Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 20 - Selecting and contracting architect/engineer services › Section Adm 20.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Approval" means the written or electronic procedure for evaluation and
			 acceptance.
(2)
			 "Architect/engineer" means a member of the design profession, registered under
			 ch. 443, Stats., and is meant to refer to either an architect or an engineer,
			 whichever is appropriate. The term shall apply to an individual or firm which
			 provides architectural or engineering services, or both, and is not intended to
			 impose the requirement of both registrations on an individual or individuals
			 within a design firm.
(3)
			 "Architect/engineer data record form" means a form upon which
			 architects/engineers shall provide specific data requested by the department
			 which will facilitate evaluation of architect/engineer eligibility, performance
			 capabilities, experience, personnel and staff and statistics on past and
			 present projects.
(4)
			 "Architect/engineer proposal" means those documents submitted by an
			 architect/engineer, indicating interest in providing professional services to
			 the state for a specific project. The documents may include a fully executed
			 architect/engineer data record form, a tentative schedule to include the method
			 and staff that would be employed to meet the requirements of the proposed
			 projects and such other materials as requested by the selection committee in
			 the advertisement for architect/engineer proposals.
(5) "Department" means the department of
			 administration. This also includes any organizational entity of the department
			 of administration, which is assigned the responsibility for providing and
			 supervising the architectural and engineering services performed by, or for,
			 the state, as provided for in s.
			 16.85,
			 Stats.
(6) "Eligible
			 architect/engineer" means an architect/engineer who meets or exceeds the
			 following criteria in order to be considered by the selection committee for a
			 project:
(a) Has more than one
			 architect/engineer as a responsible member of the firm.
(b) Has been in business for a period of not
			 less than 3 years.
(c) Has a
			 permanent office within Wisconsin, where responsible direction of all services
			 will be based. Out-of-state firms will be considered when the selection
			 committee determines there are no Wisconsin firms qualified or available to
			 provide the services required.
(d)
			 Has been responsible for the design and substantial completion of a similar
			 project with a total construction cost or size of at least 50% as large as the
			 construction cost or size of the project under consideration.
(e) For construction projects less than
			 $1,000,000 or when it becomes apparent to the selection committee that a
			 project is of such a size or has such unique characteristics that special
			 architect/engineer project responsibility is warranted, the selection
			 committee, by vote, may set appropriate standards of acceptability different
			 from pars. (a), (b) and (d).
Note: The department will post additional information regarding
				selection committee requirements for projects at the time of project
				advertising. Additional information regarding selection committee policy and
				procedures maybe be obtained at the department website,
www.doa.state.wi.us/dsf
.