Questions and Answers - South End Community Centre Implementation Strategy Report - Council Information Sessions February 28 and

Staff, along with the Baker project team have been able to mitigate the impacts of inflation on the project, and while the budget is tight, the project is currently proceeding within the original budget. [...] Construction Management What is the difference between a general contractor and a construction manager? • The construction manager for the SECC was brought on to help with the value engineering process for the SECC. [...] • The construction management process has shared risk, and the contracting style is meant to bring the team together more collaboratively to find common solutions to problems instead of having the contractor take on all the risk and have the process be adversarial. [...] The construction manager provides the role of a General Contractor and is responsible for the general conditions and administration of the contract. [...] With the removal of the rear courtyard from the design are there any plans to replace this amenity with something else on site? • Since the site acts like more of a campus with Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School and the Larry Pearson Ball Diamonds / South End Park, there are plenty of outdoor amenities at the site that could be utilized in a similar fashion to the rear courtyard, so there are n.