Common use of Methodologies, Systems and Practices Clause in Contracts

Methodologies, Systems and Practices. In performing the Program Management Services hereunder, the Program Manager shall consider and make recommendations to Owner concerning Owner’s adoption as a part of the best industry practice methodologies, systems and practices, to the extent reasonably and commercially appropriate, as follows: (1) Methodologies (including incentive based methodologies) to contract design, construction and procurement services; (2) Project communications, information management, and document control systems (ensuring full time, continuous access to CPMS and communication of latest updated project information among all participants in the Project, including Owner, and maintenance of a log of the record date and time of transmittal and receipt of such information as between each sender and recipient); (3) Quality control processes encompassing applicable code and functional space program compliance through commissioning; (4) Cost and schedule control systems and practices within the CPMS for cost estimating and reporting, including a comprehensive system for tracking and forecasting costs throughout the process of development of designs and construction processes; (5) Value engineering and analysis methodologies; and (6) Master and detailed scheduling within the CPMS (providing for detailed assignment of responsibility and tracking of performance).