Starleaf Pump Station InterviewStarleaf Pump Station Interview
April 10, 2015
Firm Name:______________________ Total Score:___________
Your Name:______________________
Experience in A/E Design for Pump Stations (25 points). Score:_________
What are some of your firm’s strengths?
Can you please tell us about an experience in which you brought an application or development proposal through a public hearing process?
Are you receptive to make changes based on information or requests from the public at large, the Planning and Zoning Commission and/or the City Council? How do you handle those changes?
Project Approach, Understanding, Scope (15 points). Score:_________
What do you see that are the biggest challenges and attractions of this job?
What do you see as key elements in this project?
How do you determine success on a project?
Past Examples of Design Function, Innovation, Sustainability (15 points) Score:_________
Do you have any examples of past pump station jobs where you have caught a mistake using QA/QC and how did you handle fixing that mistake?
What about where the contractor found an error, how was that handled?
History of Budget, Performance, Schedule Management (15 points) Score:_________
Do you have any general contractor relationships that you will use to budget the job?
Historically, how close have your budget been to actual costs for both design & construction, including non-owner initiated change orders?
What percentage of your jobs have you delivered on-time both in design & construction?
Ability to Perform Work, Project Team, Insurance, Workload (10 points) Score:_________
Who would be the main project contact for this job and who will do the majority of the work?
What is the single most important thing your firm does?
What is your company's mission statement, and how does this project tie into it?
Tell us about your organizational culture.
Describe your communication style.
How do you work to build relationships?
How would you handle conflict with clients?
Project Plan and Schedule (10 points) Score:_________
What project management services do you provide?
What is your anticipated schedule for this project and what do you see as the steps are to get there?
Describe what goes into your Site, Landscape and Architectural Planning for a particular site?
References or City's Past Experience (10 points) Score:_________
References to be provided during the selection process