UFC 4-721-11.1
26 Nov 01
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO THE DESIGN-BUILD PROCESS
AND IT'S
APPLICATION TO THE UEPH COMPLEX PROGRAM EXECUTION
1-1 PURPOSE AND ORGANIZATION.
1-1.1 Purpose. This document consolidates into one source the uniform criteria for the planning, design,
solicitation, proposal evaluation, and construction of Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing (UEPH)
Complexes and associated support requirements. It also contains guidance on the use of negotiated,
two-phase, design-build procedures for procurement of new and/or renovated facilities. It provides U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Project Architects/Project Engineers (PA/PE), Project Managers (PM)
and Major Army Command (MACOM) planners with a single source to guide the process of planning,
developing, and executing UEPH Complexes utilizing competitively negotiated source selection
processes.
1-1.2 Organization. This document is organized in two volumes. The first volume, this document, is the
Project Management Manual which describes the process of planning, developing, and executing a two
phase design-build project. Reference materials supporting the source selection process are provided in
the appendices. The second volume is a generic model Request for Proposals (RFP) to be used in
developing solicitations for UEPH Complex Facilities and associated support requirements. The generic
model follows the USACE Standard Contract Format for construction prescribed by EFARS 14.201-
1(a)(1), (reference 1-1). The generic model STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) in Volume II, contains the
design criteria to be implemented for Army projects. This model, when edited for a specific site and
project composition, will form the basis for an RFP. Detailed instructions for using the Project
Management Manual, for editing the Project Management Manual appendices, and for editing the model
solicitation are provided in Chapter 2 of this volume. Please note that contracting guidance contained in
this document is provided as an outline and should not be used as a substitute for thorough knowledge of
current acquisition regulations. If a conflict arises between this guidance and the acquisition regulations,
the acquisition regulations shall govern.
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THE DESIGN-BUILD APPROACH IN FACILITY CONSTRUCTION.
1-2.1 Background. Since the early 1980s, the Congress has urged the military services to explore
alternative construction methods which have the potential to reduce costs and increase competition. An
area of particular interest is procurement by nontraditional approaches such as design-build, which
includes both design and construction in a single contract. In most cases, this procurement process can
provide significant advantages over the traditional, two contract, design-bid-build methodology. Some of
the advantages of the design-build process include the following:
1-2.1.1 Offerors are allowed freedom to optimize design and construction methods in meeting design
program requirements.
1-2.1.2 The Government can achieve results (completed facilities) faster than with conventional design-
bid-build techniques.
1-2.1.3 Having a single Contractor responsible for design and construction reduces disputes over the
meaning of contract documents.
1-2.1.4 Negotiated procurement encourages the Government and Contractor to work together to
optimize design objectives, construction cost, and construction \1\ time period /1/.
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