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SCOPE OF SERVICES Technical Services and Estimating Capabilities Technical Services / Value Engineering E&V's staffhas the technical expertise to provide the City of Ramsey the resources to review, evaluate and provide value engineering as required. Value engineering will be performed at each phase of the design and throughout construction. Our team will interact with your design professional and appointed personnel in reviewing building systems, structures and materials. We continue value engineering right through the evaluation and selection of finish materials. Criteria used include availability, durability, serviceability, life cycle cost, initial cost, and maintenance costs. We recommend the participation of your maintenance and custodial staff in these reviews. During bid phase, bidders may submit voluntary alternates that we will evaluate as a part of our value engineering effort. While under construction, field conditions may arise requiring changes to the design. These situations will be value engineered to best meet the project requirements. Benefit: Produces buildings and their components that are affordable, high quality and du rab lc. Schematic Estimate At this point, the geometry of the building or structure is essentially known and the relationship of one space to another has been worked out. Approximate grades have been established and overall dimensions are generally fixed. This is a traditional point in the design process where the Owner provides approval for the nexZ stage. In order for the Owner to make a complete decision both budget and design must be reviewed. A schematic estimate will provide cost update to the original budget. Benefit: A check on project budget before proceeding and committing to project footprint and design. Design Development Estimate The transition from schematics to design development (DD) is considered ~._¢ost productive step in construction cost estimating. The DD plans are dunen ..... d, grades and heights have been established, the structural system has been decided upon and electrical and mechanical systems have reached a degree of definition. The DD finish schedule will permit quantitative estimating of finish trades. Benefit: Material quantity and quality have been identified and pn'ced allowing the original budget to be substantiated or refuted. I I I I I I I I I I I ! I I I