance through commissioning;
(4) Cost and schedule control systems and practices within the CPMS for cost estimating and reporting, including a comprehensive system for tracking and forecasting costs throughout the process of development of designs and construction processes;
(5) Value engineering and analysis methodologies; and
(6) Master and detailed scheduling within the CPMS (providing for detailed assignment of responsibility and tracking of performance).
