Construction Bid Review
Construction Bid Review
(OP)
I'm a mechanical engineer working on a mid-sized ($3M Mechanical, $13M overall)construction project. All trades are separate primes reporting directly to the owner. The owner has asked that we conduct bid reviews of the low bidders to ensure drawing compliance.
I have not conducted many bid reviews and am trying to compile a good list of questions to ensure compliance. I know of a couple design and coordination areas that I want to touch on to make sure they're meeting the intent, but any questions that anyone would include based on past experience or whatever would be helpful.
Thanks
I have not conducted many bid reviews and am trying to compile a good list of questions to ensure compliance. I know of a couple design and coordination areas that I want to touch on to make sure they're meeting the intent, but any questions that anyone would include based on past experience or whatever would be helpful.
Thanks





RE: Construction Bid Review
-Verify Bid Amount
-Verify Knowledge of Alternates and Allowances
-Verify Receipt of Addenda
-Verify they are bonded (if required)
-Ask for any equipment substitutions
-Is this bid per plans and specs
-Who will be project manager, superintendent
-Go through the major equipment
-Go over the rest of the project in general
-Cover any owner requests (working hours, temp toilets)
-Cover anything non-standard in the job
-Ask about sub-contractors
-Review construction schedule (if applicable)
-Ask for their questions.
Hope this helps.
RE: Construction Bid Review
How much for HVAC piping, Plumbing piping, sheet metal, controls, TAB, commissioning, insulation, valving, etc..
This will allow you to flag the high cost items in the bids and make sure they understand your project.
This will allow you to identify where you need to concentrate your value engineering thougts.
One important thing: copper and steel are going down not up, as the contractors might tell you. Some of the contractors have been burned in the past few years by material escallation and they tend to throw a huge number in escallation.
Reduce your project length to lower your general conditions, etc..
RE: Construction Bid Review
Ask one of your colleagues that goes this and maybe ask a mechanical contractor that you've worked with who has no interest in the job to help you along.
RE: Construction Bid Review
RE: Construction Bid Review
I have done it before, but never when the MC was a separate prime. This is why I was nervous and looking for additional questions. It actually took place yesterday.
We asked for a fairly detailed breakdown as part of the bid proposal, so I stepped through that. Then I asked about trenching, concrete, penetrations, louver install, etc that needed coordination with the generals.
Seems to have gone well. I ended up knowing the low bidders fairly well from previous jobs so there was no chewing or spitting... ha. I guess we'll see how I did as we start into construction.
RE: Construction Bid Review
RE: Construction Bid Review