(CMGC)Construction Manager/General Contractor Manual | January 2015 Colorado Department of Transportation Innovative Contracting Program 4201 East Arkansas Denver, CO 80222 Acknowledgements CMGC Manual Development Committee Benjamin Acimovic, CDOT Resident Engineer, I-70 Mountain Corridor Nabil F. Haddad, CDOT Innovative Contracting Program Manager Tamara Hunter-Maurer, CDOT R1 Project Engineer Joseph Elsen, CDOT R3 Central Program Engineer Mark M. Scholfield, Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects Christopher E. Hopkins, Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects Manual Contributions and Review Janice K. Ashland, Lockton Companies Randy Jensen, FHWA Colorado Division Sina Khavary, CDOT Engineering Estimates & Market Analysis Matthew McDole, LS Gallegos & Associates Inc. Gary Null, CDOT Standards and Specifications Unit Marko Pala, Stanton Constructability Services, LLC Wendy Schlosberg, Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects Tracie Smith, CDOT Risk Management Melinda Urban, FHWA Colorado Division Katherine Williams, CDOT Civil Rights & Business Resource Center Shawn Yu, CDOT Engineering Estimates & Market Analysis Jim Zufall, ATKINS Colorado Department of Transportation Innovative Contracting Program 4201 East Arkansas Denver, CO 80222 Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) Manual January 20, 2015 Table of Contents 1 Chapter 1: CMGC Current Practice ..............................................................................................1 1.1 Preface .......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Federal Laws, State Legislation, and Regulations ......................................................................... 2 1.3 Current CMGC Practice ................................................................................................................. 2 1.3.1 Federal Practice ..................................................................................................................... 2 1.3.2 State Departments of Transportation Practice ..................................................................... 2 1.3.3 CDOT Practice........................................................................................................................ 3 1.4 Description of CMGC and Other Methods of Delivery ................................................................. 5 1.4.1 Design-Bid-Build .................................................................................................................... 5 1.4.2 Design-Build .......................................................................................................................... 5 1.4.3 CMGC .................................................................................................................................... 6 1.5 CMGC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) .................................................................................. 7 1.6 CMGC Processes at CDOT ............................................................................................................. 9 1.7 CMGC/DB Project List ................................................................................................................... 9 1.8 CMGC Acronyms and Definitions .................................................................................................. 9 2 Chapter 2: Project Selection and CMGC Procurement ............................................................... 10 2.1 Project Selection and CMGC Procurement Schedule ................................................................. 10 2.2 Initial Project Development ........................................................................................................ 12 2.2.1 Identification of Funding and Schedule .............................................................................. 12 2.2.2 Scoping a CMGC Project ...................................................................................................... 12 2.2.3 Risk Identification and Analysis ........................................................................................... 13 2.2.4 Project Goal Setting ............................................................................................................ 13 2.3 Selecting the Project Delivery Method ....................................................................................... 15 2.3.1 The Project Delivery Selection Matrix ................................................................................. 16 2.3.2 Approval for CMGC Delivery Method Use .......................................................................... 21 2.4 CMGC Procurement .................................................................................................................... 21 Colorado Department of Transportation i Innovative Contracting Program Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) Manual January 20, 2015 2.4.1 CDOT Project Development Manual Requirements for Obtaining a CMGC Contract ......... 21 2.4.2 Requests for Letters of Interest .......................................................................................... 22 2.4.3 Pre-Proposal Meeting ......................................................................................................... 23 2.4.4 Contractor One-On-One Meetings ..................................................................................... 23 2.4.5 Request for Proposals ......................................................................................................... 23 2.5 Evaluation Team and Procedures ............................................................................................... 24 2.5.1 Selection Panel Members ................................................................................................... 25 2.5.2 CMGC Selection Panel Training ........................................................................................... 25 2.5.3 Proposal and Review ........................................................................................................... 26 2.5.4 Short-Listing ........................................................................................................................ 26 2.5.5 Interviews ............................................................................................................................ 27 2.5.6 The Team Challenge ............................................................................................................ 28 2.5.7 CMGC Management Price Percentage................................................................................ 29 2.5.8 Selection of the CMGC ........................................................................................................ 30 2.6 Estimating the Preconstruction Fee ............................................................................................ 30 2.7 Procuring a Design Consultant for a CMGC Project .................................................................... 30 2.8 Procuring a Consultant Construction Engineer for a CMGC Project ........................................... 30 2.9 Procuring an ICE for a CMGC Project .......................................................................................... 31 2.10 CMGC Procurement for CDOT Priority Projects .......................................................................... 33 2.11 Independent Work-Hour Cost Estimates for Procurements ....................................................... 33 2.12 Concurrent Procurement Recommendations ............................................................................. 33 2.13 CMGC Contracting and Standard CMGC Services Agreement Template .................................... 34 3 Chapter 3: Preconstruction Phase ............................................................................................. 35 3.1 Preconstruction Roles and Responsibilities ................................................................................ 35 3.2 Preconstruction Roles and Responsibilities Matrix .................................................................... 36 3.3 Preconstruction Phase Work Flow .............................................................................................. 38 3.4 Key Elements of the Preconstruction Phase ............................................................................... 40 3.4.1 Partnering ........................................................................................................................... 40 3.4.2 Project Scoping Workshop .................................................................................................. 41 Colorado Department of Transportation ii Innovative Contracting Program Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) Manual January 20, 2015 3.4.3 Collaborative Design Development .................................................................................... 41 3.4.4 Addressing Complex Construction and Developing an Innovative Approach .................... 42 3.4.5 Assessing and Improving Constructability .......................................................................... 42 3.4.6 Value Engineering Requirement ......................................................................................... 43 3.4.7 NEPA Process and CMGC .................................................................................................... 43 3.4.8 Construction Plans and Specifications ...............................................................................