MARCUS ORPM

Overwatch is a service-disabled Veteran-owned small business (SDVOB) certified through the National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC), offering construction professional services, talent acquisition, and general contractor services for the mission-critical infrastructure industry.

Our mission is the construction and management of state-of-the-art data centers with the precision and reliability this industry demands. From high-end engineers to seasoned professionals, we deploy the people you need to get your data center off the ground. At Overwatch, it’s more than a job. It’s a purpose.

• Meet with the owner and stakeholders to develop project scope of work and specification.
• Manage the engineering/design firm to develop the necessary design and construction documentation.
• Develop the project budget.
• Develop the preliminary project schedule.

• Work with the General Contractor (GC) to create and establish the Master Project Schedule, based on the critical path and key milestones. (P6 cost/resource loaded schedule).
• Create and establish the Master Project Budget, including soft costs and hard costs, bonds, insurance, contingencies, allowances, etc.
• Support contractor pre-qualification, bid solicitation, bid analysis and recommendations.
• Support contract negotiation, typically in concert with the team's project manager (PM) and legal counsel, including establishment of all GC “business terms” including mark ups, fees, insurance, labor rates, escalation, etc.
• Coordinate Design Team activities supporting the team PgM.
• Monitor to determine if Architect-Engineer (AE) is completing the complete list of City and/or other Authority approvals process, permitting, etc.
• Coordinate constructability review of the project documents.
• Provide / Gather cost estimates working with subcontractors and other vendors for scope gaps/changes.
• Coordinate Value Engineering efforts.
• Monitor Cash flow projections on a monthly basis.
• Assist the team in identifying, scoping, buying-out and scheduling of all Owner-direct vendors and consultants.

• Perform field walks on a regular basis to monitor progress and address issues in the field, submit BOTG in cases observations, kudos & coaching.
• Manage General Contractor and other directly contracted vendors on the ground.
• Manage cost / change control, including change order review, negotiation, and recommendations, delay analysis.
• Coordinate Value Engineering efforts.
• Budget management and tracking.
• Schedule monitoring, tracking and analysis.
• Document control (track and coordinate addenda, bulletins, new drawing sets, clarifications, etc.
• Ensure Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) is being followed and report any issues/gaps
• Invoice / Payment application processing, tracking and reporting for the General Contractor, vendors and Owner Furnished Equipment.
• Tracking of all key project documents, including submittals, Request for Informa on (RFI’s), change orders, invoices and payments, lien releases, etc.
• Coordination and management of all Owner-direct vendors, and Consultants.
• Lead Owner Architect Contractor (OAC) meetings and other project related Meetings.

• Initiate close out process prior to project comple on, typically two to three months in advance.
• Establish close out documenta on requirements.
• Collect and track receipt of all close out documents until completion, including warranties, as-builts, Operations and Maintenance (O&M) manuals, etc.
• Assist with City and/or other Authority final inspections and occupancy process.
• Manage punch list, substantial completion and final completion Process.
• Negotiate, resolve and close out any outstanding change orders, quality issues or disputes.
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