VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

THE CONTRACTOR, DANIEL, MANN, JOHNSON AND MENDENHALL (DMJM), WAS HIRED TO REDESIGN THE FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS OF 4 TECHNICAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS CONSTRUCTED IN VIETNAM, PREPARE A BILL OF MATERIALS AND SUBSEQUENT PROCUREMENT, PREPARE A WORK SCOPE, EVALUATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BIDS, INSPECT THE CONSTRUCTION ON-SITE AND MODIFY CONTRACT DRAWINGS INTO AS-BUILT DRAWINGS. DMJM HAS ALMOST COMPLETED THE REDESIGN OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THE EXISTING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE DRAWN IN VAGUE RELIEF AND THE REDESIGNED SYSTEM WAS SUPERIMPOSED ON THEM IN BOLD LINE. CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS WERE BEING PREPARED, GIVING DETAILS ON WHAT EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL IS TO BE INSTALLED, AND HOW IT IS TO BE INSTALLED. THESE DETAILS WILL REDUCE THE CHANCES OF FURTHER TECHNICAL MISTAKES. A BILL OF MATERIALS WAS COMPLETED BY CONTRACTOR, WITH THEIR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER INSPECTING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ITEMS TO BE REPLACED. NEGOTIATIONS FOR MATERIALS WERE ENTERED INTO WITH THE CONNELL BROTHERS COMPANY AND PRICE QUOTATIONS AS MUCH AS 50% LESS THAN PUBLISHED PRICES WERE GIVEN. THE ARRANGEMENT WITH THIS US SUPPLIER SHOULD RESULT IN A $12,000 SAVINGS UNDER THE CONTRACT. BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH PROCUREMENT LEAD-TIME, THE PROJECT COMPLETION DATE WAS EXTENDED FROM 5/15/74 TO 9/74. THE PROJECT ALLOWS FOR 75 MAN-DAYS OF WORK BY THE DMJM ENGINEER AND DESPITE THE PROCUREMENT DELAYS, THIS 75 MAN-DAY ALLOTMENT SHOULD NOT BE EXCEEDED.