(a)

1. (1) As noted in an earlier section, the outcomes of the preliminary engineering and environmental processes for a D-B project provide important information and requirements to be relayed to the short-list proposers as part of the RFP.
2. (2) The preliminary studies, analyses, and conclusions, if any, should provide a basis for describing the Arkansas Department of Transportation expectations for the project by defining significant unknown issues of the project while leaving opportunities for D-B innovations.
3. (3) The department-provided information can be relayed as part of the reference information documents (RID) or as part of the project technical and general specifications.
4. (4) Refer to the list following.

(b)

1. (1) The department should take every effort to incorporate the latest and best reference information and documents in the RID.
2. (2) Unless specifically noted in the RFP and the DBA, the RID is provided “FOR INFORMATION ONLY”.
3. (3) The short-list proposer should not rely on the accuracy or completeness of the information being provided in the RID.
4. (4) Final design decisions should be reached by the short-list proposer from information acquired by the short-list proposer or as shown in the technical provisions or exhibits of the RFP.
5. (5) Refer to Subpart 4, Design-Build Project Procurement Process, for additional details.

(c) The RID provided to the short-list proposers with the RFP should generally include, but is not limited to, the following:

1. (1) Preliminary survey and mapping;
2. (2) Project environmental documents;
3. (3) Inter-agency agreements;
4. (4) Value engineering studies;
5. (5) Schematic plans;
6. (6) Preliminary geotechnical information and preliminary geotechnical report;
7. (7) Hydraulic studies and reports;
8. (8) Right-of-way maps;
9. (9) Traffic studies;
10. (10) Noise studies; and
11. (11) Existing utility plans, maps, and agreements.