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EXHIBIT A City Of Everett City Council STATEMENT OF REASONS TO USE GENERAL CONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER(GC/CM) FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY UPGRADE PROJECT PHASED CONSTRUCTION The benefits of the GC/CM Project Delivery Method are as follows: • The General Contractor is selected based on qualifications. • The General Contractor is involved during design to address constructability issues. • The General Contractor is involved during design to assist in Value Engineering and maintaining a low construction cost. • The General Contractor and the Owner will agree on a Maximum Allowable Construction Cost (MACC) before the design of the project is complete. The contractor will guarantee the project will not exceed the MACC. • The General Contractor will openly and competitively bid all of the work as subcontracts. GC/CM is particularly well suited to projects with complex constructability issues and scheduling requirements and where ongoing operation of existing facilities must occur; significant issues which the City is faced with during the expansion and upgrade of the wastewater treatment plant. Additional benefits the City anticipates gaining by using the GC/CM Project Delivery Method are: • The most qualified contractor rather than the lowest bidder who may or may not be qualified to perform the work. • Collaboration between designer and contractor to increase ease of construction. • More certainty about cost at an earlier stage in the project avoiding surprises later on. • Reduced risk of construction change orders. • Better coordination of construction and operation which reduces conflicts during construction of operating facilities. • More certainty about operation of existing facilities during construction.