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Halvard Constructors is a fictional business. A Live Industry Staging Model of the Datum architecture by DangUIUX.

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Tell us what you are building and how you are buying it. The sheet drafts an indicative schedule, a sample cost band and the transmittal of what we send back, and when.

TransmittalRFQ-26-0418

To
Halvard Constructors · Preconstruction
From
Owner or developer
Re
Medical office · 45,000 sq ft · CM at risk
MONTHS FROM AWARD 036912151821242730PreconstructionPermittingSite and foundationsStructureEnvelopeMEP and interiorsCloseout COMPLETE
Cost band
$14M – $19M
Construction
10.5 mo
Award to complete
16.0 mo

Sample figures · fictional company

Inside the range we build every year.

Enclosures we return

    01 · Sector

    MEP-heavy, with imaging rooms and owner equipment coordinated early.

    02 · Building area
    03 · Delivery method
    1. 1 Price on complete documents; lowest qualified bid wins.
    2. 2 We join during design, then commit to a guaranteed maximum price.
    3. 3 One contract for design and construction; we hold the architect.
    4. 4 Open-book price built with the owner, line by line.
    04 · Design stage
    05 · What we should send back
    Send this request

    02 / What we build

    Six sectors. One way of running a job.

    01

    Industrial and warehouse

    Tilt-up and pre-engineered metal; schedules set by the slab and the panels.

    02

    Medical office

    MEP-heavy, with imaging rooms and owner equipment coordinated early.

    03

    Education

    Summer-critical schedules, phased around occupied campuses.

    04

    Municipal and public

    Public bid rules, prevailing documentation and council-approved milestones.

    05

    Retail and restaurant

    Brand standards, tenant schedules and opening dates that do not move.

    06

    Office interiors

    Occupied buildings, after-hours work and landlord rules.

    Self-performed

    • Concrete
    • Rough carpentry
    • Doors, frames, hardware
    • Specialties

    03 / Preconstruction

    The price is decided long before the first pour.

    1. 01

      Estimate at every design stage

      Conceptual at SD, assembly-based at DD, quantity takeoff at CDs, each reconciled to the last.

    2. 02

      Constructability review

      Superintendents mark up the drawings before they are issued, not after.

    3. 03

      Options, priced

      Value options listed with cost, schedule effect and what the building gives up, so the owner decides.

    4. 04

      Buyout and GMP

      At least three bids per major trade, opened with the owner on CM and negotiated work.

    04 / Prequalification

    The paperwork, assembled before you ask twice.

    Request what your process needs in the RFQ; it comes back as one package with a transmittal.

    1. A

      Statement of qualifications

      Company, sectors, project list, organization chart.

    2. B

      Safety program

      Site-specific plans, daily pre-task planning, weekly toolbox talks. Records on request.

    3. C

      Insurance and surety

      Certificates and surety letters issued to your requirements. The owner of this site lists real carriers and limits.

    4. D

      Financials

      Provided under a confidentiality agreement when a prequalification asks for them.

    5. E

      W-9 and vendor forms

      Your vendor setup completed with the package.

    05 / Project index

    Built, by sector, size and months.

    No.ProjectSectorSq ftDeliveryMonths
    H-24-07Distribution building, cross-dockDenton · Tilt-up, 36 ft clear, 52 dock doorsIndustrial248,000Negotiated9
    H-24-03Medical office building, three storiesFrisco · Imaging suite, ambulatory surgery shellMedical46,000CM at risk14
    H-23-19Elementary school additionIrving · Twelve classrooms, phased on an occupied campusEducation31,000CM at risk11
    H-23-11Fire stationFort Worth · Three apparatus bays, living quartersMunicipal14,500Hard bid13
    All projects

    06 / On site

    Every Friday, the next three weeks, trade by trade.

    • DailyReport with manpower, weather and photos
    • WeeklyOwner-architect-contractor meeting and minutes
    • FridayThree-week lookahead with decisions needed
    • MonthlyPay application, cost report and updated schedule
    WEEK 1WEEK 2WEEK 3WAITING ON Concrete: slab on grade, area BInspectionSteel: erect roof joists, BDelivery 10/22Roofing: TPO, area AMEP: rough-in, level 1Framing: interior walls, AOwner decision
    A sample lookahead. The right-hand column is where owners keep a job moving.

    07 / Client notes

    From owners, architects and districts.

    Sample reviews written for this fictional company

    • Every estimate tied back to the last one. When the GMP came in, nobody in the room was surprised, which is the point of preconstruction.

      L. Navarro · Owner’s representative, healthcare · Medical office, CM at risk

    • Their superintendent marked up our DD set and caught a sequencing problem with the occupied wing before it was drawn into the CDs.

      T. Okonkwo · Project architect · School addition

    • The three-week lookahead came every Friday, and the classrooms were ready the week before teachers came back.

      P. Hargrove · Director of facilities, school district · Summer phasing

    08 / Where we build

    North Texas, from an office in Irving.

    I-35W I-35E I-30 I-635 IRVINGDALLASFORT WORTHFRISCODENTON SKETCH · NOT TO SCALE

    Request for qualifications or proposal

    Send the RFQ. A preconstruction manager replies within one business day.

    Public solicitations: send the posting link and we follow its instructions exactly.

    Preconstruction: (972) 555-0179

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