22 CAR § 111-1603. Bid date requests or request to proceed with construction

(a)(1) Bid date requests to the Construction Section may not be made until approval from the Design Review Section has been given. (2) If the design professional is responsible for coordinating the bid date, written approval must be secured from the department prior to bidding. (3) The Construction Section must be contacted to coordinate a bid: (A) Date; (B) Time; and (C) Location. (4) Upon coordination with the Construction Section, the project may be advertised and bid documents released to bidders. (5) Refer to 22 CAR §§ 112-201 and 112-304. (b) For projects subject to Building Authority Division bidding and contract management, a separate submittal of the front end documents may be required to the Construction Section prior to the establishment of a bid date. (c) A department may not enter into a contract for a negotiated capital improvement project unless allowed by law and prior approval of plans and specifications has been provided by the Design Review Section.