Common use of Phases of Design Clause in Contracts

Phases of Design. The Design Scope of Work shall consist of two phases: Conceptual Development (Up to Mid-Term Design Meeting) and Design Development (up to Design Completion Meeting). A. Conceptual Development (Project Scoping) i. At the Mid-term meeting, Design/Builder shall demonstrate for Public Agency whether recommended improvement measures are viable and whether financial benefits (including grants) can be derived by their implementation in an amount sufficient to cover costs associated with the Project. ii. Scope of work includes a description of the Energy Conservation Measures (ECM), Energy Generation Measures (EGM) and/or Facility Improvement Measures (FIM), a clear understanding of grant criteria and estimated probability of securing grants, calculation of energy and operational savings, and preliminary costs for the construction of the scope. B. Design Development (Design Completion) (i) At the Design Completion Meeting, Design/Builder shall provide Public Agency with a Project Proposal setting forth: ▪ A proposed final Scope of Construction Work (detailing any included ECMs, EGMs and/or FIMs); ▪ A proposed Preliminary Construction Schedule; ▪ The proposed Project Fee. ▪ If applicable, any proposed energy and/or other operational savings guarantees.