LCI Preconstruction & Estimating Training Manual

Estimating & Project Management Post Bid/Buy Meeting

1) Once the project is 80% bought the Lead Estimator and Project Manager is to schedule a Post Buy Meeting to conduct a review of the Bid versus the Actual bought amounts. 2) The information obtained as a result of that meeting is to be shared at the weekly estimating staff meeting. The Awards tab in Bid Day should be properly filled out and issued as a handout for review by the estimators. 3) A Sample Estimator/Project Manager Turnover Meeting Outline follows to aid in this process:

Post Buy Meeting Agenda/Checklist

<Project Name>

Leopardo Companies, Inc. <Job Number>

Location of Meeting: __________________

Date: ______________

Time: ______________

1. Project Review 

Scopes (did you find them to be complete and understandable)?  Subcontractor Coverage (was there numerous sub proposals)?  Subcontractor Pricing (were the bids in the same price range or was there a large spread)?  Bid Day commitments to the Subcontractors (buys/deals/soft buys), did we use them?

2. Buy-Out 

Identify the % of the Buy-Out that was made.  Identify the original buyable amount (less LCI items and hard bought trades on bid day).  What was the Discount taken on bid day?  Was Discount taken from individual line items or was it a Lump Sum Discount?  Did you notice any cases of doubled up items? (Scope and Costs carried in more than one trade)?  Did you need to change any Scopes of Work? If so, which and why?  What items were missed in the Estimate that need ed to be bought into a trade’s Scope of Work and what was the value associated with each of the items?  What items were relocated from one trades Scope of Work to another trades Scope of Work for convenience or practicality?  Did the Risk Management we used on Bid Day hold up or were their issues?

3. Award 

Did E stimating identify “locked in” Subcontractors (subs that deals were made with or hard bought)?  Identify the subs that you have awarded contracts to.  Identify the subs that the bid team negotiated with (soft bought) but did not make a final award to (specify why the award was not made).

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