WHATS NEW IN THE STATE ENGINEERS OFFICE

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WHATS NEW IN THE STATE ENGINEERS OFFICE
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• I AM NEW

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• (d)    Negotiations after Unsuccessful
  Competitive Sealed Bidding. In lieu Instead of
  Section 11-35-1540, the following provisions
  apply
• (1)    When bids received pursuant to an
  invitation for bids exceed available funds, and
  it is determined in writing by the agency that
  circumstances will do not permit the delay
  required to resolicit competitive sealed bids,
  and the base bid, less any deductive alternates,
  does not exceed available funds by an amount
  greater than ten percent of the

SENATE BILL 572 ENACTED IN 2006
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Allowed to Pre-qualify sub-bidders in accordance
with 11-35-1520(11)
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Allows negotiations with low bidder when base bid
is within 10 over construction budget rather
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Lowered the threshold for requiring a bid bond
from 100,000 to 50,000
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Added new criteria for selection of design
professionals1. Knowledge of the locality of
the project provided this criteria leaves an
appropriate number of qualified firms for
consideration2. Volume of work award by the
agency to a person or firm over past five years
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3. Any other special qualifications necessitated
by the nature and scope of the project in the
criteria for selection of design professionals
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Agencies no longer need OSE approval for Design
Professional contracts of 25,000 or less (must
submit copies of contracts to OSE for information)
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REVISED MANUALIN THE WORKS
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OSE must provide the public 60 days to comment on
changes to the Manual before they become
effective
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SENATE BILL 282
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• "Section 11-35-3005.    (1)    The following
  project delivery methods are authorized for
  procurements relating to infrastructure
  facilities
• (a)    design-bid-build
• (b)    construction management at-risk
• (c)    operations and maintenance
• (d)    design-build
• (e)    design-build-operate-maintain and
• (f)    design-build-finance-operate-maintain.

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• 'Construction management at-risk' means a project
  delivery method in which the governmental body
  awards separate contracts, one for architectural
  and engineering services to design an
  infrastructure facility and the second to a
  construction manager at-risk for both
  construction of the infrastructure facility
  according to the design and construction
  management services.

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• 'Design-build' means a project delivery method in
  which the governmental body enters into a single
  contract for design and construction of an
  infrastructure facility.

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• 'Design-build-operate-maintain' means a project
  delivery method in which the governmental body
  enters into a single contract for design,
  construction, maintenance, and operation of an
  infrastructure facility over a contractually
  defined period. All or a portion of the money
  required to pay for the services provided by the
  contractor during the contract period are either
  appropriated by the State before the award of the
  contract or secured by the State through fare,
  toll, or user charges.

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• 'Design-build-finance-operate-maintain' means a
  project delivery method in which the governmental
  body enters into a single contract for design,
  construction, finance, maintenance, and operation
  of an infrastructure facility over a
  contractually defined period. Money appropriated
  by the State is not used to pay for a part of the
  services provided by the contractor during the
  contract period.

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• Section 11-35-1530(1)
• "(1)    Conditions for Use. If a purchasing
  agency determines in writing that the use of
  competitive sealed bidding is either not
  practicable or not advantageous to the State, a
  contract may be entered into by competitive
  sealed proposals subject to the provisions of
  Section 11-35-1520 and the ensuing regulations,
  unless otherwise provided in this section.
  Contracts for the design-build,
  design-build-operate-maintain, or
  design-build-finance-operate-maintain project
  delivery methods specified in Article 9 of this
  Code must be entered into by competitive sealed
  proposals

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WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING?
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EVALUATING PROCESSES
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THINKING ABOUT HOW WE MIGHT COMPUTER AUTOMATE THE
PROCESS
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• ANY IDEAS TO HELP US DO A BETTER JOB ARE WELCOME

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• ANY QUESTIONS?