Reading School District

Reading School District Construction Manager Services Request for Qualifications January 4, 2022

UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS  DEI’s personnel consists of Professional Engineers, Licensed Architects, Value Engineering Specialists, and experienced construction professionals with expertise in all aspects of field investigation, design phase reviews, cost estimating, bidding, contract document preparation, construction management and closeout.  DEI has extensive knowledge of individual building systems. Through DEI’s Construction Management Services and Capital Improvement Plans, our personnel have gained vast experience in planning, reviewing, constructing and commissioning complex projects with a focus on the end results meeting and exceeding the Owner’s criteria and ensuring maximum life-cycle value.  DEI is an Energy Star Partner. We have recently completed fourteen (14) LEED Gold Certified buildings. DEI is presently in the construction phases of five (5) additional LEED Gold Certified buildings. Our firm partners with Owners on sustainable strategies for projects if they decide to pursue sustainable design strategies.  Our firm considers safety a top priority during planning and construction activities. We have a tremendous understanding of safety issues, and a history of accident free projects.  We utilize a web-based project management program, ProjectMates, to document and organize the entire project. The program stores and transmits all correspondence, meeting minutes, submittals, manuals, logs, schedules and drawings. This results in increased control, accessible documentation and information sharing, prompt responses and accountability from team members.  Our firm has a proven track record in successfully managing complex public projects as the Owner’s representative. DEI is well versed in proper sequencing, coordination, timely completion and budget control achieved through detailed project phasing.  Our professionals recognize that Value Engineering is project specific and in its purest form is the ability to provide strategies, design or solutions that result in a better project, system or solution for the same or less cost. Our value engineering specialist and professionals will identify opportunities for savings and an improved project without changing the building’s function and design based on the budget.  Budget limitations and expectations of doing more with less are public expectations that our team understands must be at the forefront of our solutions. Multi-use of spaces, efficient details, value engineering and building efficiencies are all techniques that we use in order to provide the best value for projects.  As a result of extensive and relevant experience with public projects, DEI is knowledgeable in current building codes and is respected by municipal and PA state approval agencies making the firm an asset in scheduling, managing and complying with complex agency approvals.  Our experience in competitive bidding results in providing the Owner with the enviable position of achieving quality at very competitive pricing. With our competitive bid approach, local resources, buying power, and efficient management and scheduling of the project, a 5% savings on the project bids is typically achievable.

D’HUY ENGINEERING WILL PROVIDE READING SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH A TEAM THAT IS READY TO PERFORM AND EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS!

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