Part 636 — Design-Build Contracting
Subpart A — General
- § 636.101— What does this part do?
- § 636.102— Does this part apply to me?
- § 636.103— What are the definitions of terms used in this part?
- § 636.104— Does this part apply to all Federal-aid design-build projects?
- § 636.105— Is the FHWA requiring the use of design-build?
- § 636.107— May contracting agencies use geographic preference in Federal-aid design-build or public-private partnership projects?
- § 636.109— How does the NEPA process relate to the design-build procurement process?
- § 636.110— What procedures may be used for solicitations and receipt of proposals?
- § 636.111— Can oral presentations be used during the procurement process?
- § 636.112— May stipends be used?
- § 636.113— Is the stipend amount eligible for Federal participation?
- § 636.114— What factors should be considered in risk allocation?
- § 636.115— May I meet with industry to gather information concerning the appropriate risk allocation strategies?
- § 636.116— What organizational conflict of interest requirements apply to design-build projects?
- § 636.117— What conflict of interest standards apply to individuals who serve as selection team members for the owner?
- § 636.118— Is team switching allowed after contract award?
- § 636.119— How does this part apply to a project developed under a public-private partnership?
Subpart B — Selection Procedures, Award Criteria
- § 636.201— What selection procedures and award criteria may be used?
- § 636.202— When are two-phase design-build selection procedures appropriate?
- § 636.203— What are the elements of two-phase selection procedures for competitive proposals?
- § 636.204— What items may be included in a phase-one solicitation?
- § 636.205— Can past performance be used as an evaluation criteria?
- § 636.206— How do I evaluate offerors who do not have a record of relevant past performance?
- § 636.207— Is there a limit on short listed firms?
- § 636.208— May I use my existing prequalification procedures with design-build contracts?
- § 636.209— What items must be included in a phase-two solicitation?
- § 636.210— What requirements apply to projects which use the modified design-build procedure?
- § 636.211— When and how should tradeoffs be used?
- § 636.212— To what extent must tradeoff decisions be documented?
Subpart C — Proposal Evaluation Factors
- § 636.301— How should proposal evaluation factors be selected?
- § 636.302— Are there any limitations on the selection and use of proposal evaluation factors?
- § 636.303— May pre-qualification standards be used as proposal evaluation criteria in the RFP?
- § 636.304— What process may be used to rate and score proposals?
- § 636.305— Can price information be provided to analysts who are reviewing technical proposals?
Subpart D — Exchanges
- § 636.401— What types of information exchange may take place prior to the release of the RFP document?
- § 636.402— What types of information exchange may take place after the release of the RFP document?
- § 636.403— What information may be exchanged with a clarification?
- § 636.404— Can a competitive range be used to limit competition?
- § 636.405— After developing a short list, can I still establish a competitive range?
- § 636.406— Are communications allowed prior to establishing the competitive range?
- § 636.407— Am I limited in holding communications with certain firms?
- § 636.408— Can communications be used to cure proposal deficiencies?
- § 636.409— Can offerors revise their proposals during communications?
Subpart E — Discussions, Proposal Revisions and Source Selection
- § 636.501— What issues may be addressed in discussions?
- § 636.502— Why should I use discussions?
- § 636.503— Must I notify offerors of my intent to use/not use discussions?
- § 636.504— If the solicitation indicated my intent was to award contract without discussions, but circumstances change, may I still hold discussions?
- § 636.505— Must a contracting agency establish a competitive range if it intends to have discussions with offerors?
- § 636.506— What issues must be covered in discussions?
- § 636.507— What subjects are prohibited in discussions, communications and clarifications with offerors?
- § 636.508— Can price or cost be an issue in discussions?
- § 636.509— Can offerors revise their proposals as a result of discussions?
- § 636.510— Can the competitive range be further defined once discussions have begun?
- § 636.511— Can there be more than one round of discussions?
- § 636.512— What is the basis for the source selection decision?
- § 636.513— Are limited negotiations allowed prior to contract execution?
- § 636.514— How may I provide notifications and debriefings?