FL

Name : Frank Tavenner
Industry Type : General Contractors - Managers
City & State : Orlando, Florida
Job Title Estimating Manager
Relocation Preferences : Open
Objective :
Resume :  
Frank S. Tavenner, IV

828 Pine Meadows Road
Orlando, Florida 32825
(407) 282-9231 (Home)
(321) 442-1686 (Cellular)

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:

A responsible, challenging and growth oriented position within the construction industry, which will allow me to utilize my expertise, education and enhance company profit structure.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

March 2009 Present

Dart South Carolina, LLC
General Contractors
Simpsonville, South Carolina
Chief Estimator / Estimating Manager

Involved in multi-family residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects constructed in the Cayman Islands. Performed cost management and document evaluation duties to include: material takeoff and pricing, budget and cost analysis, site inspections, pre-construction estimating from program level to construction document level, value engineering, constructability review and change order evaluation.

Provided varied levels of estimates for projects to include:

George Town Port Development Conceptual 16.27 acres 92,000 sqft $ 50.0 Million
The Grand Caymanian Resort Cost to Complete 82,700 sqft $ 6.8 Million
Camana Bay - Block 2D Condos - Conceptual Mixed-Use 150,000 sqft $ 38.3 Million
Camana Bay Modular Housing Cost Study per unit 1,600 sqft $300.0 Thousand

November 2005 October 2008

Boyken International, Inc.
Construction Consultants
Orlando, Florida
Senior Cost Manager

Involved in multi-family residential, hotel, commercial and municipal projects. Performed cost management and document evaluation duties to include: material takeoff and pricing, budget and cost analysis, site inspections, pre-construction estimating from program level to construction document level, value engineering, constructability review and change order evaluation.

Development, Program and Conceptual Level estimates for varied projects to include:

The Allerton Hotel Guest Room Renovations, Chicago, IL - 140,000 sqft $ 40.0 Million
Duval County Criminal Court House, Jacksonville, FL - 388,000 sqft $ 98.5 Million
Governors Harbour, Eluethera, Bahamas - 5 Resorts, 600 acres $ 1.2 Billion
Mohegan Tribe Government Center, Uncasville, CT - 165,000 sqft $101.0 Million
NSU-NBHD Medical Village Hospital, Davie, FL - 788,490 sqft $126.7 Million
Orlando City Place Multi-use, Orlando, FL - 3.3 million sqft $570.0 Million
Ravallo Resort and Conference Center, Lake Buena Vista, FL - 686,000 sqft $169.2 Million
River Watch at City Centre, Jacksonville, FL - 942,900 sqft $132.4 Million
Wyndham Chicago Mixed-Use Hotel, Chicago, IL 660,000 sqft $138.0 Million

Schematic, Design Development and Construction Document Level estimates for varied projects
to include:

55 West Condominiums, Orlando, FL - 405 units $133.5 Million
Chandler Hospital Patient Care Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1.2 million sqft $585.0 Million
The Dolive Building Office Building, Orlando, FL - 535,600 sqft $ 52.3 Million
G.I.C.C. Hotel Complex, Atlanta, GA $185.0 Million
Paramount Beach Condominiums, Sunny Isles, FL - 847,900 sqft $164.0 Million
Seville Ritz-Carlton Club and Residence, Historical Renovation and Additions
Miami Beach, FL $112.0 Million
Sonesta Beach Club Hotel and Resort, Key Biscayne, FL - 1,387,800 sqft $289.3 Million
The Tides Hotel Renovations, Miami Beach, FL $ 4.0 Million
Wyndham Hotel at Bonnet Creek, Lake Buena Vista, FL - 345,000 sqft $ 90.0 Million

Procurement assistance and cost management for varied projects to include:

Molasses Reef Resort, Island of West Caicos, Turks & Caicos Islands $120.0 Million


September 2004 November 2005

D.H. Griffin Construction Company
General Contractors / Construction Managers
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Director of Pre-construction Services

Involved in multi-family residential, commercial and municipal projects. Performed management and administrative duties to include: material takeoff and pricing, budget and cost analysis, site inspections, preliminary/conceptual estimating as part of pre-construction services, site inspections, subcontractor solicitation, prepare estimates for negotiated projects and hard dollar bid estimates.

Project Estimating experience for negotiated and hard bid type projects to include:

VAMC 9th Floor Renovations, West Palm Beach, FL$ 4.2 Million
Southwest Florida International Airport Tenant Improvements, Fort Myers, FL$13.4 Million
Marriott Villas at Doral - Timeshare, Miami, FL$ 6.2 Million
Indian River Memorial Hospital Window Replacement, Vero Beach, FL$ 3.9 Million
The Ivanhoe Development Apartments, Orlando, FL $83.5 Million
One Village Place Condominium, Coral Gables, FL$35.0 Million
Sonata Beach Club Condominium, Pompano Beach, FL$32.0 Million
The Gables Marquis Condominium, Miami, FL$37.5 Million
The Blue on Coral Way Condominium, Miami, FL$44.5 Million
Parking Garage #3, USF, Tampa, FL$10.8 Million


October 2003 to September 2004

Essex Builders Group, Inc.CORE ConstructionEssian Construction Co. LLC
General ContractorsGeneral ContractorsGeneral Contractor
Winter Park, FloridaOrlando, FloridaOrlando, Florida
Director of Pre-construction Services

Involved in multi-family residential projects. Performed management and administrative duties to include: material takeoff and pricing, budget and cost analysis, site inspections, preliminary/conceptual estimating as part of pre-construction services, subcontractor solicitation, prepare estimates for negotiated projects and hard dollar bid estimates.
Project Estimating experience for negotiated and hard bid type projects to include:

Sandhill Oaks Apartments, Port Charlotte, FL$ 18.6 Million
Artisan Park Condominiums, Celebration, FL$ 48.6 Million
Crown Lake Eve Condominiums, Orlando, FL$ 22.9 Million
Tierra del Sol, Haines City, FL$135.0 Million


January 2003 October 2003

D.H. Griffin Construction Company
General Contractors / Construction Managers
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Senior Estimator

Involved in multi-family residential, commercial and municipal projects. Performed management and administrative duties to include: material takeoff and pricing, budget and cost analysis, site inspections, preliminary/conceptual estimating as part of pre-construction services, site inspections, subcontractor solicitation, prepare estimates for negotiated projects and hard dollar bid estimates.
Project Estimating experience for negotiated and hard bid type projects to include:

Alaqua Condominiums, Aventura, FL$34.5 Million
Nola Lofts Condominiums, Fort Lauderdale, FL$ 8.7 Million
Central Palm Beach Waste Transfer Station, Lake Worth, FL$17.0 Million
University of Miami, School of Architecture, Miami, FL (CM at Risk)$ 3.5 Million


February 1998 October 2002

H.J. High Construction Company
General Contractors / Construction Managers
Orlando, Florida
Chief Estimator

Involved in commercial and municipal projects. Performed management and administrative duties to include: material takeoff and pricing, budget and cost analysis, site inspections, preliminary/conceptual estimating as part of pre-construction services, site inspections, subcontractor solicitation, prepare estimates for negotiated projects and hard dollar bid estimates, and owner contract preparation.

Preparation of preliminary and final estimates based on updated subcontractor pricing for Construction Management at Risk projects. Complete development of Bid Package Book to include: development of scopes of work for the individual bid items, bid proposal forms, and instructions to bidders. Review quotations and bid documents in development of the GMP and propose value-engineering items as required to meet budget.

Project Estimating experience for negotiated type projects to include:

First Baptist Church of Orlando (CM at Risk)
Third Floor Faith Hall Interior Classroom Completion$ 2.2 Million
Student Center$ 2.8 Million
Chapel$ 1.8 Million
Southpointe Baptist Fellowship, Leesburg, FL (CM at Risk)$ 3.1 Million
Westside Baptist Church, Gainesville, FL (CM at Risk)$ 6.5 Million
Brevard Community College (CM at Risk)
Welcome Center Renovations Cocoa & Melbourne $ 4.0 Million
Building No. 1 Renovations Titusville$ 3.0 Million

Indian River Community College (CM at Risk)
New Classroom Building Okeechobee $ 3.0 Million
New Technology Center Fort Pierce$12.0 Million
New Workforce Development Center Fort Pierce$ 6.0 Million
DeLand High School Renovations and Additions (CM at Risk)
Phase I New Gym and Classroom Building & Sitework$10.8 Million
Phase II New Cafeteria, Child Care, and Two (2)$13.2 Million
Classroom Buildings with Sitework
Phase III New Auditorium & Art Classroom Building$ 7.6 Million
Phase III Renovations & Sitework$13.4 Million
School Board of Brevard County (CM at Risk)
Ralph M. Williams Elementary School$ 7.5 Million
Roy Allen Elementary School$ 6.4 Million
Elementary School R$10.0 Million
U.S. Food Service Dry Storage Addition, Ormond Beach, FL$ 2.8 Million
McLane-Suneast Food Distributors Candy Room Addition, New$ 3.5 Million
Truck Wash and Guard Shack Poinciana, FL
Nursery Supplies, Inc. Pot Factory, Poinciana, FL $12.0 Million
Lake Wales Retirement Center, Lake Wales, FL $11.5 Million
Showalter Aviation Terminal, Orlando Executive Airport$ 1.8 Million


May 1995 February 1998

James A. Cummings, Inc.
General Contractors / Construction Managers
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Senior Estimator / Cocoa District Office

Involved in commercial and municipal projects. Performed managerial and administrative duties to include: material takeoff and pricing, budget and cost analysis, contract negotiation and award, contract preparation, preliminary and conceptual estimating, site inspection and review, and bid preparation.

Preparation of preliminary and final estimates based on updated database and subcontractor pricing for Construction Management at Risk projects. Development of scopes of work for bid items with bid packages and review quotations in development of GMP for the projects. Propose and cost value-engineering items as required to meet the project budget. Negotiate and Award of contracts and purchase orders for all trades and materials.

Project Estimating experience for negotiated and hard bid type projects to include:

Lewis Carroll Elementary School, Merritt Island, FL$ 5.5 Million
Lake Worth High School, Additions & Renovations, Lake Worth, FL$10.5 Million
Disney Cruise Terminal, Port Canaveral, FL$16.0 Million
Titusville High School Additions, Titusville, FL (Design-Build)$ 6.5 Million
Longleaf Elementary School, Melbourne, FL (CM at Risk)$ 6.8 Million


May 1994 February 1995

EMJ Corporation, Irving, Texas
Project Estimator

Involved in the budget, conceptual and hard-dollar estimating for various size and types of retail buildings. Major emphasis in conceptual, budgetary and cost control of the projects assigned to complete, inclusive of all purchasing, change requests and change orders, as well as job cost budget control. Projects to include strip centers and stand alone single use tenants.
June 1992 November 1993

Leonard Smith and Associates, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
Senior Cost Engineer

Involved in budget and conceptual estimate presentations for various design development stages, change orders and claim reviews for various projects to include:

$25 Million Addition of Veterans Administration Hospital, Hampton, Virginia
$160 Million Phase III Addition to Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida
$500 Million Phase III Addition to McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois
$100 Million Design-Build Proposal Cost Review for New Nashville Arena,
Nashville, Tennessee
$160 Million Acute Care Facility, Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia


January 1987 May 1992

James A. Cummings, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Senior Estimator

Involved in commercial and municipal projects. Performed managerial and administrative duties to include: material takeoff and pricing, budget and cost analysis, contraction negotiation and award, contract preparation, preliminary and conceptual estimating, site inspections, and bid preparation.

Performed hard dollar estimates on new projects to include: university classroom facilities, science museums, public safety complexes, design-build office buildings, various city halls, courthouse buildings, mass transit stations, cruise/freight terminals, luxury condominiums.

Performed hard dollar estimates on renovation projects to include: university multi-purpose building, various hospital and medical facilities, airside and landside improvements to Miami International and Fort Lauderdale Airports, courthouses, sheriffs office, and public school facilities.

Implemented the installation and customization of Timberline Estimating Extended Plus for use in conjunction with Symphony. Used Timberline for estimating sitework, concrete, masonry, carpentry and roofing.

Estimating experience for hard-dollar bid and negotiated type projects to include:

2300 Car Parking Garage, Broward County$12.1 Million
Concourse F International Connector Part A, MIA$21.0 Million
Tri-County Rail Station, Metro Dade County$ 8.3 Million
Islandia Condominium, Hutchinson Island$18.7 Million
Landmark Apartments, Miami $23.4 Million
Central Chiller East Plant, Miami International Airport$12.5 Million
Hollywood Memorial Hospital-Modernization$ 9.5 Million
Club Hotels at Epcot-Lake Buena Vista, CM Proposal$92.7 Million
University of Miami Physics Geology Building$11.6 Million
Boca Raton Hotel & Club Additions & Renovations$98.6 Million
Sylvester Cancer Clinic University of Miami$15.3 Million
North Regional Courthouse Renovations, Broward Co.$ 7.2 Million
Broward Co. Public Safety Building Phase II$30.3 Million
Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office Expansion$ 9.8 Million
Broward County Judicial Complex$31.8 Million
International Tennis Center Stadium, Key Biscayne$17.6 Million


EDUCATION:
Virginia Commonwealth University
B.S., Business Administration
A.A.S., Drafting and Design Technology

COMPUTER SOFTWARE:
MC2 Estimating Software
Timberline Extended Plus with Digitizer
Timberline Plus with Innovaya
Timberline Project Management
Pay-Dirt Cut & Fill with Digitizer
Microsoft Office Excel & Word

REFERENCES:
Available upon Request





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