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Work required for the Project and shall identify contingencies for design and construction. The -CMAR shall submit the Project and Construction Budget to the Owner for acceptance.. If the CMAR believes that additional surveys, • geotectrnicat Investigations, environmental assessments or other testing or investigation is necessary and reasonable to fashion a reliable Project and Construction Budges, - the OMAR shall make recommendations to the Owner for such services, with an explanation of why the CMAR believes that the services are reasonable and necessary. The decision to procure such services shall be solely in the discretion of the Own_ er, and shall be at the Owner's expense. The Project and Construction Budget shall be revised as directed by the. Owner. 3.6.3 Preliminary tjmate and Budget Analyses The CMAR shall analyze and report to the Owner the cost of. . various design and construction altematives, -Including the assumptions by the CMAR In preparing-its analysis, a variance analysis between budget and preliminary estimate,' and recommendations for any adjustments to the budget. As a part of the cost analysis, the CMAR shall consider costs relating to efficiency, usable life, maintenance, energy, -and operation. 3.6.4 Cost Control Following the completion of each design phase milestone, -the CMAR shall prepare an estimate of the construction cost for the Design Drawings and Specifications furnished by the Designer. Each estimate shall be accompanied. by a report to the Owner - and Designer identifying valances from the: Project and Construction Budget as well as the assumptions made by the OMAR in preparing the estimate. The CMAR shall reconcile its estimates with the Project Budget and the Construction Budget, and with any Independent estimates obtained by the Owner. The CMAR shall coordinate the activities of the Owner and Designer and provide cost - estimating and value engineering ` studies when changes to the design are required to remain within the Project and Construction Budget 16.5 PrOIW and Construction Budget Revision The CMAR shall make recommendations .:to the Owner conceming design changes that may result in revisions to the.. Project and Construction Budget and divisions of. the_ Work . required for the Project 3.6.6 Value Engineerina Studies The CMAR shall provide value engineering. recommendations to the Owner and Designer for major construction components. . Including cost evaluations of alternative materials and systems. 7 3.6.7 Estimates for Addenda Prior to bidding, the CMAR shall notify the Owner and the Designer If any addendum Issued by the Designer could impact the Cost of the Work of the Project, and will prepare an estimate, of costs for all such addenda and shall submit the estimates to the Owner for approval. After approval by the . Owner, addenda shall be transmitted to bidders by the CMAR. Once bids are received and contracts are awarded to 'each Contractor, any addenda issued by the Designer which affects a Contractor shall be processed through the change order provisions In the Agreement 3.6.8 Analyzing Bids: Upon receipt of bids, the CMAR shall evaluate the bids, including altemate prices and unit pikes, and before award of any construction contract shall provide the . Owner and the Designer with a report summarizing the bids. 3.6.9 Schedule of Values !Each Contract! The. CMAR shall, In participation with the Contractors, determine a Schedule of Values for each of the construction contracts. The Schedule of Values shall be the basis for the allocation of the Construction Contract price, to the activities shown on the Contractor's Construction Schedule. 3.6.10 Allocation of Costs to Contractor's Construction $ceduie (Not used.] 3.6.11 Change Order Control The CMAR shall establish and Implement 6-change order control system. 3.6.11.1 All proposed Owner - initiated change orders shall first be described In detail in writing by the Owner, or the Designer If so requested by the Owner, and forwarded to the CMAR. The CMAR shall then forward a request for proposal to the appropriate Contractor (or Contractors), accompanied by technical Drawings and Specificabons prepared by the Designer. In response to the request for a proposal, the Contractor shall submit to the CMAR for evaluation detailed information concerning the costs and time adjustments, if any, necessary to perform the proposed change order work. The CMAR shall review the Contractor's proposal, shah discuss the proposed change order with the Contractor and determine the Contractor's basis for the cost and. time to perform the Work. and, - as applicable, the effect. If any, on- the 43uaranteed