Alex Saeteros
September 13, 2019
Arch 4861 Professional Practice
Prof. Mishara
Case 7: Ambitious Project Manager
All in all, after reading and analyzing case 7 I have come in conclusion that it isnāt the Project Manager (PM) fault. I have my reason as to why I defend him. The project bid was at $51,000,000 million dollars and the only person who can negotiate the bid price is the Architect. The Architect has the responsibility to negotiate or came to an agreement if he wants the project bid to be high or low, he decides. I also think that the Project Manager (PM) was treated unfairly because in the case it states that āduring one year of construction, the PM lost his project engineer and was not allowed to replace him with any experienced helpā. Other things that happened along was that āhe had to hire from outsideā and āhe also did not receive any home office supervisory helpā. The thing that was strange and odd was that āthe Officer in Charge (OIC) would meet him for lunch once a month at a remote siteā. These reasons have led me to agree and conclude that it isnāt the Project Manager (PM) fault that the project bid has gone up to $51 million and I think that the Project Manager (PM) was treated unfair during this whole issue.
