How
do we know we are getting competitive prices?
The Selmer Company bids projects every week and has a
strong rapport with subcontractors throughout the State
of Wisconsin. After bids are received they are tabulated,
tested and qualified for accuracy and completeness. Furthermore,
our estimating team knows if the bids received are too
high or too low based on experience and historical data.
We have an open book policy on our costs at all times.
Our subcontractor database is constantly updated and extensive.
How
are costs tracked during the project? How will we know
how the project is going?
The Selmer Company has invested in technology and training
that allows us and our Owners the ability to know the
daily status of the project. Labor hours are logged
in the field and submitted via e-mail each day.
Costs are entered and tracked electronically. At any
point, the project manager has access to a number of
up-to-date reports that track costs, owner changes made
and owner contemplated changes. This information is
available to the Owner and is discussed at biweekly
and oftentimes weekly project meetings.
Scheduling greatly effects project costs. A master
schedule is created before the project begins. Weekly
schedules are created for all corresponding subcontractors
and suppliers and discussed at the project meetings.
Subcontractors and suppliers are provided updated schedules
reflecting their responsibilities for the next three
weeks.
In addition, Selmer also has a feature on this web
site called eProject. It was designed to provide Owners
the ability to review a project's progress without having
to leave their home or office. For churches and public
buildings, it is a great tool to keep people off the
site for safety reasons yet keep them involved with
the process.
What
is the process to request a change during construction?
The greatest benefit of TeamSM Design Build
is the ability for an Owner to make a change without
slowing down the schedule. If a change is needed, the
Owner meets with the project manager to discuss the
best options for the change. The request for change
is logged as a contemplated change in the job designated
by the acronym CC for contemplated change. The project
manager notifies the architect for additional drawings
if needed and prepares cost estimates. A change order
is submitted to the Owner. If accepted by signature,
the change is logged and added to the contract.
What
is the process at the end of construction?
The Selmer Company will get the project "substantially
complete" and then will conduct our own punch list
process to correct any defects or incomplete items.
Then, we will have the Owner walk through the building
to identify any other areas of the building that need
changing or correction. These items are logged, and
corrected.
Upon final completion, the Owner and Owner's maintenance
personnel will attend a final walk-through and building
start up meeting to discuss mechanical system operation,
security and phone systems, etc. An operating manual
is provided with as-built drawings, subcontractor names,
addresses and phone numbers, product warranty information
and data sheets and other reference information.
The Selmer Company offers a standard industry one-year
warranty from the date of final completion. For long-term
clients we offer an ongoing Customer-4-LifeSM
program. This program provides additional benefits,
resources and priority services, including, but not
limited to, 24-hour service calls, consulting, cost
estimating, design, feasibility studies, financing assistance,
site procurement and marketing.
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