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title: 2026-05-12 09:15:34
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# 2026-05-12 09:15:34

## Hilltop Gardens Review and Closeout

[[conest-senior-review]] and [[conest-manager-review]]
for [[hilltop-gardens]]
with [[josh-ford]] filling in for [[joel-jansen|Joel]].

### Florida Considerations

#### Building Codes

8th Edition Florida codes (2023)
are based on 2021 I-Codes.

#### Site Poles

Expect direct burial poles in Florida.

Southeast and Florida exclude concrete in proposals,
Florida usually considers site pole foundations excluded in this,
Southeast does not.

#### Construction Type and Wiring Method Selection

South Florida gardens may be concrete for hurricane resistance
but [[ibc-construction-types#Type III Combustible|type III construction]].
Romex is allowed in this case.

#### Automatically Controlled Receptacles

Florida Building Code does not require automatically controlled receptacles
* [ ] investigate

#### Fire Alarm Inspections

South Florida fire alarm inspections are conducted at night:
+20% of fire alarm budget for overtime.

### 520Hz Smoke Detectors

The 120V 520Hz smoke detectors qualified in the proposal
are limited source (Home Depot).

No change to takeoff necessary.
Josh changed the name and pricing of the item in the extension.

### Post-Tensioned Slab Considerations

In a 6in post-tensioned slab
other than fixture branch and floorboxes
may not be feasible to run in deck,
especially subfeeds.

### Site Misc

In the WBS,
1 (Site) does not have EL or FA breakdowns.
Site EV chargers, Fire Alarm Loop
go in Site Misc.

### Rigid Elbows for Secondaries

PVC elbows in secondaries
* [x] check if intentional
    * Elbows were RMC, the takeoff name was not changed.

### Panel Schedule Error

EV charger breakers were erroneously shown as 20A on some panel schedules.
(Should be 80A)

### Fixture Branch Length

Fixture branch length tighter for Gardens.
Josh shortened some 20fts to 15ft.

### Material Pricing

Re-extend all before supplier link.

### Josh's Review Strategy

Check middle and end
beginning is likely to be rough:
asking questions
refining

Expecting significant [[pdi-bid-estimating|Bid]] to ConEst delta in slab work.

branch length per opening
openings per unit

Unit sqft * 1.5

800sqft unit = 1200ft cable per unit
in whole job, not just unit.

"True Garden" feeders about \$150 per unit.
This is not a "true Garden".

### Bid Sheet

See Bid Sheet for actual values.

[[corwin-fluit]] updates the Bid Sheet quarterly.
The Bid Sheet was initially a temporary measure for COVID.

Usually large delta in units if "Unit Tabulation" sheet is not utilized.

### Breakdowns for Remote Horn/Strobes in Units

Remote strobes in units were erroneously taken off in `System` = "EL - Electrical".
The correct `System` is "FA - Fire Alarm".

[[units-takeoff]] had the correct direction for this case at the time of takeoff,
but I was not meaningfully consulting the note.

### Labor Plan

Count of bathroom exhaust fans per unit
is usually one less than smokes

Do not consider data outlets in above openings per unit.

Labor Plan:
"Amenity" is Interior Amenity.
Put Exterior Amenity in "Other".

Excavation is covered by site work increase labor factor.

Calculators/Prefab calculator

Firestopping: \$35 per unit
Colorado: \$75 per unit

Permits: Percent of Contract Value
Palm Beach, Florida: 1.1%
Miami, Florida: 1.0%
Miami Beach, Florida: 1.9%

Equipment: 0.75% to 1.00% of Selling Price