Construction Manager

Project Details (SOW, Size, Site Background, etc.):

Role: Construction Administrator (CM-CA)

Project: CM Support Services, EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades, Kansas City, MO

Client: Veternas Affairs

Location: Kansas City VAMC 4801 Linwood Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64128

Duration: 3 years (Base 2 option year)

Start Date: April/May 2025

Pay: $80,000 - $110,000K

Project Details (Size, SOW, Site Background, etc.):

The objective of this task order is to provide the VA with a professional Construction Administrator (CM-CA), to provide Construction Management (CM) services to support the VA in meeting the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) infrastructure upgrades at the Kansas City VAMC 4801 Linwood Blvd Kansas City, MO.

The government requires a Construction Administrator (CM-CA) that will be on-site for the duration of the EHRM Construction Project. This individual will provide professional and technical consultative assistance related to operations, renovation, and new construction programs supporting EHRM. This includes assisting the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer’s Representative in the areas of project management, project engineering, planning, scheduling, design reviews, code compliance, testing, record keeping, quality control, quality assurance, cost control, and general oversight of EHRM design and construction projects.

Job Duties:

Construction Administrator

In supporting RE staff in the management of the construction project, the construction administrator shall be required to perform services including, but not limited to, the following (in no particular order):

• Monitoring Project Financial Data and Budgetary Cost Accounting – Services may include assisting the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist with monitoring and reviewing budgetary cost accounting; administration of construction contract change orders; maintaining spread sheets indicating project funds allowances, obligations, payments, balances, planned expenditures, etc., and assist in the documentation of the administration of construction contract change orders (preparing cost estimates, reviewing cost proposal, preparing change order packages)
• Constructability and Phasing Review and Planning - Contractor will prepare a study working with the facility staff and project management to analyze the constructability of the proposed project in terms of impacts to facility operations. Services may include analyzing parking; utility shutdowns and relocations; staff and patient access; safety risk analysis; and noise, dust impacts. The contractor will develop a phasing plan which is mutually acceptable from both a construction and facility operations perspective.
• Progress Meetings – Conduct or attend weekly or bi-weekly project meetings with the VA, the COR, and other persons to review and monitor projects, project schedules, RFI status, Submittal Status, and review of construction contractor payment requirements. Perform scheduling, conduct and document regular progress meetings with all interested parties to review project status, discuss problems, and resolve issues accordingly.
• Assisting in Issue Resolution – Contractor shall keep thorough records of occurrences, contracts, and other construction related matters of the project to assist the VA in conflict resolution.
• Testing and Inspection Services – The Contractor may be tasked to monitor the services of an independent testing agency/laboratory to perform project specific quality control testing and inspection services.
• Performing Additional Construction Related Services – Services may include but not limited to; Maintaining marked up sets of project plans (inclusive of RFIs to specific sheet detail) and specifications for future as-built drawings; performing routine inspections of construction as work proceeds, taking action to identify work that does not conform to the contract requirement, and notifying the VA and general contractor when work requires correction; compiling, thorough site inspections, lists of defects and omissions related to the work performed and providing these lists to the contractor for correction; monitoring project financial data and budgetary cost accounting; assisting in relocation efforts; assisting the COR with internal coordination and communication of outages including but not limited to parking, roads, data, fire safety system, electrical, HVAC, medical gases, and all other utilities; administration of construction contract change orders (preparing cost estimates, reviewing cost proposal); Submittal Review; Material and install compliance to approved submittals, to Request for Information Review, Responses, and project impact; Daily Logs of Activity; coordination of Owner supplied equipment; providing escort for construction contractors in secure areas; and other services as may be required by the VA.

Required Qualifications (Experience, Education, Certifications, Clearances, etc.):

• The CM-CA may possess a degree from an accredited institution of higher learning and/or evidence work experience or knowledge to compensate for absence of higher education.
• A minimum of three (3) years of construction work experience may be substituted and will be reviewed for accountability.
• The CM-CA shall possess a working knowledge of construction practices and call upon this knowledge to assist in implementing the various plans set forth on the project including Quality Assurance; Safety, Time, Cost, Change, and Information Management.
• The CM-CA shall be familiar with the site operations of a General and Sub-contractor and the process of managing a building construction operation.
• The CM-CA must have working experience in monitoring the construction for Quality Assurance. The CM-CA shall have experience in preparing, analyzing, and identifying incongruities and deficiencies in the contractors work in relationship with the construction documents.
• In addition, they shall understand the baseline schedule and assist in determining the value of the acceptable work in place.
• Work experience and completed projects shall be identified in the credentials of the individual to show competency to undertake a rigorous program in construction in all identified task order scope of work required solicitation.
• The CM-CA shall present three projects of the scale and difficulty at which he/she held a similar position.
• \The CM-CA must possess Communication, Language, and Software Skills with the ability to utilize a variety of software programs to monitor, update, and produce work products and compile data and records by applying both knowledge of the construction industry and computer literacy.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Federal projects and with the VA in particular
• Experience with Medical projects
• 30-hour OSHA Safety Training Class