(a)

1. (1) To determine whether the project is a suitable candidate for a design-build (D-B) delivery process, the Arkansas Department of Transportation should conduct a thorough review of the project’s key goals and objectives as well as a complete assessment of the project’s development status and project risks.
2. (2) The scope of a candidate project should be fully known and the expected outcomes adequately defined.
3. (3) Benefit-oriented criteria are typically used to determine whether the project appears to be a candidate for the implementation of a D-B delivery method.
4. (4) The project goals, potential benefits, and probable risks should be carefully weighed to determine if D-B is the appropriate delivery method.
5. (5) The project should be examined for unusual or unique requirements that could be most effectively addressed by the D-B delivery method.

6. (6) Examples of a candidate project could include one with:

   1. (A) Severe right-of-way limitations;
   2. (B) Extensive maintenance of traffic issues;
   3. (C) Short or restrictive construction schedules;
   4. (D) Tight budgetary restrictions; and/or
   5. (E) Time-sensitive staging.

(b) D-B projects should normally fit one (1) or more of the following categories:

1. (1) A large or emergency project that needs to be expedited for the public benefit, where design and construction phases can be overlapped or completed in a more efficient manner;
2. (2) A project with complex constructability, maintenance of traffic, and/or other technical or complex design issues where design or construction innovation would be beneficial to the public; and
3. (3) A large or unusual project that does not lend itself to the normal DB-B method.