District 4 Sign Assessment and Replacement DesignBuild Project

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District 4 Sign Assessment and Replacement
Design-Build Project
Request for Qualifications Information
MeetingApril 17th, 2007
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What is Design-Build?

• Overlap of Design and Construction Phases
• Shifts Responsibilities to Design-Build Teams
• Quality Control Process Changes
• Best-Value Two Step Process
• Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
• Request for Proposals (RFP)
• Awarded to Best-Value (Price / Technical Score)

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Process Schedule

• Issue RFQ April 9, 2007
• Deadline for submitting RFQ questions April 20,
  2007
• SOQ due date April 27, 2007
• Evaluation of SOQs April 30 May 11th, 2007
• Notify short listed Submitters May 18th, 2007
• Issue RFP May 21, 2007
• Technical and Price Proposals due June 29, 2007
• Evaluation of Technical Proposals July 9 July
  26, 2007
• Price Proposals opened July 27, 2007
• First Notice to Proceed August 13, 2007

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Why Best-Value?

• Engineering Assessment Expertise
• Quality Contractors
• Most Highly Qualified Teams
• New Approach for District 4 What can the
• teams offer?
• Best-Value model has worked well

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Notifications

• Single Point of Contact Dan Kuhn
• Design-Build Website
• (http//www.dot.state.mn.us/designbuild/)
• e-mail notifications

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Major Participants

• Submitter can not be on more than one
  design-build team
• Engineering firms can not be on more than one
  design-build team.
• Others can be on more than one design-build
  team.

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Organization Chart

• Key Personnel
• Project Manager
• Traffic Engineer
• Design Manager
• Construction Manager
• Lead Forman/Field Supervisor
• Traffic Control Supervisor
• Key Personnel can be the same person
• Except Traffic Engineer and Design Manager
• Sign Supplier
• Any other individuals

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SOQ Requirements

• Scoring
• Key Personnel (40)
• Submitter Organization Experience (30)
• Project Understanding (15)
• Project Approach (10)
• Project Management (5)
• Legal (Pass/Fail)
• Short-List at least two but no-more than 5 teams
  

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Contract Requirements

• EEO Rules for State Projects Applies
• No DBE Goals
• 3-Year Warranty

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SOQ Submittal

• April 27, 2007 400 PM
• Jay Hietpas
• Minnesota Department of Transportation
• 395 John Ireland Blvd
• MS 650
• St. Paul, MN 55155
• 12 Copies

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RFP

• No Draft RFP will be issued
• 4,000 Stipend
• Will accept Alternative Technical Concepts
• Book 2 (Not 2A 2B)
• No Quality Manuals
• No co-housing
• Minimal management plans
• RID Documents