Personal Progress Report VDC Certificate Program Project Summary

Project Summary
• Overall Goals:
‐ Achieve “Target Value Design” – reducing re‐work in design/estimate/re‐design cycle.
‐ Reduce Owner’s field presence.
‐ Accurate cost information.
‐ “Just‐in‐time” delivery for labor materials, equipment, and assemblies.
‐ Constructability through designer/contractor collaboration.
‐ Impeccable coordination with continuous exchange of information.
‐ Once established, the target design value is never exceeded.
‐ Eliminate RFI’s.
‐ Front load the design process to shift site “learning” to the design office.
‐ Reduce construction schedule time frames due to better coordination.
‐ Reduce field initiated change orders due to conflicts in drawings.
‐ More cost effective equipment selections and specifications.
‐ Overall time savings for more efficient shop drawing review.
‐ Development of a collective plan for achieving construction quality.
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