Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 260 - Office of Management and Enterprise Services › Chapter 65 - Construction and Properties › Subchapter 21 - Selection of Construction Management and Design-Build Firms › Section 260:65-21-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words or terms, when used in this Subchapter,
				  shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Consultant"
means
an individual or
				  legal entity possessing the qualifications to provide licensed architectural,
				  registered engineering, or registered land surveying services or possessing
				  specialized credentials and qualifications as may be needed to plan or design
				  for any construction or public work improvement project.
[61 O.S.,
				  §202]
"Department"
means the Construction, Planning
				  and Real Estate Department of the Office of Management and Enterprise
				  Services.
"Director"
means the Director of the Office of
				  Management and Enterprise Services or a designee.
"Fixed Fee"
means a fee to be paid to a firm
				  which is expressed as a firm, fixed amount for the services specified in the
				  scope of work.
"Interview committee"
means a group of
				  individuals designated by the chief administrative officer or governing body of
				  a state agency to interview construction management or design-build firms for
				  the purpose of selecting such a firm for a planned project. The interview
				  committee shall include a representative from the Department. This group should
				  include licensed architects or engineers, when available. For design-build
				  projects, the interview committee should include the individuals on the
				  Technical Review Committee (260:65-19-2)
				  .
"Percentage fee"
means a fee to be paid a firm
				  which is based upon a negotiated percentage of the resultant construction
				  contract.
"Program"
means the detailed description of the
				  work and the scope of the design services. This program is written by the state
				  agency or a Design Consultant.
"Request for Qualifications (RFQ)"
shall be the
				  document or publication whereby a state agency solicits for qualified
				  construction management or design-build firms. [Reference 20-21-4 (d)]
"Screening committee"
means a group of
				  individuals designated by the chief administrative officer or governing body of
				  a state agency which reviews the qualifications of interested firms for the
				  purpose of selecting a short list of firms to be interviewed. The screening
				  committee shall include a representative of the Department. The group should
				  include licensed architects or engineers, when available.
"Selection criteria"
means a list of the
				  considerations and requirements used to evaluate each prospective construction
				  management or design-build firm.
"Short list"
means a list of construction
				  management or design-build firms chosen during the screening process for a to
				  move on to the next step. This list shall contain no less than three (3) nor
				  more than five (5) firms for a single project. If the screening process is
				  selecting for more than one construction management or design-build contract,
				  there should be two firms on the short list for every planned project.
"State agency"
means all agencies, boards,
				  commissions, offices, institutions, and other governmental bodies as defined in
				  61 O.S., Section 202.