Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-343 - State funding assistance in providing school plant facilities-Basic state support › Section 392-343-080 - Value engineering studies, constructability reviews, and building commissioning - Requirements and definition

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
At the appropriate time in the design process for a school
				facility approved by the superintendent of public instruction, the district
				shall prepare a value engineering study, complete a constructability review,
				and perform building commissioning for all projects greater than fifty thousand
				square feet. Value engineering studies and constructability reviews shall be
				optional for projects larger than fifteen thousand square feet but less than
				fifty thousand square feet. Any project which includes fifteen thousand square
				feet or less shall be exempt from this requirement. For projects subject to
				chapter 39.35D RCW, building commissioning must be performed for all projects
				over five thousand square feet. For the purpose of this section, a value
				engineering study is defined as a cost control technique which is based on the
				use of a systematic, creative analysis of the functions of the facility with
				the objective of identifying unnecessary high costs or functions and/or
				identifying cost savings that may result in high maintenance and operation
				costs. The study shall consist of a forty-hour workshop involving a minimum of
				a five-person team pursuant to WAC
				392-344-065. A constructability
				review is defined as a cost control technique which is based on the review of
				project documents by mechanical, electrical, structural, construction, and
				design professionals prior to a request for bids. The purpose of a
				constructability review is to identify potential claim or problem areas and
				deficiencies that may occur as a result of errors, ambiguities, omissions,
				discrepancies, and conflicts in design documents. The study shall consist of a
				forty-hour workshop involving a minimum of a five-person team pursuant to WAC
				392-344-066. Building
				commissioning is defined as the process of verifying that the installation and
				performance of selected building systems meet or exceed the specified design
				criteria and therefore satisfy the design intent. Building commissioning shall
				include a physical inspection, functional performance testing, listing of noted
				deficiencies, and a final commissioning report. Building commissioning shall be
				performed by a professional agent or authority not contractually or otherwise
				financially associated with the project design team or contractor. A district
				shall be eligible for state funding assistance for a value engineering study, a
				constructability review, and building commissioning for each qualifying
				project.
(1) The maximum amount of
			 state funding assistance for value engineering studies and constructability
			 reviews of the study package shall be the state funding assistance percentage
			 multiplied by the greater of the following:
(a) Two-fifths of one percent of the
			 construction cost allocation multiplied by the square foot area for the fiscal
			 year funded; or
(b) Twenty thousand
			 dollars.