Executive Summary
11.0 Overall Program Opinion of Schedule
Based on the Phasing and Sequencing Plan described in Section 6 of this master plan , a more detailed opinion of schedule was developed to better understand how each individual phase would interact with each other during the implementation process . To develop an opinion of schedule to this level of detail at this stage of the planning process , schedule considerations were developed through discussions with the Town , area contractors with expertise in undergrounding , and the utility owners . These schedule considerations can be categorized into Design Phase Schedule Considerations and Construction Phase Schedule Considerations .
Design Phase Schedule Considerations
• ySurvey and utility base mapping must occur prior to the utility owners beginning their design efforts .
• yAT & T and Comcast require the FPL design to be complete prior to beginning their design efforts .
• yFPL Binding Cost Estimates and Utility Agreements are generally able to be produced within three to four months after Town acceptance of the conceptual FPL design and sufficient progress on the easement acquisition process recognizing the various modifications to the design that are made during this process .
• yCMAR procurement should occur after the completion of the FPL concept design but before completion of the final bid documents to take advantage of constructability review comments and value engineering suggestions .
• yEasement acquisition is desired to begin as early as possible and be completed prior to the start of construction
• yAny required permits are desired to be secured prior to the start of construction .
• yAny Town infrastructure work that is to be designed and constructed within an undergrounding phase area is to be included in the bid package for that undergrounding phase area .
• yPublic Outreach is a continuous process that spans across design and construction .
• yConstruction Managers should be procured by the Town after FPL has completed their conceptual design but before supplementary conduit and infrastructure plans are completed to allow for them to provide value engineering and constructability suggestions . y • Pre-Construction Services / Bidding / Award of the individual phases is to occur in the first quarter of the year to allow adequate time for pre-construction activities
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