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2026-01-13 11:28

2100 Crystal Drive ConEst Manager Review

Josh's Review Order

1. Backwards from Final Pricing through rest of closeout,
   1. Equipment: Cost = 1% of total cost - systems quotes?
2. briefly check Extension,
3. Takeoff:
   1. Feeders
   2. Subfeeds
   3. Units

[!failure] Quad USB's in Units were taken off as standard receptacles.

Lighting Control

Follow up to 2026-01-09#Lighting Control

Josh stated my takeoff was correct per drawings, but that concessions would need to be made for the scope as sold by pdi-estimating#Bid Estimating. At his direction I've removed dimming from BOH and corridor spaces. The remaining takeoff will remain, a $4/sf budget for a lighting control system for those areas was added.

I stated that our proposal was deceptive for stating lighting control was included to which Josh agreed.

2021 IECC applies.

Josh wants pdi-pre-takeoff-confirmation to ask if lighting control is "as shown" or "to code", I objected that "to code" as interpreted by Bid is not necessarily to code in truth. Truly, they need to just tell us what they included. The customer would appreciate it too, I'm sure.

Bonus Incentivized Inter-Departmental Conflict

During the review a project manager came to Josh to ask for a revision to a WBS

[!aside] Sunset WBS: Engineer did not approve aluminum EMT