Engineering Design

Engineering Design. 7. Predesign Guidance and Conference. The Department will provide design guidance to the Grant applicant, or its registered licensed engineer as requested. The applicant/engineer may request a pre-design conference with the Department. 8. General Requirements for plans, specifications and contract documents. A. Plans, specifications, and contract documents shall be prepared for all appropriate elements of the project. These documents shall conform to Department requirements, to Subchapters 4-8, of these regulations, and to the requirements of the most recent version of the Departmental document "Recommended Minimum Design Criteria for Community Water Supplies. or their successor(s). Other recognized engineering publications may be used for unit processes or technologies not described therein. B. Plans, specifications, and contract documents shall also conform to such contract language, conditions, and forms as may be required by the Department. The plans, specifications, and contract documents shall bear the seal of the registered licensed engineer responsible for preparation of these documents. 9. Contents of plans specifications and contract documents. In addition to the above general requirements, the plans, specifications, and contract documents shall contain the following: A. Provisions assuring compliance with these regulations and all relevant federal and state laws. B. Forms by which the bid bond, performance bond and payment bonds will be provided. C. A contractor's assurance which shall warrant compliance by the contractor with all applicable federal laws and regulations and all laws of the State of Mississippi and all regulations and published policies of the Board. D. Provisions providing for the applicant to retain a certain percentage of the progress payments otherwise due to the contractor, in accordance with state law. E. Provisions requiring the contractor to obtain and maintain the appropriate insurance coverage. F. Provisions giving authorized representatives of the Department access to all such construction activities, books, records, documents, and other evidence of the contractor for the purpose of inspection, audit, and copying during normal business and/or working hours. G. Provisions for change orders. H. Those conditions, specifications, and other provisions set forth or required by the Department. I. Provisions for liquidated damages. J. Provisions for including water meters on new distribution systems.