Project Management North Carolina
Resume:
Blue Springs, MO *****
Phone 773-***-****
Tracy Ultican, CPE
Objective Senior Estimating
Education 1994-1999 B.S. Central Missouri State University
Construction Management
Special Training Member of American Society of Professional Estimator
CPE Certified Earthwork Estimator
OSHA 10 Certified
Summary of Experience Twenty-six years of experience in the Civil/Earthwork Estimating field. The majority of my experience is with DOT, Railroad, Army Corp, MATOC, Intermodal, Site Development, Commercial Earthwork and Design Build Civil Projects. I have additional experience in compiling estimates as the Prime Contractor for Civil Construction projects. Specifically, DOT, Intermodal/Rail Road and other Municipal Civil Projects.
Throughout my career I have been responsible for estimating a wide range of Civil Projects, including DOT work in multiple states such as Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and North Carolina. I have experience estimating Intermodal Projects; in my career I estimated the Charlotte North Carolina Intermodal, the Birmingham Alabama Intermodal and Straus New Mexico Intermodal. I also have experience estimating dams, new landfill, landfill closure, data center, and large warehouse Projects. My responsibilities included subcontractor/material solicitation, writing work plans, schedules (MS Project & P6) and proposals.
Other responsibilities that I have been given include Project Engineering/Project Management. I was responsible for setting up projects in the companies View Point project management contract control software, reviewing and issuing subcontracts, PO’s, tracking daily production, reviewing and submitting submittals, compiling and submitting Quality Control Plans, Safety Plans and Using Primavera P6 and assembling submitting project schedules.
I am proficient in taking projects from conceptual pricing to hard-bid estimating. I have experience with cost analysis of projects, forecasting cost, vendor relations, evaluation of sub-contractor bids, and co-ordination of shop drawings with on-site conditions and contractors. On smaller projects I served as both estimator and project manager.
My experience as Chief Estimator included weekly bid schedules updates, managing a estimating team of five. Mentoring to younger estimators, bid reviews, quantity checks, and cycle time reviews. Tracking productions, building a production database, sub-contractor list. Preferred client list. Reviewing the MoDot and Kdot website for projects. Weekly reviewing of the KCMO, Drexell and other municipality websites for upcoming projects.
Summary of Project Partial List of Projects that have been awarded:
MNDOT I-90 Dresbach (Multi scope): $187 Million
IADOT I-29 and US 275 Interchange (Multi scope): $78 Million
Viking Stadium (Mass Excavation/Shoring/Utilities/Str Ex): $35 Million
North Dakota Highway 23 (Earthwork/Prime) $23 Million
Dakota County Highway 13 and County Road 5 (Multi scope): $27 Million
INDOT 30847 State Highway 25(Earthwork): $7.1 Million
Riverview Avenue (Multi scope/earthwork): $5.0 Million
KTA Bridge (Bridge): $4.5 Million
Hollywood Casino (Earthwork): $5.0 Million
BNSF Beaver Hill and Hodges Montana (Earthwork & Bridge): $4.5 Million
Gary/Chicago International Airport EJ&E Railway Realignment (GC) $3.5 Million
BNSF Galesburg Departure Yard (Earthwork, Utilities, Air Lines): $3.2 Million
The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (Earthwork &Shoring) $2.0 Million
The Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead (Earthwork): $1.6 Million
The Arts District Garage (Earthwork and Shoring): $1.5 Million
Fed Ex Distribution Facility (Earthwork): $1.3 Million
Fed Ex Distribution Facility Road Improvement (Multi scope): $700,000
Fed Ex Distribution Facility Phase 1Expansion (Multi scope): $1.0 Million
Prairie Lee Detention Basin (Multi scope): $500,000
Medline Distribution Center (Earthwork): $500,000
Lowes Home Improvement Liberty, MO (Earthwork): $1.2 Million
Hwy 78 MODOT (Earthwork): $500,000
Summary of Project Notable projects that I have estimated:
CSX Casky Inspection Yard (Design/Build Prime): $49 Million
Birmingham, AL Intermodal (Prime & Earthwork): $46 Million
Strauss New Mexico Intermodal (Prime & Earthwork): $45 Million
Kansas Homestead (DOT) (Prime & Earthwork): $37 Million
Charlotte, NC Intermodal (Prime &Earthwork): $18 Million
Red Willow Dam Nebraska (Prime &Earthwork): $17 Million
Work Experience
January 2025 – Present
Clarkson Construction Kansas City, MO
Senior Estimator
Responsible for Unit Price and hard-bid earthwork estimating; (earthwork, storm sewer, shoring, concrete paving, RCB) duties included quantity take-off, writing proposal letters, solicitation of subcontractors’ bids, reviewing subcontractor bids, writing purchase orders and contracts. Setting up project in project management software coordination of cost control with our project management division and reviewing change orders. Estimates range from $5,000,000 to $350,000,000. With a focus on Heavy Highway and Municipal projects.
December 2023 – January 2025
Burns & McDonnell Kansas City, MO
Senior Estimator CDB.ENS
My senior estimating position is assigned to the environmental division (ENS). I am also a part of the Public Infrastructure Division. I currently have projects with three GP’s Water, ENS and Transportation. In my ENS role I have been estimating ash landfill closures, dewatering of ash landfills and water treatment of ash landfills and ash ponds. Other projects included wetland banks, soil removal that contain PCB’s. and MGP remediation. In my Water division role, I have led the estimating effort for our Westport Stormwater Improvement project. A Design/Build project that installs two large below grade detention basins, adds storm sewer down Mill Street from Jerimah Cameron Park north to Southwest Trafficway. Project includes, grading, sidewalk, curb, sanitary and water lines. I wrote work packages, contacted MBE/WBE contractors, ran preliminary cost estimates and comparative cost estimates. In my role with Transportation, I have been a part of the FDOT team that provides opinion of probable construction cost to FDOT. I am responsible for earthwork, storm, stabilization and aggregate base. My role includes cross section takeoff to quantity earthwork volumes, determine haul distance, build the earthwork and storm estimate and work with our project lead to combine estimates and come up with our construction cost. I utilize HCSS to put these estimates together and I use AGTEK for our earthwork quantification.
July 2015 – December 2023
Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc. Kansas City, MO
Chief Estimator
Responsible for Unit Price and hard-bid civil construction estimating (earthwork, storm sewer, shoring, bridges, RCB, structural concrete, MSE walls, T-Walls); duties included quantity take-off, solicitation of subcontractors’ bids, reviewing subcontractor bids, writing proposals, developing schedules. Coordinating estimating department assigning projects and tracking bids with Sales Force. Estimates range from $1,000,000 to $60,000,000.
July 2012 – July 2015
Ames Construction, Inc. Burnsville, MN
Senior Earthwork Estimator
Responsible for Unit Price and hard-bid civil construction estimating (earthwork, storm sewer, shoring, small bridges, RCB, structural concrete, MSE walls, T-Walls); duties included quantity take-off, solicitation of subcontractors’ bids, reviewing subcontractor bids, writing proposals, developing schedules using P6. Estimates range from $3,000,000 to $200,000,000.
2009 – July 2012
TJ Lambrecht Construction Chicago, IL
Senior Earthwork Estimator
Responsible for Unit Price and hard-bid earthwork estimating; duties included quantity take-off, writing proposal letters, solicitation of subcontractors’ bids, reviewing subcontractor bids, writing purchase orders and contracts. Setting up project in project management software coordination of cost control with our project management division and reviewing change orders. Estimates range from $500,000 to $60,000,000 with the current years’ revenue to be $250 million
2003 – 2009
George J. Shaw Construction Kansas City, MO
Senior Earthwork Estimator
Responsible for hard-bid earthwork estimating department; duties included quantity take-off, writing proposal letters, solicitation of subcontractors’ bids, writing purchase orders and contracts. Reviewing bids and proposal submitted by our junior earthwork estimators and coordination of cost control with our project management division and reviewing change orders. Estimates range from $50,000 to $10,000,000 with the current years’ revenue to be $20-$25 million
2001-2003
Mid States Excavating Blue Springs, MO
Earthwork Subcontractor for commercial
Project Manager/Estimator
1999-2001
Industrial Excavating Kansas City, MO
Earthwork Subcontractor for MDOT
Project Manager/Estimator
Summary of
Qualifications I possess an expertise in computer estimating utilizing HCSS and hard dollar estimating software.
I possess an expertise in AGTEK 3D, 3D Highway, 4D and 4D Highway, I have used AGTEK and performed digitized take-offs, PDF takeoff and CAD takeoff. I also have experience using Site Work Earthwork Software.
I have experience with computer scheduling software using Primavera and Microsoft Project. I am proficient in Microsoft Suite; including Word, Excel, Project and Power Point.
I have twenty years of experience with heavy equipment including but not limited to MT-42 Scraper, 631 Scrapers, 627 Scrapers, 621 Scraper, D9 Cat and Pan, John Deere and Pans, 777 Hard Body Off Roads, 740 Off Roads, Dozers, Compactors, and earthwork support equipment.
I have experience in developing rental rates for equipment.
Twenty years of project cost estimating experience in quantitative take-offs, survey of materials and productivity standards for construction projects.
Knowledge and understanding of construction materials, including sources, characteristics, uses, standard sizes and different grades and have understanding of basic concepts of strengths of materials, static’s and dynamics as they relate to the design and analysis of materials and structures.
Experience with design build projects and conceptual estimating.
Knowledge of building codes on national, state and local regulations applicable to specification and performances of building construction standards. Including BOCA and OSHA regulations.
Understanding of construction scheduling in the use of construction scheduling to control the acquisition, movement, storage and utilization of workers and materials with the emphasis given to the Critical Path Method.
Knowledge of construction safety and health conditions on the job as they relate to workers, inspectors and the public as they relate to the companies insurance.
References: Available upon request
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