DESIGN/BUILD CONTRACTING WORKSHOP A One-Day Workshop will be held on 9 NOV 99 at ARNOLD AFB, TN consisting of : Developing the RFP, Advertising of Solicitation, Competitive Selection Process, Negotiation/Discussions, Contract Award, Design After Award, Construction requirements, Composition of the RFP, Technical and Administrative Requirements Prescriptive versus Performance Specifications. How to read the RFP, Compliance with the Technical Requirements, Designer of Record and QC requirements, what makes a proposal a success, how the Selection Board looks at the proposals. How the process works for selection of the "Best Value", how the SSEB works from the owners' perspective, discussions, deficiencies, clarifications, weaknesses, advantages and what they mean to the process, scoring the technical proposals, FINAL REVISED PROPOSALS, award of the contract. Designer of Record Requirements, relevant experience, special design requirements for Arnold, AFB, Metric Design, AS-Built Drawings, Contract Drawings and Specifications for Construction, FAST-TRACK. Construction requirements including: NTP, Pre-construction, 3 Step Inspection (QC), USACE QA process, shop drawings, outages, permits, safety requirements, etc. The information presented in this workshop will be site specific for projects at ARNOLD, AFB, TN and based on past experiences at ARNOLD as well as future work. The general and local conditions which can affect the work or the preparation of successful proposals will be specific to ARNOLD. The Government shall assume no responsibility for any understanding or representations concerning conditions made by any of its officers or agents during this workshop, unless included in a specific Request for Proposals, specification, or related documents. In this regard, attendees should note that discussions and presentations will be tailored to the situations at ARNOLD, but will generally provide an overview of the design/build process that could benefit competitors at other sites as well. All parties planning to attend should provide the following information to Ms. Peggy DuBray, Tennessee Area Office, 1433 Fifth Street, Arnold AFB, Tennessee 37389-9102, FAX (931) 454-3125, Telephone (931) 455-6771, by noon, 4 November 1999: a. Name of firm with complete mailing address. b. Name, title, and phone number of each representative. c. DLSC number. Request for attendance received after 4 November 1999 will not be accepted. All attendees must be U.S. citizens or must be admitted lawfully for permanent residence into the United States. If representatives who are neither U.S. citizens nor immigrant aliens wish to attend, they must be authorized to access AEDC. Authorization is granted only on a Government-to-Government basis. Application should be made through the appropriate embassy in Washington, D.C. All representatives names must be entered to attend the workshop. Transportation by privately owned vehicles to the Auditorium and cafeteria of Arnold AFB, will require a vehicle registration and/or temporary vehicle pass. No privately owned vehicles willbe allowed on base without a temporary vehicle pass. A cafeteria style lunch will be available at the cafeteria and will be paid for individually. No cameras or recording devices will be allowed. Casual attire is suggested. WEB: http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/sam/ct/cgi-win/projlist.exe, http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/sam/ct. E-MAIL: cesam.plansroom@sam.usace.army.mil, cesam.plansroom@sam.usace.army.mil. Posted 10/27/99 (W-SN395847).

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