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If Primavera P6 is selected for use, provide the "xer" export file in a version of P6 importable by the Government system. Verify at the SEKO meeting which version of P6 is in use by the Government. Export the schedule in a version of P6 no newer than that used by the Government.
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Activities with a negative cost loading is not allowed.
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Activity cost loading must be reasonable and without front-end loading.
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No costs are to be assigned to activities for the preparation, review, or approval of submittals, except as described under paragraph COST LOADING OF CLOSEOUT ACTIVITIES, paragraph AS-BUILT DRAWINGS, design submittals, and paragraph O&M MANUALS.
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Assign a Bid Item Code to all activities using the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) to which the activity belongs, even when an activity is not cost loaded.
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Non-procurement activities Original Durations (OD) are not to exceed 20 workdays or 30 calendar days.
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Non-procurement activities Original Durations (OD) are not to exceed 20 workdays or 30 calendar days.
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Non-procurement activities Original Durations (OD) are not to exceed 20 workdays or 30 calendar days. Develop calendars to accommodate any contract defined work period such as a 7-day calendar for Government Acceptance activities, concrete cure times, etc.
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Include design and permit activities with the necessary conferences and follow-up actions and design package submission dates.
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Include in the schedule activities associated with the critical submittals and their approvals, procurement, fabrication, and delivery of long lead materials, equipment, fabricated assemblies, and supplies. Long lead procurement activities are those with an anticipated procurement sequence of over 90 calendar days.
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Include the following activities in the initial project schedule and all updates. a. Submission, review and acceptance of SD-01 Preconstruction Submittals (individual activity for each). b. Submission, review and acceptance of features requiring design completion / design packages. c. Submission of mechanical/electrical/information systems layout drawings. d. Submission and approval of O & M manuals. e. Submission and approval of as-built drawings. f. Submission and approval of DD1354 data and installed equipment lists. g. Submission and approval of testing and air balance (TAB). h. Submission of TAB specialist design review report. i. Submission and approval of fire protection specialist. j. Submission and approval of Building Commissioning Plan, Controls testing plan, test data, and reports. k. Contractor's pre-final inspection. l. Correction of punch list from Contractor's pre-final inspection. m. Government's pre-final inspection. n. Correction of punch list from Government's pre-final inspection. o. Final inspection.
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Show in schedule, Government and other agency activities that could impact progress. These activities include, but are not limited to approvals, acceptance, design reviews, environmental permit approvals by State regulators, inspections, utility tie-in, Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and Notice to Proceed (NTP) for phasing requirements.
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Use the activity coding structure defined in the Standard Data Exchange Format (SDEF) in ER 1-1-11. This exact structure is mandatory. Develop and assign all Activity Codes to activities as detailed herein.
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Assign Workers per Day for all field construction or direct work activities, if directed by the Contracting Officer. Workers per day is based on the average number of workers expected each day to perform a task for the duration of that activity.
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Use the activity coding structure defined in the Standard Data Exchange Format (SDEF) in ER 1-1-11. This exact structure is mandatory.
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The Unit Cost Record must follow all Precedence Records. There must be one Unit Cost Record for every activity that is not lump sum activity.
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Assign responsibility code for all activities to the Prime Contractor, Subcontractor(s) or Government agency(ies) responsible for performing the activity.
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Assign Work Area code to activities based upon the work area in which the activity occurs. Define work areas based on resource constraints or space constraints that would preclude a resource, such as a particular trade or craft work crew from working in more than one work area at a time due to restraints on resources or space. Activities cannot have more than one Work Area Code.
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Assign a Modification Number Code to any activity or sequence of activities added to the schedule as a result of a Contract Modification, when approved by Contracting Officer. Key all Code values to the Government's modification numbering system. An activity can have only one Modification Number Code.
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Assign a Bid Item Code to all activities using the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) to which the activity belongs, even when an activity is not cost loaded. An activity can have only one BIDI Code.
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Assign a Bid Item Code to all activities using the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) to which the activity belongs, even when an activity is not cost loaded. An activity can have only one BIDI Code.
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Assign Phase of Work Code to all activities. Examples of phase of work are design phase, procurement phase and construction phase. Each activity can have only one Phase of Work code.
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Assign a Category of Work Code to all activities. Category of Work Codes include, but are not limited to design, design submittal, design reviews, review conferences, permits, construction submittal, procurement, fabrication, weather sensitive installation, non-weather sensitive installation, start-up, and testing activities. Each activity can have no more than one Category of Work Code.
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Assign the appropriate Feature of Work Code to all activities based on the Definable Feature of Work to which the activity belongs based on the approved QC plan. An activity can have only one Feature of Work Code.
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The use of artificial float constraints such as "zero free float" or "zero total float" are prohibited.
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Mandatory constraints that ignore or affect network logic are prohibited.
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No constrained dates are allowed in the schedule other than those specified herein.
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The first activity in the project schedule must be a start milestone titled "NTP Acknowledged," which must have a "Start On" constraint date equal to the date that the NTP is acknowledged.
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The first activity in the project schedule must be a start milestone titled "NTP Acknowledged," which must have a "Start On" constraint date equal to the date that the NTP is acknowledged.
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The last activity in the schedule must be a finish milestone titled "End Project." Constrain the project schedule to the Contract Completion Date in such a way that if the schedule calculates an early finish, then the float calculation for "End Project" milestone reflects positive float on the longest path. If the project schedule calculates a late finish, then the "End Project" milestone float calculation reflects negative float on the longest path.
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Constrain contractually specified interim completion dates to show negative float when the calculated late finish date of the last activity in that phase is later than the specified interim completion date. Use a start milestone as the first activity for a project phase. Call the start milestone "Start Phase X" where "X" refers to the phase of work. Use a finish milestone as the last activity for a project phase. Call the finish milestone "End Phase X" where "X" refers to the phase of work.
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Ensure anticipated adverse weather is accounted for in the Project Schedule. AACE 84R-13 provides methodologies for techniques in planning for adverse weather. The preferred methodology is the use of a weather calendar. If a method other than a weather calendar is proposed, discuss the reason during the SEKO meeting.
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Schedule activities on a Calendar to which the activity logically belongs. Develop calendars to accommodate any contract defined work period such as a 7-day calendar for Government Acceptance activities, concrete cure times, etc. Develop the default Calendar to match the physical work plan with non-work periods identified including weekends and holidays. Develop Seasonal Calendar(s) and assign to seasonally affected activities as applicable.
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Develop the default Calendar to match the physical work plan with non-work periods identified including weekends and holidays.
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Only two open ended activities are allowed: the first activity "NTP Acknowledged" is to have no predecessor logic, and the last activity "End Project" is to have no successor logic.
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Except as noted above, each activity must have at least a start-to-start or finish-to-start relationship with its predecessor and a finish-to-finish or finish-to-start relationship with its successor.
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Actual Start and Finish dates must not automatically update with default mechanisms included in the scheduling software. Updating of the percent complete and the remaining duration of any activity must be independent functions. Disable program features that calculate one of these parameters from the other.
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Actual Start and Finish dates must not automatically update with default mechanisms included in the scheduling software.
Runs only when a previous update is supplied.
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Activities that have progressed before all preceding logic has been satisfied (Out-of-Sequence Progress) will be allowed only on a case-by-case basis subject to approval by the Contracting Officer.
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Do not delete activities from the project schedule or add new activities to the schedule without approval from the Contracting Officer. Activity ID and description changes are considered new activities and cannot be changed without Contracting Officer approval.
Runs only when a previous update is supplied.
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Activity Original Durations (OD) must be reasonable to perform the work item. OD changes are prohibited unless justification is provided and approved by the Contracting Officer.
Runs only when a previous update is supplied.
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Leads (negative lags) are prohibited.
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Start to Finish (SF) relationships are prohibited.
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Lags must be reasonable as determined by the Government and not used in place of realistic original durations, must not be in place to artificially absorb or create float, or to replace proper schedule logic.
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Schedule calculations must retain the logic between predecessors and successors ("retained logic" mode) even when the successor activity starts and the predecessor activity has not finished (out-of-sequence progress). Software features that in effect sever the tie between predecessor and successor activities when the successor has started and the predecessor logic is not satisfied ("progress override") are not be allowed.
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Update the percent complete for each activity started, based on the realistic assessment of earned value. Activities which are complete but for remaining minor punch list work and which do not restrain the initiation of successor activities may be declared 100 percent complete to allow for proper schedule management.
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The remaining duration for unstarted activities are not to be less than its original duration.
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Cost load the "Correction of punch list from Government pre-final inspection" activit[y][ies] not less than 1 percent of the present contract value.
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If there is no separate contract line item (CLIN) for as-built drawings, cost load the "Submission and approval of as-built drawings" activity not less than $35,000 or 1 percent of the present contract value, whichever is greater, up to $200,000.
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Cost load the "Submission and approval of O&M manuals" activity not less than $20,000. Activity will be declared 100 percent complete upon the Government's approval.
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No IPS indicating an Early Completion will be accepted without being fully resource-loaded (including crew sizes and hours) and the Government agreeing that the schedule is reasonable and achievable.
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Within 15 calendar days after the NTP is acknowledged, submit the Preliminary Project Schedule defining the planned operations detailed for the first 90 calendar days for approval. The approved Preliminary Project Schedule will be used for payment purposes not to exceed 90 calendar days after NTP. Completely cost load the Preliminary Project Schedule to balance the contract award CLINS shown on the Price Schedule.
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Submit the Initial Project Schedule for approval within 42 calendar days after notice to proceed is issued. The schedule must demonstrate a reasonable and realistic sequence of activities which represent all work through the entire contract performance period.
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The electronic file is to identify the type of schedule (Preliminary, Initial, Update), full contract number, Data Date and schedule file name. Each schedule must have a unique file name and use project specific settings.
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Artificially improving progress by means such as, but not limited to, revising the schedule logic, modifying, or adding constraints, shortening activity durations, or changing calendars in the project schedule is prohibited.
Runs only when a previous update is supplied.
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Ensure Primavera P6 settings provide a schedule capable of fulfilling the requirements of the contract. The following settings are mandatory and required in all schedule submissions to the Government: a. Activity Codes must be Project Level, not Global or EPS level.
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b. Calendars must be Project Level, not Global or Resource level.
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c. Activity Duration Types must be set to "Fixed Duration & Units".
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d. Percent Complete Types must be set to "Physical".
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e. Time Period Admin Preferences must remain the default "8.0 hr/day, 40 hr/week, 172 hr/month, 2000 hr/year". Set Calendar Work Hours/Day to 8.0 Hour days.
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k. The daily ending hour for all work calendars must be the same.
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When QCS is asked to import an Activity Schedule update it will check the SDEF file to ensure that the Scheduler has used the Actual Start and Actual Finish dates as were entered in the Daily QC Reports. If the dates do not match, QCS does not allow the updated schedule to be imported.
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Responsibility Code - This code must match the Contractor's scheduling package if one is being used. It must be PRIM and cannot be assigned to any other subcontractor for this contract. [...] Be sure to advise your P3 scheduler of the Prime Contractor responsibility code of PRIM.
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The valid values for the constraint type are as follows: ES - The constraint date must replace an activity's early start date, if the early start date is prior to the constraint date. LF - The constraint date must replace an activity's late finish date if the late finish date is after the constraint date.
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The Activity Description must be a maximum of 30 characters. Descriptions must be limited to the space provided.
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The Activity ID consists of a right-justified field of ten (I0) integers each. The maximum activity number allowed under this arrangement is 9999999999.