27 CAR § 92-201. Review

(a)(1) To determine whether the project is a suitable candidate for a design-build (D-B) delivery process, the Arkansas Department of Transportation should conduct a thorough review of the project’s key goals and objectives as well as a complete assessment of the project’s development status and project risks. (2) The scope of a candidate project should be fully known and the expected outcomes adequately defined. (3) Benefit-oriented criteria are typically used to determine whether the project appears to be a candidate for the implementation of a D-B delivery method. (4) The project goals, potential benefits, and probable risks should be carefully weighed to determine if D-B is the appropriate delivery method. (5) The project should be examined for unusual or unique requirements that could be most effectively addressed by the D-B delivery method. (6) Examples of a candidate project could include one with: (A) Severe right-of-way limitations; (B) Extensive maintenance of traffic issues; (C) Short or restrictive construction schedules; (D) Tight budgetary restrictions; and/or (E) Time-sensitive staging. (b) D-B projects should normally fit one (1) or more of the following categories: (1) A large or emergency project that needs to be expedited for the public benefit, where design and construction phases can be overlapped or completed in a more efficient manner; (2) A project with complex constructability, maintenance of traffic, and/or other technical or complex design issues where design or construction innovation would be beneficial to the public; and (3) A large or unusual project that does not lend itself to the normal DB-B method.