overview of grant recipient contracting approaches in CWMTF stream restoration projects

1. Construction Contract Approaches Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees Meeting February 14, 2010 Construction Contract Approaches and Project Value Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees Meeting February 14, 2010

2. Topics Grant recipients’ contracting approaches Comparing approaches Ensuring project value

4. Bidding: - obtaining pricing by competitive process - qualified contractor with lowest price is selected: “lowest qualified bidder”

6. Contracting approaches DESIGN-BID-BUILD Engineer is selected (based on qualifications) grant application, award, and contract design and permit Constructor is selected (based on low bid) construct

7. Contracting approaches DESIGN-BID-BUILD grant application, award, and contract Engineer is selected (based on qualifications) design and permit Constructor is selected (based on low bid) construct

8. Contracting approaches DESIGN-BID-BUILD DESIGN-BUILD Engineer is hand-picked Constructor is hand-picked grant application, award, and contract grant application, award, and contract Engineer is selected (based on qualifications) design and permit design and permit Constructor is selected (based on low bid) construct construct

15. Final cost vs. budget: CWMTF asked to fund overruns; underrun projects revert unneeded funds

17. Ensure water quality benefits at reasonable cost