New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 1 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 5 - PUBLIC PROPERTY PROCUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT › Part 7 - DESIGN AND BUILD PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEMS › Section 1.5.7.9 - SOLICITATION OF DESIGN AND BUILD PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEMS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. When a determination has been made by the
				state purchasing agent or a central purchasing office that it is appropriate to
				use a design and build project delivery system, the design and build team shall
				include, as needed, a New Mexico registered engineer or architect, and a
				contractor properly licensed in New Mexico for the type of work
				required.
B. For each proposed
				design and build project delivery system, the using agency shall utilize a
				two-phase request for proposal procedure for awarding design and build
				contracts. During phase one, and prior to solicitation, the following shall
				occur:
(1) procurement documents shall be
				prepared for a "request for qualifications based proposal" by an engineer or
				architect registered in New Mexico;
(2) such registered engineer or architect may
				be either an employee of the using agency or selected in accordance with
				Section
				13-1-120
				NMSA 1978 (the Procurement Code); and
(3) the documents shall include minimum
				qualifications, scope of work statement and schedule, documents defining the
				project requirements, evaluation criteria and a description of the selection
				process, the composition of the selection committee, and a description of the
				phase two requirements, program statements for the facility that describe space
				needs, design goals and specific objectives so that all responsive offers can
				be comparably evaluated and meet using agency needs; if the using agency
				desires, it may include complete programming and schematic design including
				recommended or required building systems, elevations, areas, floor plans and
				cross sections, all depicted in limited detail for further development by
				design and build team;
(4) the
				document shall also include a description of subsequent management to be
				provided to bring the project to completion proposed contractual terms and
				conditions, and a summary of proposed relationships between the design and
				build team and the owner's specified representatives; it is recommended that
				the agency retain a qualified professional, or use the services of a
				professional employed by the using agency to assist the agency in the oversight
				of the project from the preparation of the documents to completion;
(5) the request shall include all design
				factors the using agency considers necessary to describe the project and should
				include, as appropriate, the following:
(a)
				the legal description of the site;
(b) survey information, site data and subsoil
				investigation;
(c) interior space
				requirements;
(d) special material
				and quality standards;
(e)
				aesthetic considerations and compatibility with existing facilities;
(f) conceptual criteria for
				project;
(g) special equipment and
				system requirements;
(h) cost or
				budget estimates including available funding;
(i) time schedules;
(j) quality assurance and quality control
				requirements;
(k) site development
				requirements;
(l) special codes,
				regulations, ordinances, or statutes;
(m) provisions for availability, and
				responsibility for costs of utilities, parking and landscaping
				requirements;
(n) future expansion
				requirements;
(o) existing
				contracts, if any, to be utilized; and
(p) any other applicable
				requirements.