Public Library & Civic Commons
A new central library and civic commons, reported to council every month with a plain account of cost and time.
- Owner
- Confidential
- Region
- U.S. Southeast
- Market
- Government & Civic
- Capital value
- $96M
- Size
- 115,000 SF
- Delivery
- CM at-risk
- Duration
- 24 months
- Completed
- 2024
What was at stake.
Council had seen earlier civic projects run late and over budget, and public trust was low. The project needed reporting that elected officials and the public could read and believe. The contractor's monthly report was forty pages of charts nobody used.
How we controlled it.
What our schedulers and cost engineers did on this project.
One-page report
We replaced the long monthly report with one page: forecast finish, budget, contingency and the top risks.
Cost-loaded schedule
A cost-loaded P6 schedule tied every dollar to work in place, so earned value was based on facts.
Change log
Every change order was logged, priced and reported to council with its schedule effect.
Opening planned
Collections move, IT and furniture were scheduled as work ending on opening day.
The result.
Council did not need more charts. It needed one page it could trust, every month.
Cost controls lead, AdenTurton
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