C -- TWO-PHASE DESIGN/BUILD, MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER, GALVESTON, TX INDUSTRY FORUM : The Southern Division Naval Facilities Engineering Command and the Resident Officer in Charge of Construction at the Naval Air Station (NAS), Corpus Christi, Texas, will host a seminar to provide information on a new contracting strategy for two phase design build (construction and design services). This project delivery system will be utilized on the Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, Galveston, Texas, project which is slated for award in the first half of FY-99. The seminar will be held on Thursday, 6 August 1998, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Naval & Marine Corps Reserve Center, 1902 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, Texas 77054-2097. Agenda topics include Design/Build Contracting, Design/Build Task Order Contracting and "Best Value" Procurement, as well as current projections for future workload. Plans for use of these new contracting methods represent a significant change in the way construction and design services will be contracted for in the future. The new contracting tools provide opportunities for increased partnering with design and construction contractors and customers, streamlined design process, rapid resolution of design questions during construction, and overall decreased time to deliver the final product. This seminar is intended to provide the contracting community with the introductory information necessary to remain well postured in the changing contracting environment. Construction, Architect/Engineer, and Design/Build firms are highly encouraged to attend this informational seminar. Interested parties should contact Irma Watts at the Resident Officer in Charge of Construction, South Texas at (512) 961-2154, or fax to (512) 939-8608, or e-mail to jdlamberson@sdivroicc.navfac.navy.mil by Tuesday, 4 August 1998. Please RSVP for the seminar and provide your telephone, and/or fax number and e-mail address (if available). Posted 07/23/98 (W-SN227527).

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