Common use of General Design Requirements Clause in Contracts

General Design Requirements. ‌ The Design-Build Contractor shall provide all necessary services to design all permanent and temporary portions of the project. All work shall conform to current INDOT and AASHTO standards, practices, policies, guidelines and specifications. INDOT’s standards, practices, policies, guidelines and specifications shall control in case of a conflict, except for erosion control measures in which the IDEM Indiana Stormwater Quality Manual shall control in case of conflict. Only design firms that are prequalified with INDOT for the work types specified, and that are sufficiently staffed and capable of performing the required work, shall be used on the Design-Build Contractor team on the project. The required capabilities include successful completion of designs for major road and bridge projects. The Design-Build Contractor’s design firms will be considered as subcontractors responsible for the design and engineering of the project. Multiple design firms may work on the Design-Build Contractor team, however, one design firm shall be designated as the prime design firm. The Design- Build Contractor shall assign professional engineers and surveyors licensed in the State of Indiana to be in direct responsible charge of all engineering and surveying work. If services are required that are predominantly oriented toward other disciplines, such as environmental, landscaping, transportation planning, or architectural applications, the Design-Build Contractor shall assign other professionally competent personnel registered or licensed in the State of Indiana to be in charge of the work. Plans signed and stamped by a professional engineer shall be developed in accordance with INDOT's plan preparation guidelines. Specifications and details shall be provided. In addition, electronic files on disk in Portable Document Format (PDF) and AutoCAD (.dwg) or MicroStation (.dgn) format shall be provided.