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| Case Study |
Steel re-design with no schedule impact? |
| Symphony Park is poised to become the cultural and artistic center of Southern Nevada through the Smith Center for the Performing Arts. This magnificent facility, is the future home of Nevada Ballet Theatre, Las Vegas Philharmonic and first-run touring attractions. Construction began in May 2009; completion planned for early 2012. The job was awarded as construction manager at risk (CMAR), which establishes a guaranteed maximum price, where the CMAR contractor assumes the risk of project cost overruns. Based on this, the schedule becomes a valuable tool. (continued) |
| Allocating Resources |
| When considering activity resource development and assignment there are two questions that must be answered: the first question is what ‘types’ of resources will be tracked and will costs be associated to each resource or tracked independently. Answering this question will determine the level of resource structures needed and whether an independent cost resource is required. Secondly, will resources be updated based on activity work performance and will payment be based on percentage complete. (continued)
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| Powered by Prolog |
| Converge is Meridian’s latest Web-based offering |
| Prolog Converge is a Web-based user interface powered by Prolog that allows real-time collaboration of teams from different geographical locations using current technology platforms and devices in an offline/online environment for the success of the project. (continued)
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| Lunch and Learn Seminars |
Especially during these lean times in the construction industry, the awareness of claims and entitlement to changes is crucial to the bottom line for both Owners and Contractors. To help both parties in this important endeavor, Hill International is offering selected clients a free seminar to recognize change situations and discuss actions that can be taken to address these risks. The knowledge and skills you choose to apply to this project environment can make the difference between winning and losing time extensions and/or additional compensation.
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| Welcome New Staff Member Diya Peter! |
Diya Peter was the Prolog Administrator for over 200 users at Rudolph and Sletten. She brings a wealth of experience to our team from a Top 5 General Contractor in California. Diya will be responsible for assisting PCI Group clients with implementing and training users on Prolog Converge, developing custom Crystal Reports, and assisting companies with Master Service Agreements (MSA).
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| Upcoming Workshops |
| PCI Group presents Project Control & Scheduling Solutions 1 day conference on April 23, 2010! This Seminar will have two tracks to address project controls in PROLOG and managing schedules
in PRIMAVERA P6. The PCI Group Professional Service team will be on site to address your
questions. The seminar is FREE of charge and will be held in Roseville, CA a suburb of Sacramento. (continued) |
| Claims Corner |
| Adverse Weather Impacts |
| Weather! This year, especially, the rain and snow have fallen in greater amounts than anticipated around the country. Each occurrence may have a direct impact on the performance of your job. What do you do when you have a weather day? What does the contract say? What are the procedures?
One of the more important factors in evaluating weather delays is reviewing the contract to see what it says about Adverse Weather Days and how they will be treated.
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Technology Spotlight |
| Would your company benefit from SharePoint? |
| Has your company thought about using SharePoint? If you are using Windows Server 2003 or higher you have a free version of SharePoint services. PCI Group’s professional service team is trained in helping the construction team utilize SharePoint.
SharePoint is a powerful productivity tool that is slowly finding its way into the construction industry. The problem is that many companies do not know that they have it, and those that do may not be using it to its fullest potential.
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| From The Helpdesk: Primavera Contract Manager |
| Ball In Court (BIC) workflow |
| This month we are going to go over Ball In Court (BIC) workflow in Submittals with Multiple Reviewers. We will focus on the Review Cycles Tab within the Submittals Document. (continued) |
Hill International speaks at APWA Conference |
Regardless of the project delivery system employed, the construction industry has been plagued by an increasing propensity for projects to have claims and disputes. A noted construction attorney once stated that there will always be construction disputes primarily because there is always uncertainty involved in construction.
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| PCI Group Training |
Introduction to Primavera training classes taught by Charlie Jackson in Las Vegas, Nevada. These training classes will provide information needed to begin using either Primavera P3, P6, Suretrak, Contract Manager or Infomaker. (continued) |
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