Your participation is critical. The following team meetings serve as checkpoints throughout the process:

• A project kick-off meeting with your team and Sedlak
• On-site business discovery – Site tours and interviews
• Design data validation – This is the foundation for properly addressing your operational needs and is imperative to the development of the optimum facility design.  During this meeting, we will discuss the storage and MHE concepts to be evaluated to obtain feedback and gain consensus from the team
• Concept evaluation review – The collective group will meet to understand the decision criteria and confirm the selected concepts before layout drawings and budgets are prepared. The required investment, staffing and space required per option are evaluated along with the flexibility and scalability of each concept.
• Executive presentation – Sedlak will present recommendations based on sound business fundamentals to your management.

• Finalize drawings – layouts, elevations, and details
• Write functional specifications – MHE equipment, IT, and associated building criteria
• Qualify vendors and create a list of competitive bidders
• Prepare RFP Documentation –  drawings, specifications, and response forms to solicit accurate information for comparison
• Manage vendors as they prepare responses
  • Field questions and distribute answers fairly
• Bid evaluation
  • Review bids for completeness and accuracy
  • Create an evaluation document that compares each vendor’s capabilities and pricing
• Coordinate vendor presentations/facility tours
• Prepare bid summary and recommendations
• Contract review and negotiation

• MHE Drawing Review – drawings from every vendor are reviewed to ensure feasibility and verify adherence to specifications
• Maintain Master Schedule and lead review sessions with the internal team and all vendors/contractors
• Lead Kick-off and periodic meetings with the project team, vendors, and the building contractors
  • Clearly define roles, responsibilities, and expectations
  • Provide vendor crews with a clear understanding of work site requirements
• On-site installation management
• Equipment delivery coordination and quality check
• Transition Assistance
• Equipment Testing and Punch listing – follow through to completion of all issues
• Testing, Training and Go-live support
• Spare parts review and maintenance recommendations and training coordination
• Project Management – Status Reports, Open Issues, Budget Tracking, and Change Order Management
• Post go-live support to ensure project success at the conclusion of the project management life cycle