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Chapter 8. Facilities Management
Section 8.7. Planning, Engineering, and Construction

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8.7.1. Construction Projects

General Information

All construction projects require professional design services of architects and engineers, competitive bids to select a construction contractor, and the bid proposals for these projects must be accompanied by a surety bond. All projects will be administered by the Facilities Management PEC group. The PEC group will provide design service depending on project complexity and work load.


Definition

Selecting Architectural and Engineering Services: A process designed to select a professional service contractor for the project from interested and qualified firms.

Competitive Bids: The University's practice for determining the actual construction cost of a project, which is done through solicitation of quotes from responsive qualified constructors. Competitive bids shall be obtained for all building construction, expansion, rehabilitation, or demolition; and site development projects that exceed $30,000.

Construction Bonds: Construction bonds are a guarantee of good faith. All bid proposals for construction projects exceeding $50,000 must be accompanied by either a certified or cashier's check on an open, solvent bank or a bid bond, with an authorized surety company in the amount of 5% of the base bid.

Construction bonds are also a security for the faithful performance of the contract, and for the payment of all persons performing labor and furnishing materials in connection with the contract. Before any construction contract exceeding $50,000 is awarded, the proposed contractor shall furnish surety bonds in the amount of 100% of the contract amount.


Procedure

For all construction projects, do the following:

  1. Contact PEC by telephone 7-2303, e-mail to <jbheikki@mtu.edu>, or memo to the manager, describing the project plan.


  2. When a plan and location is finalized, a cost estimate will be prepared based on code requirements and best available construction costs.


  3. Upon approval by the appropriate department chair/director/vice president/ president and/or Board of Trustees to proceed with the project, the necessary design work will be completed and bid out for construction.

History
Adopted: 02/05/2001

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