Alternative Project Delivery - Texas Water Development Board

Appendix A
EPC: Engineer-Procure-Construct project delivery method.
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Life Cycle Project Costs: The estimated total project capital and operational costs
associated with a project throughout the useful life of the project.
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Operator: A firm or business organization that operates a project facility or facilities.
Owner: An individual or entity that owns a real property and/or a facility.
Owner’s Agent: A consulting firm that is retained by an Owner to prepare or assist
with the preparation of procurement documents (RFQs, RFPs, Project Criteria,
contracts) in order to implement an alternative project delivery.
Owner's Representative: A firm with the expertise and resources to provide the
construction phase engineering services, construction monitoring and contract
administration, and other construction oversight services of project on behalf of the
Owner.
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Performance Guarantee: An assurance of the quality or the length of use to be
expected from a product or facility offered for sale often with a promise of
reimbursement.
Procurement Advisor: A consulting firm that provides guidance and assistance to an
Owner for selection, development and execution of a procurement for a facility via an
alternative project delivery method. The Procurement Advisor can act solely in an
advisory role or as the Owner’s Agent.
Project Criteria: The basis of design, design criteria, engineering drawings,
diagrams, performance specifications and other information that are used to define the
Owner’s project requirements.
Project Guarantor: A firm that is a DBO Contractor project participant or an
affiliated company that pledges a financial performance guarantee for a project. The
Project Guarantor accepts responsibility for fulfilling the obligations of the entire
project.
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Resident Engineer: An individual permanently assigned at a job site for the purpose
of representing the Owner’s interests during the construction phase, including
providing an official examination or review of the work completed.
RFP: Request for Proposal.
RFQ: Request for Qualifications.
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