What they tackled was far from the standard retrofit project. No Surprises Farook A. Dadi, Project Manager for Facilities Operations and Security Section of the International Monetary Fund, noted that the vision for this operation was clearly delineated long before work began. All contractors based bids on the type of work performed in the mock up. There were no surprises when contractors actually got to the job, and IMF officials avoided any surprises in cost. Bid documents were also structured in a unit price format covering a base cost and renovation adjustments.
Quality control includes a rigorous schedule of checks and double checks.
The report specifies a count of how many of each specific component were installed, which is tracked for monthly billing. Invoices are based on unit costs of components installed, as established in the original contract documents. The IMF headquarters is 14 stories above grade and 5 levels below grade and covers approximately 1.3 million square feet. It was constructed in three phases. The newly completed Phase III is fully protected with fire sprinklers.