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Section 7 – Prosecution of the Work

progress schedule at the preconstruction conference (see Section 7-3, ”Preconstruction

Conference and Progress Meetings”, in this Section of these Specifications). The baseline

progress schedule shall show all major portions of the Work, the estimated dates on which the

Contractor shall start each portion of the Work, and the contemplated dates for completing each

portion of the Work or the approximate percentage of the Work or portions of the Work

scheduled for completion at any time.

Unless agreed to by the Agency, the progress schedule shall be updated and submitted to

the Agency with each Progress Payment request or when requested by the Agency. All

schedule updates or revisions shall show the effects of any occurrence upon which the

Contractor will base a notice of potential claim or has based any claim (see Section 9, “Changes

and Claims”, of these Specifications), and shall expressly call the Agency’s attention to those

effects. A revised or updated schedule shall be submitted within ten (10) Working Days of an

The Contractor shall carry out the various elements of the Work concurrently, as is

practicable, and shall not defer construction of any portion of the Work in favor of any other

portion, without the express written approval of the Agency.

Despite the submission of a progress schedule, the Contractor shall be governed by the

direction of the Agency if, in the judgment of the Agency, it becomes necessary to accelerate

the Work or any part thereof, or cease work at any particular point and concentrate the

Contractor’s forces at such other point or points, with the intent of preventing delays.

When required by the Special Provisions, in lieu of the progress schedule required by the

previous Section (Section 7-5.01), the Contractor shall submit a practicable Critical Path Method

(CPM) network schedule within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Contract. Unless otherwise

agreed to by the Agency, the latest version of MS Project or Primavera shall be used. The CPM

network diagram shall be time-scaled and include printouts showing the mathematical analysis

of the CPM network diagram. Activities shall include, but not be limited to, construction

activities, procurement activities, submittal activities, and any other activities by the Contractor,

the Agency, or any other entity that may impact the Work. Submittal and procurement activities

shall include falsework drawings, post tensioning drawings, test procedures, mix designs, long

time lead items, etc. The following information shall be shown for each activity:

1. Unique number(s) for each activity

2. Activity description

3. Activity relationships and dependencies (logic)

4. Activity duration in Working Days

5. Early start, early finish, late start, late finish dates (calendar date, i.e. day, month,

6. Total float, free float

7. For completed activities: actual start dates, actual finish dates, duration, and logic

8. Interim milestone dates and completion dates

9. Detailed list of work contained within each activity

10. Manpower loading for each item of work for unit price contracts

11. Cost loading for each item of work for lump sum contracts

The Contractor shall submit three (3) full-size paper copies and an electronic copy of each

CPM schedule. Updates to the CPM schedule shall be submitted with each Progress Payment

request, when Contract events are changed, or within ten (10) Working Days of an Agency

request. A narrative describing the general status of the Work and addressing any problem

areas or delays shall be submitted with each revision or update, with impacts on critical path