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What happens at a splash pad pre-construction meeting?
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The pre-construction meeting kicks off the build with all stakeholders: owner, architect, contractor, key subs, inspectors, and operations staff. The team reviews schedule, submittals, RFI process, payment workflow, safety, public-protection plan, and communication protocols. Typically 2-4 hours, before any site work starts.
The pre-construction meeting (preconstruction or pre-con) is the formal kickoff to the construction phase, held after contract signing but before mobilization. Attendees include the owner's project manager, design team (architect, civil engineer, MEP), general contractor and key subs (concrete, plumbing, electrical), municipal inspectors (building, plumbing, electrical, fire), operations staff who'll inherit the pad, and any third parties like CASp accessibility consultants. Agenda covers: contract review, schedule milestones, submittal log and approval workflow, RFI process and turnaround, change order process, weekly meeting cadence, pay application format and timing, lien-waiver requirements, daily logs and field reports, public-protection plan, communication tree (who calls whom for what), safety expectations, and inspection schedule. The meeting usually runs 2-4 hours and produces meeting minutes that become a contract document. A well-run pre-con prevents 80% of mid-project disputes.