WILLIAM (BILL) BAER
Experienced Structural Concrete Estimator & Project Manager
E-mail address: *******@*****.***
Personal Webpage: www.valuepreconstruction.com
SUMMARY:
• More than twenty two years of experience estimating CSI Division 3
• Sixteen years of experience estimating and preconstruction of C.S.I. Divisions 1-33
• Twenty years of experience doing takeoffs and estimating cost of C.S.I. Divisions 2-9
• Over thirty two years of experience in the construction industry involved in all aspects of the work.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Project, Primavera Contractor, Excel, Word and estimating software including Timberline, Hard Dollar, On-Screen Takeoff, Plan Swift, & Blue-Beam.
• More than four years of experience as project manager on various projects. EXPERIENCE:
VALUE PRECONSTRUCTION SERVICES. Santa Clarita, CA. – 6/2013 to Present - TITLE – Director of Services. Business phone - 714-***-****: Construction management services including marketing, estimating, pre- construction and project management from the perspective of a self-perform concrete general contractor. Specialize in C.I.P. structural concrete placement and formwork means and methods. Also specialize in Division 1-33 design/build and public works bidding, value engineering & preconstruction. Experience and knowledge of parking structure lay-out and design, multi-level and high rise C.I.P. structures, seismic retrofitting of post tension structures especially as it pertains to the design and build of large and small flat plate buildings and long span parking structures. Structural concrete plans and spec bidding of box girder bridge spans on interstate widening project, retaining walls, sound walls, reservoirs, pump stations, water treatment plants, roadway & pedestrian bridges; proper implementation and use of hoists, cranes and pump/place equipment in the performance of the work; knowledge of crewing, production rates, and unit costs as it relates to flat plate and long span horizontal formwork systems, welded frame and steel faced gang form systems; hand form systems; large mat footing pours, cantilevered & tie back retaining walls, soil nail walls, free standing wall cores, columns, pylons, cable stays, pedestals, bolt encasements, and site work concrete. C.A. RASMUSSEN. Valencia, CA. – 9/2016 to 1/2017 - TITLE – Estimator: Public Works and Cal-Trans bidding including C.I.P storm drain vaults, bridge abutments, bridge span replacement, bridgework finishes, shoring and lagging, soil nail walls, Caltrans lane widening and lane replacement projects. ARB STRUCTURES INC. Lake Forest, CA. – 8/2014 to 7/2016 - TITLE – Consultant (Estimator): Provided main point of contact representation of ARBs Self-Perform Concrete Estimating Department. Large reinforced cast in place flat plate structures including retail and multi-use structures, architectural concrete bidding, post tension slab buildings and parking structures and residential podiums. Heavy civil projects including electrical sub- stations, sanitary treatment facilities, pump stations, utility pipeline bridges and duct banks. GUY YOCOM CONSTRUCTION. Norco, CA. - 3/2014 to 5/2014 – TITLE – Project Manager on Del Amo Fashion Center Retail Expansion in Torrance California as subcontractor to Whiting-Turner; Arcadia Parking Structure and Metal Office Building in Arcadia California as subcontractor to J. Ray Construction; Chandler Parking Structure in Pasadena CA as subcontractor to Tilden Coil Constructors. ARCIERO BROS/ LARGO CONCRETE. Placentia, CA. – 10/2013 to 2/2014 – TITLE – Sales / Estimating / Preconstruction Representative – Duties include identify clients’ needs and budget constraints, quantity surveys, cost estimating, proposal writing, proposal submittals, and following up with the client by way of phone calls or face to face meetings as necessary to ensure delivery of profitable contracts. CALEX ENGINEERING COMPANY. Newhall, CA. – 1/2013 to 6/2013 – TITLE – Project Manager for a specialty contractor performing temporary and permanent shoring walls, shoring pits, mass excavations, caissons, and landslide stabilization and remediation. Responsibilities included auditing existing contracts and change orders WILLIAM (BILL) BAER
Experienced Structural Concrete Estimator & Project Manager E-mail address: *******@*****.***
Personal Webpage: www.valuepreconstruction.com
and processing paperwork to expedite needed payments, support of ownership and new CFO in the change and management of approximately 14 projects left behind when the senior project manager suddenly resigned and moved to another company. Also performed normal project management duties such as submittal of project deliverables, creating and maintaining RFI and COR logs, extra work order tickets, close out documents, etc. while working with various general contractors doing business in the Los Angeles area including Silverline Construction, Evans & Sons, & Clark/McCarthy J.V. at the Central Utility Plant project at the Los Angeles International Airport.
JT WIMSATT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. Valencia, CA. – 7/2012 to 12/2012 – TITLE – Senior Estimator- Structural concrete plans and spec bidding of reinforced cast in place concrete bridges, student housing project, airport control tower, tilt ups, residential apartments, multi-use buildings, office buildings, high rise tower buildings and parking structures in a design / build format. Some duties included gathering plans, specs and other bid documents, conceptual cost estimating, budgeting, value engineering and proposal writing. NEWCOM/MMC INC. North Las Vegas, NV. - 6/2011 to 6/2012: TITLE – Estimator / Project Manager - Bidding of high rise structural concrete buildings on the Las Vegas Strip and various other projects throughout Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana and California. As project manager was responsible for the onsite management duties for the Caesars Entertainment Project Linq Observation Wheel subcontracting with W.A. Richardson Builders; the SkyVue Observation Wheel project subcontracting with Ledcor Construction and also the Lloyd George Federal Courthouse Retaining Wall Project subcontracting with Wadley Construction. As a structural concrete estimator and during the preconstruction process I did plans and spec bidding including box girder bridge spans for the 215 interstate widening project, retaining walls, sound walls, reservoirs, pump stations, water treatment plants, roadway & pedestrian bridges, box culverts, drainage inlets, junction structures. Some duties included the use and customization of Hard Dollar estimating software for high rise structural concrete and formwork bidding purposes; conceptual estimating and budgeting; proposal writing; primary point of contact conducting Client meetings and sales presentations; coordination, selection and implementation of the formwork and concrete placement systems for the purpose of construction of the work; preparation of purchase orders, rental agreements, material buyouts and subcontracts review for the performance of the work; ensuring proper contract documentation; means and methods coordination with field superintendents to ensure the work was implemented according to plan, completed on schedule and within budget. PRECONSTRUCTION SERVICES - SELF EMPLOYED. Henderson, NV. – 11/2010 to 5/2011: – Division 1-33 Cost Estimating & Preconstruction Services. Some projects bid during this time include hotels, medical office buildings, water pipelines, and a classroom building complex at San Diego Community College. Value of projects bid during this time ranged from $6,000,000 to $18,000,000. Some clients during this time included Ledcor Builders and Penta Building Group
BOMEL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC. - Anaheim Hills, CA. - 1999 to 2010: TITLE - Senior Estimator - Plans and Spec bidding as well as design/build estimating and budgeting of C.S.I. Divisions 1-33. Some responsibilities include planning, preparing and submitting proposals to public and private entities; attending and participating in Client meetings and presentations; Directing and Coordinating a team for the purpose of bidding Division 1-33 projects; providing oversight of all trades for the purpose of designing and bidding multi-million dollar value parking structure and site improvement projects; reviewing preliminary design documents and providing cost value engineering services; budgeting and conceptual estimating services; delegation of bid assignments to various project managers and project engineers and coordinating the bid process to final submittal; preparing subcontractor scope of work documents and ensuring timely solicitation of subcontractors; reviewing subcontractors scope of work submittals and pricing; preparing preliminary schedules and logistic/staging plans; coordinating with executive management and project managers to produce purchase orders, subcontracts & material buyouts; coordinating project managers to produce extra work order pricing & documentation; coordinating field operation persons and with executive management WILLIAM (BILL) BAER
Experienced Structural Concrete Estimator & Project Manager E-mail address: *******@*****.***
Personal Webpage: www.valuepreconstruction.com
leadership during project strategy meetings; procurement of proper documentation and ensuring solution coordination and implementation; visiting jobsites to review means and methods systems and other processes. Developed and maintained a database of subcontractors, vendors, suppliers, experts and technicians as needed to perform all aspects of the work involved in the general contracting construction business. KEN KILLINGER CONCRETE. Orange, CA. - 10/1988 to 7/1999: Worked for Ken Killinger and his business partner Dan Slama off and on for ten years as an office manager, project manager, estimator, foreman, carpenter, finisher and laborer in the performance of various commercial, civil, industrial and residential structural concrete projects including schools, fueling stations, modular buildings, fire stations and street improvements.
EDUCATION:
Construction Law and Contracts (Audited Classwork), University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2010 Garden Grove High School, Garden Grove, CA, graduated 1983. PARTIAL LIST OF PROJECTS;
Caltrans Contract 07-281504 -Los Angeles and Ventura County Storm Drain Improvements at Various Locations; 7th & Santa Fe Parking Structure – Los Angeles CA – In Construction; Del Mar Parking Structure – San Diego CA – In Construction; Von Karman PS – Irvine CA – In Construction; 350 Irvine Spectrum Parking Structure – Irvine CA ; Rancho Bernardo Parking Structure – San Diego CA.; LAX Terminal 4 Connector – Los Angeles, CA; Discovery Center Expansion – Santa Ana, CA; SkyVue Observation Wheel Foundations and Columns, Las Vegas, NV; Project Linq High Roller Observation Wheel Foundations, Las Vegas NV – Largest Observation Wheel in the western hemisphere; Lloyd George Courthouse Retaining Wall, Las Vegas NV – Subcontractor - $50,000; Wynn Employee Pedestrian Bridge Las Vegas, NV – Design/Build General Contractor – $4,770,000; Wynn Employee Parking Structure, Las Vegas, NV – Design/Build General Contractor – $39,567,831; U.C.I. Step 6 Parking Structure – Design/Build General Contractor /Subcontractor - $14,342,034; Los Angeles City College Sports Complex and PS, Los Angeles, CA – General Contractor – $40,147,594; Riverside College PS with Tennis Courts, Riverside, CA – Design/Build General Contractor – $13,141,000; Promenade East/West Parking Structures, Temecula CA – Design/Build General Contractor - $23,848,086; Alderwood Mall PSs 1 & 2, Lynnwood, WA – Design /Build General Contractor -
$11,028,273; World Market Parking Structure, Las Vegas, NV – Design Assist Subcontractor - $26,500,000; Park Place Parking Structures 2 & 5, Irvine, CA - General Contractor - $51,774,001; California State University of Long Beach PS 2, Long Beach, CA – General Contractor – $21,989,000; Phantom Theatre at the Venetian, Las Vegas, NV - Subcontractor - $3,091,080; VA Medical Center Phase IV Hospital, Las Vegas, NV - Subcontractor - $8,789,800; 6th and K Parkade Parking Structure, San Diego, CA – General Contractor –
$16,996,480; Agua Caliente Parking Structure, Palm Springs, CA – Design/Build General Contractor – $16,100,000; Metrolink Parking Structure, Tustin, CA – General Contractor - $16,900,000; University Apartments PS and Podium, Riverside, CA – GC /Subcontractor -
$6,549,719; U.C.I. Step 6 Office Building - Subcontractor - $2,000,000; First Street Parking Structure, Alhambra, CA - General Contractor
- $3,207,399; CineramaDome Retail Center & Valet Parking, Hollywood, CA - Subcontractor - $2,797,000; Warner Center PS and Office Building B & C, Woodland Hills, CA - GC /Subcontractor - $5,734,212; Barona Parking Structure, Lakeside, CA - General Contractor –
$12,160,150; Alhambra Renaissance Cineplex Parking Structure, Alhambra, CA - General Contractor – $4,908,000; Santa Monica College Parking Structure C, Santa Monica, CA - General Contractor – $5,289,000; Hyatt Grand Champions Hotel, Spa & Ballroom, Indian Wells, CA - Subcontractor - $2,836,250; Marvin Braude Constituent Center, Van Nuys, CA - Subcontractor - $2,489,000; Rand Corporate Headquarters, Santa Monica, CA – Subcontractor - $11,841,609; Washington Mutual Parking Structure, Irvine, CA - Subcontractor -
$7,062,013; Amgen Parking Structure # 8, Thousand Oaks, CA – Subcontractor - $11,980,005; Pacific Life Parking Structure, Irvine CA – General Contractor – $12,548,980; West Hollywood Fire Station # 7, West Hollywood, CA – Subcontractor - $ 580,000; Anaheim Resort Fire Station # 3, Anaheim, CA – Subcontractor +/- $400,000 ; Fashion Show Mall Deck B Parking Structure, Las Vegas, NV - Subcontractor
- $2,087,463; Hector Godeniz High School, Santa Ana, CA – Subcontractor – $4,700,000