Design-Build Criteria

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• Articulating Owner's Goals and Objectives
• Existing Facility Assessment
• Space Programming
• Project Scope & Quality Identification
• Site Selection
• Conceptual Estimating & Budgeting
• Scheduling
• Coordination with Project Funding
• Stakeholder / Community Relations
• Market Research
• Risk Analysis
• Strategic Acquisition Planning
• Presolicitation Notifications

We have pioneered the use of Progressive Design-Build under existing Best-Value based Design-Build procurement statutes to increase the interaction and collaboration between the Owner's team and the Design-Builder at critical times in the project while at the same time shortening the cost and time of procurement and improving outcomes.

We have considerable experience in creating effective performance criteria for a detailed best value competitive Design-Builder source selection process.  We can tailor the criteria to a Target-Value approach when budgets are established by politics and appropriation cycles. The procurement can optimize the scope and quality of work attained within a fixed budget.

• Selection Panel / Technical Review Committee Formation
• Legal Notices
• Public Meeting Documentation
• Request for Qualifications 
• Shortlisting Criteria
• Receipt of Design-Builders' Qualifications
• Comparative Evaluation of Qualifications
• Reference Checks
• Shortlisting Tools and Processes
• Notification of Proposers
• Debriefings

• Draft RFP
• Due Diligence materials: Site Survey, Geotechnical, Environment, Existing Facilties Documentation
• Forms of Agreement
• Pre-Proposal Breakout Meetings
• Facilitating Proposer Site Inspections
• Final RFP
• Receipt of Proposals
• Analysis of Qualitative Proposals
• Facilitate Proposal Interviews
• Scoring & Evaluation Tools and Resources
• Price Proposal Administration
• Final Selection Process
• Winning Proposal Validation and Contract Award
• Notification of Proposers
• Debriefings 

• Design Progress Oversight
• Validation of Design Evolution with Owner's Project Criteria
• Monitor Design to Target Budget Progress
• Monitor Design-to-Target Value Progress
• Monitor Design for Constructibility Progress 
• Monitor Design to Performance Requirements Progress
• Monitor Team Dynamics and Culture
• Reliable Promising Management
• Advise Owner Regarding Key Decisions
• Progress Reports to Owner
• Review Design-Builder's Invoices
• Review Design-Builder's Design Phase Report & Make Recommendation for Owner Approval

• Review Design-Builder's Construction Mobilization and Site Specific Safety Plan
• Review Design-Builder's Quality Assurance and Quality Control Progrm
• Construction Phase Stakeholders Communication Planning
• Coordinate Work of the Owner with Design- Builder (FFE, Third Party Commissioning, Specialty Contracts, Relocation, Continued Operations, Etc.)
• Monitor Team Dynamics and Culture
• Reliable Promising Management
• Advise Owner Regarding Key Decisions
• Monitor Project Schedule Compliance
• Monitor Submittal Review Process
• Monitor and Update Overall Project Budget
• Review RFI's and Requests for Change Orders
• Assist in Resolving Disputes
• Monitor Progress Meetings
• Monitor QA/QC inspections
• Review Design-Builder's Payment Applications
• Monthly Report to Owner

• Assist Owner in Review of Design-Builder's Performance Requirements Substantiation Submittals
• Certificate of Substantial Completion and Punch List Review
• Monitor Team Dynamics and Culture
• Reliable Promising Management
• Advise Owner Regarding Key Decisions
• Review Closeout Documents and Materials
• Final Permits and Inspections
• Move Management

• Post-Occupancy Evaluation
• Design-Builder Performance Evaluation
• Warranty Inspections and Follow-Up
• Sustainability Certifications Requiring Post Occupancy Reporting
• Archive Project Documentation