Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) For
projects with an estimated cost over $30,000,000 at the time the Department
makes a written determination that it is in the best interests of the State to
use the selected delivery method for that transportation facility, the
Department shall independently procure an owner's representative to supplement
staff directly employed by the Department to provide oversight, contract
compliance services, and other services related to the project. The Department
may secure an owner's representative through an on-call services contract for a
particular project (on a project-by-project basis) or for multiple projects.
Owner's representative may be one or more of the following:
b) Procurement Engineer (PCE)
1) The Department may appoint from internal
transportation staff or procure an owner's representative to serve as the
PCE.
2) The PCE will provide
services throughout the pre-procurement and procurement phases including items
such as Phase I design, procurement document development and general
engineering services in support of a CMGC, PDB, or DB project.
c) Engineer of Record (EOR)
1) The Department may appoint from internal
transportation staff or procure an owner's representative to serve as the
EOR.
2) The EOR will provide design
services throughout the project including Phase I design, Phase II design, and
design support during construction.
3) The EOR will be responsible for
collaborating with the CMGC contractor during the preconstruction phase of a
CMGC project.
4) The EOR is
responsible for signing and sealing the plans and specifications.
d) Independent Cost Estimator
(ICE)
1) The Department may appoint from
internal transportation staff or procure an independent cost estimator to serve
as the ICE.
2) The ICE may be
furnished by the owner's representative provided the ICE services are provided
by staff who are independent from all other services provided by the owner's
representative.
3) Participation on
any project shall disqualify the ICE and their subcontractors from bidding on
the same project should the selected CMGC, PDB, or DB proposer be unsuccessful
in negotiating a CMGC, DB, or PDB contract with the Department or the
Department cancels the procurement after selection of a proposer, and the
project is then re-procured using the same or different contracting
methodology.
e)
Construction Oversight Team (COT)
1) The
Department may appoint from internal transportation staff or procure a
construction oversight team to serve as the COT.
2) The COT will provide services throughout
the final design and construction phases of a CMGC, PDB, or DB project for
which it has been appointed.
