Bob Smith
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Bob has significant expertise in providing technical assistance to subcontractors on public and private construction projects. He has been a consultant with CDOT for over 9 years. He works in tandem with owners and prime contractors to exceed project goals and aid in the growth of local, small, and disadvantaged businesses.
Bob’s depth of consulting experience includes:
- Analyzing design team proposals and negotiating contracts
- Performing cost estimating, cost controls, risk management, quality control, value engineering, and constructability reviews
- Preparing and analyzing RFQs and RFPs as an owner representative and project manager
- Supervising the bidding process and development of cost estimates to make contractor selections
- Preparing and authorizing construction and design team contracts
- Reviewing, preparing, and approving pay applications
- Managing day-to-day project operations, including RFIs, change orders and submittals
- Requesting value engineering changes/construction options to achieve significant cost savings
- Coordinating the planning and permitting process with multiple municipalities
- Overseeing project start up and close out
- Implementing “contractor capacity assessment” for subcontractors to evaluate increased contractor capacity and project success
- Performing unit cost estimates during the early stages of engineering and design for systems planning and alternative analysis studies
- Developing and managing minority contractor procurement programs that are project-specific, meeting or exceeding goal requirements
- Administering bonding and insurance compliance