...Contract/Subcontract Management User Guide Copyright © 1999. All Rights Reserved. TOC TABLE OF CONTENTS * 1 INTRODUCTION Purpose Scope Related Manuals 2 RESPONSIBILITIES Assignment of Tasks 3 INITIAL TASKS Pre-Award Activities Pre-Construction Meeting Filing System Correspondence and Correspondence Control Insurance and Bonds Schedule Submittals 4 PERFORMANCE Changes Commitment Approvals Schedule Requests for Information (RFI'S) Technical Transmittals Claims Backcharges 5 MONITORING/REPORTING Daily Report Progress Review and Coordination Meetings Progress Measurement and Payment Quality Surveillance Safety and Health Environmental 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS CLOSEOUT Page i of v CONTRACT/SUBCONTRACT MANAGEMENT MANUAL 6.1 6.2 Beneficial Occupancy 6.3 Substantial Completion 6.4 Punch List 6.5 7 Contract Closeout Warranty SPECIAL TOPICS 7.1 Contract Law 7.2 Basis for Claims 7.3 Negotiation 7.4 Interface Coordination 7.5 Labor and Industrial Relations 7.6 Force Accounts 7.7 Liquidated Damages 7.8 Delays and Extension of Time 7.9 Acceleration 7.10 Suspension of Work 7.11 Differing Site Conditions 7.12 Terminations 7.13 Project Environmental Controls INDEX FORMS TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ii of v CONTRACT/SUBCONTRACT MANAGEMENT MANUAL Introduction TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.1 Purpose.................
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...a large government buyer. LabCo realized that this would be a unique arrangement that would require a lot of specifications, however, based on its experience with similar contracts and with working with Halibut before, LabCo decided that the percentage of completion would be appropriate for this contract. As this project progressed, LabCo encountered many problems. Their chief financial officer finally decided that the amount to be estimated for this contract could no longer be reliably estimated, and that the percentage of completion method would no longer be the appropriate method for recognizing revenue. LabCo’s accounting policy for the revenue treatment of its contracts is quite reasonable. First of all, LabCo’s business primarily involves the design and manufacture of large industrial-sized machinery and tooling that is used by its customers in manufacturing parts and components for fighter jets, transport planes, and other aerospace-related machinery and equipment which falls under the contracts covered in ASC 605-35-15-2,3. ASC 605-35-15-2 covers contracts as “binding agreements between buyers and sellers in which the seller agrees, for compensation, to perform a service to the buyer's specifications.” ASC 605-35-15-3 further specifies that “contracts to design, develop, manufacture, or modify complex aerospace or electronic equipment to a buyer's specification or to provide services related to the performance of such contracts” are also...
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...involved in such an effort. He had no trouble getting functional support for the R&D effort necessary to put together a technical proposal. All of the functional managers continually remarked to Gary "This must be a biggy. The director of engineering has thrown all of his support behind you." On December 2, the RFP was received. Gary identified one trouble area. The technical specifications stated that all components must be able to operate normally and successfully through a temperature range of -65 degrees F to 145 degrees F. Current testing indicated the Scientific Engineering Corporation design would not function above 130 degrees F. An intensive R&D effort was conducted over the next three weeks. Everywhere Gary looked, it appeared that the entire organization was working on his technical proposal. Gary and Henry Larsen met a week before the final proposal was due to develop a company position concerning the inability of the preliminary design material to be operated above 130 F. Gary was concerned. Every approach he tried indicated that the original design wouldn't work. He didn't think the specification requirements could be met without a change in materials. Gary wanted to tell the customer the truth, let the chips fall where they may and start over, and he told Larsen this. But Larsen had a different approach. Henry Larsen. Watch Video | Read Transcript The proposal was submitted after two solid months of sixteen-hour days. On February 10, Space Technology Industries...
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...equipment which falls under the contracts covered in ASC 605-35-15-2,3. ASC 605-35-15-2 covers contracts as “binding agreements between buyers and sellers in which the seller agrees, for compensation, to perform a service to the buyer's specifications.” ASC 605-35-15-3 further specifies that “contracts to design, develop, manufacture, or modify complex aerospace or electronic equipment to a buyer's specification or to provide services related to the performance of such contracts” are also covered. LabCo’s accounting policy for the revenue treatment of its contracts is quite reasonable. First of all, LabCo’s business primarily involves the design and manufacture of large industrial-sized machinery and tooling that is used by its customers in manufacturing parts and components for fighter jets, transport planes, and other aerospace-related machinery and equipment which falls under the contracts covered in ASC 605-35-15-2,3. ASC 605-35-15-2 covers contracts as “binding agreements between buyers and sellers in which the seller agrees, for compensation, to perform a service to the buyer's specifications.” ASC 605-35-15-3 further specifies that “contracts to design, develop, manufacture, or modify complex aerospace or electronic equipment to a buyer's specification or to provide services related to the performance of such contracts” are also covered. LabCo’s accounting policy for the revenue treatment of its contracts is quite reasonable. First of all, LabCo’s business primarily involves...
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... | |Poorly worded documentation |Shows lack of professionalism. Could confuse the client | |No checks and balances |No way of managing quality. Potential to not deliver on time and within budget | |Omitting special instructions and |Project may not achieve the client’s desired outcomes. Project may not be compliant with industry standards | |or/standards | | |Poorly written technical specifications |Project team may have difficulty following technical instructions. Failure to deliver | |Ambiguity of terms and/or conditions |Can lead to misinterpretation/ miscommunication by the client. Project team may have trouble following and | | |implementing scope document | |Lack of clear information on stakeholders |Not fully understanding the needs of the stakeholders. Preparing the wrong scope of works | |Incomplete or missing scope documentation |Scope creep, pay present an incorrect budget if documentation is missing...
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...Peanut Butter Sandwiches [pic] Brad Reynolds Joel Curl Aaron Smith Boise State Manufacturing Company October 16, 2007 Executive Summary In the process to build a better peanut butter cracker sandwich we have made a production process to make a better sandwich that can be produced at a fast rate and for very little money. During a pilot run many errors were found that needed to be improved upon but we have come up with a few ideas. First we needed to change the duties of one of the operators. Second we needed to change the speed of the process. By doing this we feel that the production can produce a higher profit. Introduction In an effort to create a delicious healthy snack for kids a pilot production run was completed for peanut butter & cracker sandwiches. This pilot run was held in order to perfect the process of the sandwich making procedure and to better see the flaws in the manufacturing process. It was also held in order to find out what must be done in order to profit from this business. The peanut butter and cracker sandwich is a delicious snack for all who like peanut butter. It will provide a healthy snack for young and old alike. Data Our production process involved three operators in an assembly line technique. The three operators were titled Operator #1 (Op1), Operator #2 (Op2), and Specs Operator (Spec). Op1 had the primary duty of starting the process. This person was in charge of obtaining one cracker and placing...
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...variety of existing and future services, using industry accepted design and installation methods. To define standards that will enable the design and implementation of structured cabling systems for commercial buildings and between buildings. The telecommunications industry standards, codes and practices are defined in various state and agencies on web sites defined in a catalog that can purchase and downloaded and read for immediate enforcement of these guidelines used for each industry. These policies are intended to answer faxes of infrastructure practices and not to be a substitute for knowledge of industry accepted practices, standards and codes. Policies are not intended to be used in lieu of a construction specification document, are used to abide to the specifications. Communications technologies can be complex and designed and installed by experienced professionals. Telecommunications are considered a fourth utility, to be designed, funded and installed with the same importance as Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC. The designer has the responsibility of providing a design using accepted engineering and architectural practices and recommends a Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) to be used as a consultant for the design of the telecommunications. In many cases the need will arise to consult with other engineers from other trades or...
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...Intranet Facility Project 1. Design 1. Web User Interface 1. Functional Specifications 1. Create User Interface Mock-ups 2. Conduct Design Review 3. Deliver Final Functional Specs 4. Obtain User Signoff 2. Technical Specifications 1. Develop Tech Specs 2. Review Tech Specs with Project Team 3. Obtain Team Signoff 2. SQL Database 1. Technical Specifications 1. Develop Tech Specs 2. Review Tech Specs with Project Team 3. Obtain Team Signoff 3. Interfaces 1. Technical Specifications 1. Determine data import/export elements 1. Define User needs 2. Define IT needs 2. Design interfaces 3. Obtain Team Signoff 4. Reports 1. Functional Specifications 1. Collect User Requirements 1. Define Data elements 2. Define Frequency 3. Define Audience 2. Design Reports 3. Review Report Design with Project Team 4. Deliver Final Functional Specs 5. Obtain User Signoff 2. Development 1. Web Front End 1. Code Web Pages 2. Conduct Unit Test 3. Review Web Page design/functionality ...
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...Unit 3 Exercise 1 – Specifications and Definitions Application - The act of putting to a special use or purpose. Implementing the configuration of equipment. Unshielded Twisted Pair - A popular type of cable that consists of two unshielded wires twisted around each other. Fiber-Optic Cable - A fiber optic cable consists of a bundle of glass threads, each of which is capable of transmitting messages modulated onto light waves. Dark Fiber - Dark fiber refers to unused fiber-optic cable. Coaxial Cable - A type of wire that consists of a center wire surrounded by insulation and then a grounded shield of braided wire. Plenum - Cable that is run in the plenum spaces of buildings. Riser - a vertical duct through a multi-story building. Used to run cables between the floors of a building. Rip Cord – The name given to the fabric string inside of a cable. Used to “Rip” the jacket of the cable. Core – The center of a cable. Consists of the copper wires or fiber-glass. Attenuation - Reduction of signal strength during transmission. Noise - Interference (static) that destroys the integrity of signals on a line. Headroom - Also known as Attenuation Crosstalk Ratio, is the difference between attenuation and crosstalk at a given frequency along a cable. ANSI - Acronym for the American National Standards Institute. ANSI is a voluntary organization that creates standards for the computer industry. NFPA – National Fire Protection Association. Rates cables and equipment based on their...
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...Unit 3 Exercise 1. Specifications – Definitions Application – a system, the transmission method of which is supported by telecommunications cabling, such as 100base-TX Ethernet, or digital voice. Unshielded Twisted Pair – a pair of copper wires twisted together with no electromagnetic shielded around them. Shielded Twisted Pair – a type of twisted-pair cable in which the pairs are enclosed in an outer braided shield, the individual pairs may be shielded as well. Fiber Optic Cable – a cable containing one or more optical fibers Dark Fiber – an unused fiber; a fiber carrying no light, Common when extra fiber capacity is installed Coaxial Cable – a cable that has a single conductor surrounded by insulation and then a layer of shielding that is also a conductor, the two conductor shares one axis. Plenum – the air handling space between the walls, under structural floors, and above drop ceilings when used to circulate and otherwise handle air in the building. Plenum grade cable can be run through these spaces if building codes permit it Riser – a designation for a type of cable run between floors Fire-code rating for indoor cable that is certified to pass through the vertical shaft from floor to floor. Rip Cord – a length of string built into optical fiber cables that is pulled to split the outer jacket of the cable without using a blade Core – the central part of a single optical fiber in which that light signal is transmitted (common sizes are 8.3 microns...
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...NT 1310 Mr. Davis January 6, 2016 Unit 3 Exercise 1. Specifications – Definitions Application (in terms of cabling infrastructure) – A system the transmission method of which is supported by telecommunications cabling, such as a 100base-TX Ethernet, or digital voice. Unshielded Twisted-Pair – (UTP) a pair of copper wires twisted together with no electromagnetic shielding around them. Each wire pair is twisted many times per foot to cancel out electrical signal. Shielded Twisted-Pair – A type of twisted pair cable in which the pairs are enclosed in an outer braided shield, although individual pairs may also be shielded. Fiber-Optic Cable - An optical fiber cable is a cable containing one or more optical fibers. The optical fiber elements are typically individually coated with plastic layers and contained in a protective tube suitable for the environment where the cable will be deployed. Optical fiber consists of a core and a cladding layer, selected for total internal reflection due to the difference in the refractive index between the two Dark Fiber – Dark fiber refers to unused fiber-optic cable. Often times’ companies lay more lines than what’s needed in order to curb costs of having to do it again and again. The dark strands can be leased to individuals or other companies who want to establish optical connections among their own locations. Coaxial Cable - is a type of cable for high bandwidth data transmission use that typically consists of a single copper wire...
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...CONTRACT MANAGEMENT – PRINCIPLES & BEST PRACTICES Strategies and Techniques to ensure successful contract management and administration. ” This course will teach you how to effectively manage all aspects of project procurement. You'll discover the terms, techniques and tools of how to convert project needs into outsourced goods and services. In this skills-building course, you will spend 70% of class time working on contracting activities from requirements documentation through to contract closure. Exercises include the development of a procurement strategy, contract selection, revising and updating SOW’s, risk management, negotiated claims settlement and collection of lessons learned. The emphasis of lectures is on how to work with the many and varied stakeholders involved in the procurement chain. Successful procurements come from working with both internal and external stakeholders. Doing this well requires an understanding of everyone’s roles, responsibilities and expectations. “Know what they do to know what you need to do”. Steps and stages of contract management from needs analysis to closure Terms and terminology of contracting and procurement Legal requirements of contracts and their implications Ingredients for contracting success Stakeholder mapping and expectations analysis Converting project objectives to contract requirements Applications and weaknesses of contract types Risk transfer through...
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...Contents Abstract Introduction Statement of the problem Hypothesis Instrument specifications, Procedure and Data Collection Discussion Conclusion Bibliography Abstract Maxi Quality Pharmaceuticals, Inc is a worldwide manufacturing company of Transdermal Delivery Systems (TDS). The Active Product Ingredient (API) adhered to a laminate foil and coated by a plastic film creates an advanced delivery technology (Figure 1). The active is contained in round or square patches, and the dosage is gradually released through the human skin by twenty four hours. Narrow specifications for laminated foil had been established in order to control the blending process and to guarantee the adhesion of active in the laminate. Due to the complexity of the TDS manufacturing process, there are just a few suppliers in the market constraining the availability of this raw material for Maxi Pharmaceutical, Inc. To ensure quality and product reliability the company had evaluated three different suppliers of laminated film. The application of the metrology and measurement principles on testing the thickness through Upright Gage Series 547 from Mitutoyo (Figure 2) ion for the main and ongoing supplier for this raw material. Introduction Qualification of Raw Materials (RM) suppliers is critical on a pharmaceutical process since product quality is straightly related to the specifications attained to the materials used. FDA has established strict regulations to be accomplished by...
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...Application (in terms of cabling infrastructure) – The technology that will take advantage of the cabling system. Applications include telephone systems (analog voice and digital voice), Ethernet, Token Ring, ATM, ISDN, and RS – 232. Unshielded Twisted Pair – A pair of copper wires twisted together with no electromagnetic shielding around them. Each wire pair is twisted many times per foot (higher grade UTP cable can have more than 20 twists per foot). The twists serve to cancel out the electromagnetic interference that the transmission of electrical signal though the pairs generates. Shielded Twisted Pair – A type of twisted-pair cable in which the pairs are enclosed in an outer braided shield, although individual pairs may also be shielded. The pairs in STP cable have an individual shield, and the individual shielded cables are wrapped in an overall shield. The advantage of STP cable over UTP cable is that there is less attenuation at higher frequencies and is less susceptible to EMI. Fiber-Optic Cable – Fiber-optic cable uses a strand of glass or plastic to transmit data signals using light; the data is carries in light pulses. Unlike UTP/STP, the transmission techniques are not electrical in nature. Plastic-core is easier to install than traditional glass core, but plastic cannot carry data as far as glass. Dark Fiber – When telecommunication companies first run the fiber-optic cable, they don’t run the exact number of strands that they need. They install two to three...
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...Vocabulary 1. Application: Cabling can be applied to support TVs or phones. 2. Unshielded Twisted-Pair: two wires twisted around each other without extra protection. 3. Shielded Twisted-Pair: two wires twisted together with a shield made of metal around it. 4. Fiber-Optic Cable: a cable with optical fibers coated with plastic. 5. Dark Fiber: an unused optic fiber coated with plastic layers. 6. Coaxial Cable: a transmission line for high-frequency signals. 7. Plenum: a type of electric wire cable laid in plenum spaces for building codes. 8. Riser: Cable that is run at non plenum spaces that is fire retardant. 9. Rip Cord: A parallel cord under the jackets of the cable to remove the jackets. 10. Core: The actual cable which conducts electricity. 11. Attenuation: The loss of signal from getting farther away. 12. Noise: Interference in the signal of the cable. 13. Headroom: Signal exceeds the permitted maximum level. 14. ANSI: American national standards institute oversees standards. 15. NFPA: National fire protection association provides and advocates standards/codes to reduce fire hazards. 16. FCC: Federal Communications Commission regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable. 17. NIST: National institute of standards and technology increases innovation and industrial competiveness. 18. OSHA: Occupational safety and health administration sets and enforces...
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