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:
- VDOT Design-Build Standard Template Documents (Parts 3, 4 and 5) (1 MB)
- Lump Sum Agreement - Exhibit 1 (19 KB)
Also:
- APD Memoranda
- Minimum Requirements for Quality Assurance and Quality Control on Design Build and P3 Projects, January 2012 (Page 3, Section 2.1.2 updated Feb. 16, 2012)
- Design-Build Manual (Revised October 2011) (99 KB)
- Design-Build Evaluation Guidelines (Revised October 2011) (45 KB)
Candidate Projects
- Sycolin Road Overpass of Route 7 Bypass in Leesburg - NOVA District, UPC 99256 (RFP release anticipated Summer 2012)
- Route 29 Bridge Replacement over Little Rocky Run - NOVA District, UPC 77322 (RFP release anticipated Summer 2012)
- Route 5 Virginia Capital Trail (Varina Phase) - Richmond District, UPC 86280 (RFP release anticipated Fall 2012)
- Route 35 Bridge Replacement over Nottoway River – Hampton Roads District, UPC 81457 (RFQ release anticipated Fall 2012)
- I-66/Route 15 Interchange Reconstruction – NOVA District, UPC 100566 (RFQ release anticipated Fall 2012)
- I-64 from Route 288 to Route 623 Widening - Richmond District, UPC 70542 (RFQ release anticipated Fall 2012)
- Fall Hill Avenue- Widen Bridge and Roadway - Fredericksburg District, UPC 88699 (RFQ release anticipated Winter 2012/2013)
- Route 7 West Bound Climbing Lane - NOVA District, UPC 58599 (RFQ release anticipated Winter 2012/2013)
- Route 3 Widening - Culpeper District, UPC 14657 (RFQ release anticipated Winter 2012/2013)
- Ramps from I-66 to Vienna Metro Station – NOVA District, UPC 81009 (RFQ release anticipated Winter 2012/2013)
Active Proposals
- Route 5 Virginia Capital Trail (New Market Heights Phase) - Richmond District, UPC 86279
- I-395 HOV Ramp at Seminary Road with I-395 NB Auxilary Lane Extension
- Interstate 64 Zion Crossroads Interchange Improvement
- Interstate 66 Gainesville to Haymarket widening
- Interstate 64 Exit 91 Interchange Improvements
- Interstate 66 Active Traffic Management
- Interstate 581/Valley View Interchange Phase II
- Route 29 Western Bypass Project
- I-581/Elm Avenue Interchange
Under Construction
- Route 27/244 interchange modifications
- Pacific Boulevard Extension
- Middleground Boulevard
- Route 50 widening
- Clifton Forge Bridge
- I-66 Pavement Rehabilitation Project
- Route 61 Bridge Replacement, Narrows
- Route 36 improvements at Fort Lee
- I-81 Truck Climbing Lanes (Salem District)
- I-81 Truck Climbing Lanes (Staunton District)
- Culvert rehabilitation projects (statewide)
- 460 Connector – Phase I
- Structure rehabilitation projects (statewide)
- Route 29 NBL over Tye River


























