SITE INVESTIGATION BEFORE BIDDING
It is often required by the contract documents that the contractor visit the site and attend a pre-bid conference. The importance of the visit and the items to be checked vary depending on the type of the project and its location. As a contractor expands to relatively new and unfamiliar areas, the importance of the preliminary site investigation increases, as does the list of items that must be checked. Examples of the type of information that should be collected are as follows:
1. Site access.
2. Availability of utilities (electric, water, telephone).
3. Site drainage.
4. Transportation facilities.
5. Any required protection or underpinning of adjacent property.
6. A rough layout of the site locating the proposed storage trailer and equipment locations.
7. Subsurface soil conditions (bring a post hole digger to check this).
8. Local ordinances and regulations, and note any special requirements (permits, licenses, barricades, fences).
9. The local labor situation and local union rules.
10. Availability of construction equipment rentals, the type and conditions of what is available as well
as the cost.
11. Prices and delivery information from local material suppliers (request proposals for the project).
12. The availability of local subcontractors (note their names, addresses, and what type of work they usually handle).
13. The conditions of the roads leading to the project, low bridges, and load limits on roads or bridges
14. Housing and feeding facilities if workers must be imported.
15. Banking facilities.
It is often required by the contract documents that the contractor visit the site and attend a pre-bid conference. The importance of the visit and the items to be checked vary depending on the type of the project and its location. As a contractor expands to relatively new and unfamiliar areas, the importance of the preliminary site investigation increases, as does the list of items that must be checked. Examples of the type of information that should be collected are as follows:
1. Site access.
2. Availability of utilities (electric, water, telephone).
3. Site drainage.
4. Transportation facilities.
5. Any required protection or underpinning of adjacent property.
6. A rough layout of the site locating the proposed storage trailer and equipment locations.
7. Subsurface soil conditions (bring a post hole digger to check this).
8. Local ordinances and regulations, and note any special requirements (permits, licenses, barricades, fences).
9. The local labor situation and local union rules.
10. Availability of construction equipment rentals, the type and conditions of what is available as well
as the cost.
11. Prices and delivery information from local material suppliers (request proposals for the project).
12. The availability of local subcontractors (note their names, addresses, and what type of work they usually handle).
13. The conditions of the roads leading to the project, low bridges, and load limits on roads or bridges
14. Housing and feeding facilities if workers must be imported.
15. Banking facilities.
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