Construction Management

RODCAL can provide Construction Management:

Resident Engineering is the fundamental element of construction management performed by RODCAL on projects. RODCAL’s professional Resident Engineers are graduated engineers who function as the owner’s representative in the coordination of the project’s work activities and the administration of the construction contract between the owner and the contractor. RODCAL has experience in the administration of design-bid-build, design-build, costreimbursable, construction manager-at-risk, alliance contracts and several modified approaches to each method. RODCAL’s resident engineers manage the construction management staff that typically includes assistant resident engineers, field engineers, office engineers, admin assistants, inspectors, schedulers, cost engineers, environmental and permit compliance specialists, and third-party coordinators. The Resident Engineer is challenged with assuring contract compliance, supervising the field operations, and resolution of conflicts.

Project Controls describes the activities performed by the Resident Engineering staff to assist in managing, monitoring and reporting the entire project and its performance of the project. RODCAL’s project controls staff includes schedulers, cost engineers, cost estimators, document control administrators, and report writers. The scheduler of the company has expertise in computerized scheduling systems and the Critical Path Method (CPM) of project scheduling. The project controls staff is responsible to assist the Resident Engineer in the management of the project documents and the control and reporting of the project’s progress and cost and schedule performance. A key activity of the project controls staff is the review and verification of accurate measurements supporting periodic progress payment requests from the contractors.

• Scheduling
• Cost Controls
• Estimating
• Document Control
• Progressive Reporting
• Pay Application Review

The fundamental element of Resident Engineering involves the field inspection of construction work placement and the verification and documentation that the work placement complies with the contract specifications. The company’s inspectors are the Resident Engineer’s eyes and ears in the field to witness and report all activities. One of the most significant activities performed by The company’s Inspector inspectors is safety observations and the oversight of safe construction operations. The company’s Inspector inspectors conduct daily inspections of the project work to assure that the quality of the work is in conformance with the contract specifications and approved quality control plans for the project. RODCAL inspectors prepare daily inspection reports which include full documentation of the work placement, witnessing of quality control testing, documentation of asbuilt conditions, progress photographs, and safety observations. The inspectors are responsible to document that all of the work has been constructed properly including the coordination of punchlist items and project closeout activities.

• QA/QC Inspections
• Field Work Verification
• Site Assessment and Remediation
• As-built Review
• Punch List Coordination
• Safety Oversight

In the performance of construction management and resident engineering services, RODCAL performs claims avoidance activities which includes communication and facilitation of problem resolutions before they escalate to construction contract claims. When construction claims have been filed by the contractor, The company’s claims professionals provide claims resolution services to owners which include verification of merit and entitlement, development of a negotiation strategy to avoid litigation, and full documentation of facts.

• Entitlement Verification
• Negotiation Strategy
• Litigation Avoidance

RODCAL’s professional staff assist owners in the testing, start-up and commissioning of projects. These activities involve extensive certification testing and verification, safety and security compliance verification, and testing and certification of multiple building and facilities systems and controls. RODCAL has experienced mechanical and electrical professionals with expertise and knowledge of the requirements for testing and start-up of complex facilities. RODCAL provides assistance in the development of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals as part of the commissioning process.