United States Air Force Project Managers’ Guide for Design and Construction Revised: November 28, 2007 Supersedes these Publications: The United States Air Force Manager’s Guide for Design and Construction (June 1, 2000) Publication Information: OPR: HQ AFCEE/TDB Certified by: HQ AF/A7CP Distribution: This publication is available digitally on the AFCEE Website Hyperlink Information: Due to the reorganization of Air Force documents on some Internet servers, links to documents and other information previously available may not be accessible due to network firewalls and other security protocols. Hyperlinks that are not available to the general public on the Internet have not been included. The hyperlinks included in this document were tested for accuracy when this document was completed, however these links may become broken over time due to reorganization of documents. Please report broken links to the AFCEE Web Team at mailto:[email protected]. 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USAF Project Managers’ Guide for Design and Construction January 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS_Toc184035619 CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1-1 OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................................... 1-2 1-2 FIVE PRINCIPLE PROJECT ELEMENTS ..................................................................................... 1-3 1-3 RESPONSIBILITIES....................................................................................................................... 1-4 1-3.1 Installations ............................................................................................................................. 1-4 1-3.2 Major Commands (MAJCOMS) .............................................................................................. 1-4 1-3.3 Field Operating Agency (FOA) ............................................................................................... 1-4 1-3.4 The Air Force Civil Engineer (AF/A7C)................................................................................... 1-4 1-3.5 Office of the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF)........................................................................ 1-5 1-3.6 Congressional Committees..................................................................................................... 1-5 1-4 MILCON EXECUTION GOALS ...................................................................................................... 1-5 1-5 MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING (MFH) ............................................................................................ 1-5 1-6 MEDICAL CONSTRUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1-6 1-7 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O&M)................................................................................. 1-6 CHAPTER 2 - PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING 2-1 USER NEED................................................................................................................................... 2-1 2-2 SITING AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS .............................................................................. 2-2 2-3 DRAFT DD 1391............................................................................................................................. 2-3 2-4 CUSTOMER CONCEPT DOCUMENT (Developing Requirements).............................................. 2-4 2-4.1 CCD Preparation and Funding ............................................................................................... 2-4 2-4.2 The CCD Process................................................................................................................... 2-4 2-4.3 CCD Benefits .......................................................................................................................... 2-4 2-5 CCD CHARRETTE ......................................................................................................................... 2-4 2-5.1 CCD Charrette Team.............................................................................................................. 2-5 2-5.2 CCD Charrette Report ............................................................................................................ 2-5 2-6 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS PROCESS (EIAP) ......................................................... 2-7 2-7 MILCON PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.......................................................................................... 2-7 2-7.1 Air Staff and OSD Actions ...................................................................................................... 2-7 2-7.2 Milestones of Typical Submissions......................................................................................... 2-8 2-7.3 Approval Authority................................................................................................................... 2-9 2-8 AUTHORIZATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 2-9 2-8.1 Congressional Review ............................................................................................................ 2-9 2-8.2 Notification Action (A/E Fees Greater than $1,000,000) ...................................................... 2-10 CHAPTER 3 - DESIGN 3-1 DESIGN DIRECTIVES ................................................................................................................... 3-1 3-1.1 Air Staff Design Instruction (DI) .............................................................................................. 3-1 3-1.2 AF DM/CM Design Instruction (DI) ......................................................................................... 3-2 3-1.3 Authority to Advertise Construction ........................................................................................ 3-2 3-1.4 Authority to Award................................................................................................................... 3-3 3-2 PROJECT MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................ 3-4 3-2.1 Project Management Plan ...................................................................................................... 3-4 3-2.2 Acquisition Strategy ................................................................................................................ 3-4 3-2.3 Delivery Methods .................................................................................................................... 3-4 3-2.4 Milestones and Submittals...................................................................................................... 3-5 3-2.5 Scheduling and Critical Need Dates....................................................................................... 3-6 3-2.6 Design Agent Schedules ........................................................................................................ 3-6 3-2.7 Construction Phasing.............................................................................................................. 3-6 3-3 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS......................................................................................................... 3-7 3-3.1 Environmental Permitting........................................................................................................ 3-7 i USAF Project Managers’ Guide for Design and Construction January 2008 3-3.2 Sustainable Development....................................................................................................... 3-7 3-3.3 Architectural Compatibility ...................................................................................................... 3-7 3-3.4 Antiterrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) .................................................................................. 3-7 3-3.5 Interior Design Policy.............................................................................................................. 3-8 3-3.6 Accessibility ............................................................................................................................ 3-8 3-3.7 Building Codes........................................................................................................................ 3-9 3-3.8 Renderings and Models.......................................................................................................... 3-9 3-4 A-E SERVICE ACQUISITION......................................................................................................... 3-9 3-4.1 Architectural-Engineering (A-E) Services ............................................................................... 3-9 3-5 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT............................................................................................................ 3-11 3-6 CONTRACT DOCUMENT DEVELOPMENT................................................................................ 3-12 3-6.1 Charrette (15% Design or Project Definition) ....................................................................... 3-13 3-6.2 Early Preliminary Design Submittal (30% Design) ............................................................... 3-15 3-6.3 Preliminary Design