Alternate Project Delivery Office

The Alternate Project Delivery Office is responsible for developing the Department’s list of candidate Design-Build projects, developing and advertising Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and Request for Proposals (RFP), short-listing the proposers and awarding the Design-Build contract.

Notice: Any person, partnership, corporation, or other entity offering or practicing architecture, engineering, or land surveying shall be registered or licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4, Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia. It is an offeror’s responsibility to comply with the requirements related to organizational structure, any required registration with governmental agencies and/or entities, and any required governmental licensure, whether business, individual, or professional in nature, and failure to comply with those requirements may render a submittal non-responsive.

Memo from VDOT Chief Engineer Malcolm T. Kerley, P.E. (PDF, 31 KB)
State Corporation Commission: http://www.scc.virginia.gov
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation: http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/dporweb/dpormainwelcome.cfm

Questions and comments about the program should be sent to Mr. Shailendra G. Patel, P.E., @ Shailendra.Patel@VDOT.Virginia.gov

Design-Build

Section § 33.1-12 (2)(b) of the Code of Virginia authorizes the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Commonwealth Transportation Board to develop and award contracts using the design-build contracting method.

Section §33.1-223.2:16 of the Code authorizes local governments to utilize the design-build contracting method.

If state or federal funds are used, the local government must comply with Section §33.1-12 (2)(b) of the Code.

VDOT's Alternate Project Delivery Office is developing guidelines to assist local governments.

More on locally administered projects
Frequently asked questions (PDF, 33 KB)
Interim guidance for locally administered Design-Build projects (PDF, 1 MB)

Design-build active procurements:

Design-build Requests for Qualifications
Design-build Requests for Proposals
Design-build proposal submittals and rankings

The Alternate Project Delivery Office has issued standard template documents for all forthcoming Request for Proposals. The template documents are provided below along with Exhibit 1 referenced therein:

PDFs