Overview

The Contracts Management and Compliance Department is part of the Office of Design and Construction and is responsible for Contract Preparation and Processing, and Estimating and Change Order Evaluation. Responsibilities include the following:

• Prequalification of professional services consultants
• Compilation of professional services proposals and  negotiations and preparation of initial contract drafts
• Review of professional services amendment requests and claims
• The preparation of costs estimates for budget compliance and bid package
• The review of design documents for constructability
• The prequalification of construction contractors
• Facilitating public bid openings, certification and distribution of bid results
• Bid and bid document review and evaluation of  bids
• Compilation of SRC Resolutions recommending contract awards
• Contractor notification of contract award
• Construction contract preparation and distribution to the contractors
• Review of contract documents, insurance certificates, OCIP enrollment, payment and performance bonds and distribution of contract documents for signatures and approval
• Issuance of Notice to Proceeds
•  Review, approval and distribution of Schedules of Value for payment applications
•  Contractor change order requests evaluation and detailed costs estimates for determining fair price and submittal to Audit Services for review
• Compilation of SRC Resolutions
• recommending change order approvals
• Evaluation and resolution of construction claims