Class 4: Pre-Mobilization: Set Your Project Up for Success

You won the contract—now what? This class focuses on the essential pre-work and planning required after contract execution to ensure project success and maximize profitability on large infrastructure jobs, especially government contracts.

Project Manager Tammy from Hoffman Construction (who has visibility over $2 billion in King County projects) details the administrative hurdles that overwhelm small businesses, including Community Workforce Agreements (CWA) and Project Labor Agreements (PLA). Learn about certified payroll reporting using systems like LCP Tracker and B2GNow. The discussion covers the financial risks of liquidated damages, apprenticeship utilization requirements, and the critical importance of communicating early and often with your General Contractor project manager, especially regarding change orders (like force accounts) and project logistics.

0:21 - Class Series Overview: Bid Triaging and Project Details
1:25 - Brent Anderson, VP of Hoffman Construction, Praised for Involvement
2:30 - Hoffman's Structure: Construction Management and Hoffman Structures
3:40 - Ryan Mariner, Hoffman Structures Project Manager (20 Years with Hoffman)
4:35 - Mission and Purpose of the Intimate Class Series
6:07 - Importance of Capturing Commercials for Your Business
7:47 - Opportunities: Billions of Dollars in Government Projects
8:43 - Introduction to Tammy, Senior Project Manager (King County Infrastructure Projects)
10:09 - Example Commercial for Da: Organic Natural Energy Drinks and Construction Representation
12:18 - Nikki JJ (Apex Electrical and Civil Group): Industrial Electrical and Civil
13:03 - Zach (Zap Dump Truck Services): Dump Truck Hauling (Certified TBE, MBE, SCS)
14:53 - Jeff Gray (Lean Revisions): Lean Construction Management and Upskilling
17:04 - Jonathan Jones Thomas (FTE Environmental Consulting): Wastewater/Water Treatment Plant Commissioning
24:35 - Tammy's Excitement: Coaching Small and Minority-Owned Businesses through Paperwork
26:30 - Post-Contract Award: Overcoming the Paperwork Hurdle
28:55 - Tammy's Current Project: West Point Treatment Plant GCCM Services (2020 to 2031)
30:11 - CWA/PLA Requirements: Community Workforce/Project Labor Agreements (Union Requirements)
40:48 - Priority Hire: Pulling Workforce from Specific Zip Codes (Community Benefit)
42:33 - LCP Tracker: System for Reporting Certified Payroll and Compliance
46:10 - B2G Now: Program for Reporting Payments Received and Paid to Subtiers
51:40 - Billings and Change Notices: Using Required Templates and Backup
53:56 - Force Account (Time and Material): Documenting Time and Getting Daily Signatures
57:17 - Change Request Deadlines: Communicating Delays and Asking for Extensions
58:58 - Clearstory Technology: Streamlining Change Order Documentation (Automated Inbox)
1:00:19 - Site Mobilization Planning: Truck Access, Parking, Staging Areas, Site Conditions (Cell Service)
1:02:03 - Just-in-Time Delivery: Logistical Impacts of Tight Sites (Material Handling and Costs)

Pre-mobilization construction, King County projects, CWA PLA, Project Labor Agreement, LCP Tracker, B2GNow, certified payroll, construction compliance, subcontractor tips, force account, construction contracts, apprenticeship utilization, project planning, Hoffman Construction, site mobilization, liquidated damages, construction paperwork, terms and conditions.
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