3-4-5 Procurement of Professional Design Services, Construction and Construction Services.
A. Definitions. In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
Construction means the process of building, altering, repairing, improving or demolishing any public structure or building or other public improvements of any kind to any public real property. Does not include the routine operation, routine repair or routine maintenance of existing facilities, structures, buildings or real property.
Construction-manager-at-risk means a project delivery method in which:
1. There is a separate contract for design services and a separate contract for construction services.
2. The contract for construction services may be entered into at the same time as the contract for design services or at a later time.
3. Design and construction of the project may be in sequential phases or concurrent phases.
4. Finance services, maintenance services, operations services, preconstruction services and other related services may be included.
Construction services means either of the following for construction-manager-at-risk, design-build and job-order-contracting project delivery methods:
1. Construction, excluding services, through the construction-manager-at-risk or job-order-contracting project delivery methods.
2. A combination of construction and, as elected by the Town, one or more related services, such as finance services, maintenance services, operations services, design services and preconstruction services, as those services are authorized in the definitions of construction-manager-at-risk, design-build or job-order-contracting in this section.
Design-bid-build means a project delivery method in which:
1. There is a sequential award of two (2) separate contracts.
2. The first contract is for design services.
3. The second contract is for construction.
4. Design and construction of the project are in sequential phases.
5. Finance services, maintenance services and operations services are not included.
Design-build means a project delivery method in which:
1. There is a single contract for design services and construction services.
2. Design and construction of the project may be in sequential phases or concurrent phases.
3. Finance services, maintenance services, operations services, preconstruction services and other related services may be included.
Finance services means financing for a construction services project.
Job-order-contracting means a project delivery method in which:
1. The contract is a requirements contract for indefinite quantities of construction.
2. The construction to be performed is specified in job orders issued during the contract.
3. Finance services, maintenance services, operations services, preconstruction services, design services and other related services may be included.
Maintenance services means routine maintenance, repair and replacement of existing facilities, structures, buildings or real property.
Operations services means routine operation of existing facilities, structures, buildings or real property.
Preconstruction services means advice during the design phase.
Professional design services means architect services, assayer services, engineering services, geologist services, landscape architect services, and land surveying services or any combination of those services that are legally required to be accomplished, reviewed, and approved by professionals registered to practice in the pertaining discipline in the State of Arizona.
B. Procurement of Construction. Contracts for construction shall be solicited through a competitive sealed bid process except as otherwise provided for in this article. The Procurement Agent shall award and administer contracts for construction in accordance with the requirements of A.R.S. Title 34 and the Town Procurement Code.
C. Procurement of Professional Design Services. Contracts for professional design services shall be solicited through a request for qualifications except as otherwise provided for in this article. The Procurement Agent shall award and administer contracts for professional design services in accordance with the requirements of A.R.S. Title 34 and the Town Procurement Code.
D. Procurement of Construction Services. Contracts for construction services shall be solicited through a design-build, construction-manager-at-risk or job-order-contracting selection process utilizing a request for qualifications except as otherwise provided for in this article. The Procurement Agent shall award and administer contracts for construction services in accordance with the requirements of A.R.S. Title 34 and the Town Procurement Code.
E. Construction by Town Employees. Any building, structure, addition or alteration may be constructed either with or without the use of the Town’s regularly employed personnel without advertising for bids; provided, that the total cost of the work, excluding materials and equipment previously acquired by bid, does not exceed limits as established in A.R.S. Title 34-201. ((O)08-03, 02/20/2008)