SECTION 260:65-19-2. Definitions  


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  •   The following words or terms, when used in this Subchapter, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
    "Administrator" means the State Construction Administrator of the Construction and Properties Department of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
    "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]
    "Delivery System" is the approach used to develop and construct a project where Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build are typical approaches.
    "Design-Bid-Build"(DBB) is the delivery method used on public projects whereby a licensed design professional retained based on qualifications, shall develop the project design in its entirety. The Department shall then solicit bids and award the contract to the general contractor who demonstrates that they can complete construction, as specified in the design, and that they are the lowest responsible bidder.
    "Design-Build" (DB) is the project delivery method in which the Department procures both design and construction services in the same contract from a single, legal entity referred to as the design-builder. The method uses Request for Qualifications (RFQ)/Request for Proposal (RFP) procedures rather than the DBB Invitation for Bids (IFB) procedures. The design-build entity is liable for all design and construction costs and must provide a firm fixed price in its proposal.
    "Design-Build Contract" shall be a contract between the Department and a design-builder to furnish the labor, materials and other services for both the design and construction for the same public project.
    "Design-Builder" shall be the entity that proposes to design and construct any public project governed by the procedures of Title 61 and this Chapter.
    "Director" means the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services
    "Department" means the Construction and Properties Department of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
    "Evaluation Criteria" shall be the requirements for the first phase of the selection process and shall include, as appropriate, specialized experience, technical competence, capacity to perform, past performance and other appropriate factors. Prices shall be considered only in the second phase of the selection process.
    "Proposal" shall be an offer to enter into a design-build contract, as further defined in this subchapter.
    "Request for Proposals" (RFP) shall be the document the state agency sends to each of the design-build firms on the "short list". The RFP shall contain the "Request for Proposals" (RFP) elements as described in OAC 260:65-19-11.
    "Request for Qualifications" (RFQ) shall be the document or publication whereby a state agency solicits for qualified design-build firms.
    "State agency" means all agencies, boards, commissions, offices, institutions, and other governmental bodies as defined in 61 O.S., Section 202.
[Source: Added at 31 Ok Reg 1423, eff 9-12-14]