Book 1 - City of St. Petersburg

COST ESTIMATE PROCESS
The process in which Skanska, the A/E team, and key
representatives of the City of St. Petersburg have engaged
in over the past months has been intensive, thorough, and
collaborative. Since July 21 st , 2012, the day that Skanska was
recommended as the Construction Manager for the project, the
process has been based on real time costing and constructability
concepts. By reaching out to the A/E team, developing a
collaborative process and keeping all lines of communication
open, Skanska was successful not only in describing a project
that can be built on budget and on schedule, but also in
developing a framework that will allow the team to take on any
challenges that may arise as the project moves forward.
This process has involved the following:
• (7) Cost Estimates or Rough Order of Magnitudes
• (3) Revised 3D cost models which were utilized to
capture true quantities for accurate estimates
• (4) Face-to-face multi-day work sessions that included
the A&E team, the client, and collaborative experts
contributing real time pricing and constructability input
• Over a dozen internal meetings with our collaborative
experts
• (7+) all hands on deck conference calls to discuss data
as it developed, allowing the team to mutually identify
opportunities worthy of exploring
• Several remote 3D collaborative interface meetings that
functioned as tutorials of the 3D project as it developed,
allowing both the A/E team and the construction team
to be fully aware of changes as they occurred, thereby
rendering the data necessary for costing immediately
accessible (Figure 6.1).
Through this immersive process the cost estimate developed is
complete. Because decisions made during BOD are not final, the
architects, engineers and builders of this project look forward
to continuing the process described here, and to engaging the
City and the community in the next phases of work. Through
a process of fine-tuning, confirming and making adjustments
where necessary, the project will be realized on budget and on
schedule.
This following pages of the BOD Report outline Skanska’s
engagement with local businesses, small business enterprises,
minority and women owner enterprises, as well as the general
Tampa Bay community. This section also includes a preliminary
schedule for the project. A detailed cost model, prepared by
Skanska with the A/E team, appears as Appendix M, while a Cost
Summary is included in the Executive Summary of this Report, on
page 2-10.
MICHAEL MALTZAN ARCHITECTURE, INC. 6 - 1