Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 9 - CONTRACT AND GRANT MANAGEMENT › Subchapter C - CONTRACTING FOR ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, AND SURVEYING SERVICES › Section 9.31 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Consultant
				  Certification Information System (CCIS)--A computer system used to collect and
				  store information related to the department's certification of
				  providers.
(2) Consultant selection
				  team (CST)--The department's team that evaluates proposals and interviews and
				  selects the provider based on demonstrated qualifications.
(3) Department--The Texas Department of
				  Transportation.
(4) Department
				  project manager--A department employee who manages a project from project
				  initiation and contracting through project close-out, including the oversight
				  and management of deliverables and provider performance.
(5) Engineering and design related
				  services--Program management, construction management, feasibility studies,
				  preliminary engineering, design engineering, surveying, mapping, or
				  architectural related services; or professional services of an architectural or
				  engineering nature that are required to or may logically or justifiably be
				  performed or approved by a person licensed, registered, or certified to provide
				  the services.
(6) Executive
				  director--The executive director of the department.
(7) Indefinite deliverable contract--A
				  contract containing a general scope of services that identifies the types of
				  work that will later be issued under work authorizations, but does not identify
				  deliverables, locations, or timing in sufficient detail to define the
				  provider's responsibilities under the contract.
(8) Interview and Contract Guide (ICG)--A
				  document provided by the department to short-listed providers that includes
				  instructions to prepare for the interview.
(9) Multiphase contract--A project specific
				  contract where the solicited services are divided into phases whereby the
				  specific scope of work and associated costs may be negotiated and authorized by
				  phase as the project progresses.
(10) Non-listed category (NLC)--A formal
				  classification used to define a specific sub-discipline of work and provide the
				  minimum technical qualifications for performing the work. NLCs address
				  project-specific work categories not covered by the standard work
				  categories.
(11)
				  Precertification--A department process conducted to verify that a provider
				  meets the minimum technical requirements to perform work under a standard work
				  category.
(12) Prime provider--A
				  firm that provides or proposes to provide architectural, engineering, or
				  surveying services under contract with the state.
(13) Prime provider project manager--An
				  employee of a prime provider who serves as the point of contact for the
				  provider to coordinate project deliverables and project performance with the
				  department.
(14) Professional
				  Engineering Procurement Services (PEPS) Division--The department's division
				  responsible for overseeing procurement planning, provider selection, leading
				  the contract negotiations, administering the contract, and processing
				  invoices.
(15) Professional
				  Engineering Procurement Services (PEPS) Division Director--The head of the PEPS
				  Division.
(16) Proposal--A response
				  to a request for proposal that provides details on a provider's specific
				  technical approach and qualifications.
(17) Provider--A prime provider or
				  subprovider.
(18) Relative
				  importance factor (RIF)--The numerical weight assigned to an evaluation
				  criterion, used by the consultant selection team to score proposals and
				  interviews.
(19) Request for
				  proposal (RFP)--A public announcement that advertises the department's intent
				  to enter into an architectural, engineering, or surveying contract .
(20) Short list--The list of prime providers
				  most qualified to perform the services specified in an RFP , as demonstrated by
				  the proposal scores.
(21) Specific
				  deliverable contract--A contract containing a specific scope of services that
				  identifies deliverables, locations, and timing in sufficient detail to define
				  the provider's responsibilities under the contract, although additional
				  requirements may later be specified in work authorizations.
(22) Standard work category--A formal
				  classification, developed by the department, used to define a specific
				  sub-group of work and provide the minimum technical qualifications for
				  performing the work.
(23)
				  Subprovider--A firm that provides or supports, or proposes to provide or
				  support, architectural, engineering, or surveying services under contract with
				  a prime provider.