New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 34 - LOCAL PUBLIC AND PUBLIC SCHOOL CONTRACTS LAWS
Subchapter 10 - DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS
Section 5:34-10.17 - Design and construction
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The design-builder shall employ or contract with an architect of record and shall be responsible for the technical integrity of final project design, constructability, extensions of the design, and operability and maintainability, pursuant to the RFP and/or in the design-build contract.
(b) The role of the design-builder may include, but need not be limited to, the management and control of quality, cost, and the integrated schedule for design, permit applications, material and equipment acquisition, construction, training for operation and maintenance, inspection, and close out of the project.
(c) The contracting unit's review and acceptance of interim design submissions and/or construction documents is for the purpose of mutually establishing a conformed set of contract documents compatible with the requirements of the work. Neither the contracting unit's acceptance of interim design submissions nor construction documents shall be deemed to transfer design liability from the design-builder to the contracting unit.
(d) With respect to school facilities projects, once the plans and specifications are complete, and have been accepted by the contracting unit, the design-builder shall submit the completed plans and specifications for the school facilities project to the New Jersey Department of Education for approval of final educational adequacy, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:26-5.4.
