APPENDIX C

An Unsolicited Project Proposal (UPP) may be submitted to the Department by a Design-Builder to perform work on a corridor where the Department has not initiated public development of a project. Any UPP submitted to the Department should be forwarded to the Department Deputy Director/Chief Engineer. The UPP should be evaluated by the Department to determine if the Project, as proposed by the Design-Builder, is in the best public interest of the Department and whether to pursue the proposed Project utilizing the Design-Build Project Delivery method. An evaluation committee, composed of the Department Deputy Director/Chief Engineer and the Assistant Chief Engineers, should evaluate the UPP and provide a recommendation regarding the proposed Project to the Director of the Department.

If the evaluation committee determines that the proposed Project should be implemented utilizing Design-Build Project Delivery methodology, the Department should solicit additional Design-Build Proposals in accordance with relevant sections of this document. The Unsolicited Project Proposer should be required to comply with the requirements of the public solicitation and the UPP should be completely evaluated during any evaluation period of the solicited D-B Proposals.

If the evaluation committee determines that the proposed Project is not in the best interest to utilize the Design-Build Project Delivery methodology, the Department should return any UPP to the Design-Builder without further evaluation. In such case, a Stipend should not be provided by the Department.