Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 12 - Finance and Administration › Part 3 - Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management › Chapter 20 - Mississippi Air Service Growth Program (MASGP) › Sec2 12-3-20-700 - CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES › Section 12-3-20-700.7 - OWNER/CONSTRUCTION PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE

Current through June 25, 2024
Depending upon the size of the Project, the Bureau may
					 request the Professional to hire a full-time
Construction Project
					 Representative
to be physically present at the Project site during
					 normal construction hours each week. The Professional will provide, select and
					 compensate the
Representative
upon the approval of the Bureau.
					 The duties of the
Construction Project Representative
shall
					 include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Assist the Contractor in obtaining
				  interpretation of the Contract Documents from the Professional
2. Conduct daily on-site inspections to
				  determine conformance with the Contract Documents in regard to Work, Materials,
				  Equipment, etc.
3. Request
				  additional details and/or information from the Professional when needed by the
				  Contractor
4. Evaluate suggestions
				  and/or modifications submitted by the Contractor and transmit these to the
				  Professional with recommendations
5. Anticipate problems, when possible, which
				  may create delays and problems in construction and report these to the
				  Contractor and the Professional for solutions
6. Maintain official relationship only with
				  the General Contractor's Job Superintendent(s) and communicate problems
				  regarding Subcontractors
7. Attend
				  all required construction conferences and participate actively in discussions
				  regarding the Project
8. Conduct
				  tests and inspections authorized by the Professional and as required by the
				  Contract Documents and record results
9. Maintain a daily log of Project activity
				  which include, but are not limited to: hours on the job site, weather
				  conditions, daily construction activity, number of men in each trade on the
				  site, general observations, written and verbal directives to the Contractor and
				  visits of governmental officials
10. If, upon inspection or observation, Work
				  is found not in accordance with Contract Documents, advise the Professional
				  verbally and in writing. Consult with the Professional for directions if the
				  Contractor does not correct the Work
11. See that testing and inspections
				  performed by others are in compliance with Contract Documents
12. When requested, accompany all Using
				  Agency, State of Federal officials on construction inspections and record in
				  the daily log
13. Cooperate with
				  the Bureau Staff Architect and Inspector and provide all requested Project
				  information
14. Maintain in an
				  orderly manner all files, correspondence, reports, shop drawings, samples,
				  Contract Documents, Change Orders, Addenda, supplementary drawings, and daily
				  log
15. Review requisitions for
				  payment submitted by the Contractor and transmit to the Professional with
				  recommendation for payment
16.
				  Participate in construction inspections with the Professional's Project
				  Director, including regular intervals and substantial completion; provide
				  information regarding completed or defective Work
17. Refer all communications from the Using
				  Agency to the Bureau's Staff Architect and Inspector
18. Copy the Bureau's Staff Architect and
				  Inspector on all correspondence relating to the Project
19. Review plans, specifications and shop
				  drawings on a regular basis
20.
				  Advise Contractor and Professional of Work being performed with unapproved shop
				  drawings required by Specifications
21. Check Materials and Equipment delivered
				  to job site against approved specifications, samples, shop drawings and related
				  correspondence; if in conflict, notify Professional
22. Check that Contractor is maintaining
				  record notated drawings of as-built conditions, when as-built drawings are
				  specified
23. When necessary, act
				  as liaison between the Contractor and the Using Agency in coordinating the
				  occupation of the facility
The
Construction Project Representative
is
					 not authorized to:
1. Authorize
				  deviations from the Contract Documents without approval by the
				  Professional
2. Expedite the Work
				  for the Contractor(s)
3. Advise the
				  Contractor on building techniques or scheduling
4. Approve shop drawings
5. Issue Certificate for Payments
6. Approve substitutions
7. Interpret the Contract Documents except
				  when obviously clear
8. Approve
				  Change Orders
The
Construction Project Representative
should not:
1. Enter into disputes or
				  problems between Subcontractor and Subcontractor
2. Enter into disputes or problems between
				  General Contractor and Subcontractor
3. Offer gratuitous advice to Contractor or
				  Subcontractor(s) on performance of Work whether solicited or not
4. Communicate with the Using Agency's
				  representative in any official way other than noted above
5. Make vague and unclear log entries as to
				  the Acceptability of the Contractor's Work
6. Order a stoppage of Work except in cases
				  of extreme emergencies