requirements contracts for engineering design and related services ...

(l) All contract records material shall be packaged and delivered to the City in temporary, uniform sized,
matching, heavy duty flat file/roll file/letter file type cardboard shipping/transfer carton(s). Typed labels shall
provide information on contents and number of cartons in the set.
3. DESIGN STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES
A. All information and data, which are part of the Commissioner’s records, are available to the Consultant for the
proper prosecution of this contract. This may be supplemented by information obtained from other agencies and sources.
Before beginning the work to be done for each project, the Consultant shall make an examination of the site designated for
the project, note all conditions and implications of same and make all necessary surveys pertaining to the project.
B. The Consultant shall perform design services and prepare the Contract Documents with reference to, and in
conformity with, such information and data as to existing and legal lines, legal grades, approved drainage plans, sewers,
subsurface structures, conditions and facilities, etc., as may be furnished to him by the Commissioner and other agencies,
supplemented by information obtained from utility companies and others, and a personal examination, inspection and
survey of the site by the Consultant. The Consultant shall obtain any such necessary additional information and data not
furnished to him as aforesaid and shall design and plan the work with reference thereto and in complete conformity
therewith.
C. The Consultant shall conform to the procedural standards as described hereinafter, and all design standards as
identified in the latest edition of New York City Department of Design and Construction, Infrastructure Design Guidelines
and Directives. The Consultant shall conform to instructions and/or directions promulgated at project strategy meetings,
and/or conform to general and customary Agency practices, or as otherwise directed by the Commissioner.
The reporting, design and specifications of the project shall be in accordance with such standards of reporting, design and
construction as the Commissioner may furnish. In the event that the Consultant recommends a patented article, he shall
notify the Commissioner in writing of such designated article.
D. The Consultant shall be accountable to initiate actions deemed normal and customary by a prudent and responsible
consultant; including incremental submissions and/or review(s) of the proposed designs to client agencies and interested
parties, and coordination meetings that are needed to expeditiously resolve questions and concerns necessary to obtain
required acceptance, concurrence and/or approvals, and to meet the project milestones on schedule.
E. The Consultant shall perform all appurtenant designs/analyses/ surveys/investigations that are necessary to
develop completely integrated/coordinated designs.
F. The Consultant shall make all required submissions formally, timely and in writing, with a copy of all transmittals
being sent to the Department of Design and Construction. Submissions shall be either hand delivered, delivered by
messenger, overnight mail and/or other express delivery, facsimile transmittal, or electronic mail.
G. The Consultant shall perform the tasks that are included in the General Requirements and the Specific
Requirements for each project in accordance with an incremental approach.
H. The Consultant shall complete the tasks that are included in the General Requirements and the Specific
Requirements for each project for acceptance, concurrence, and/or approval, in accordance with the standards of the
agencies/parties having jurisdictional responsibilities for said tasks and, further, conditioned upon acceptance by the
Department.
I. All tasks shall be fully coordinated and fully integrated into the contract documents.
J. The Consultant shall develop/produce the Contract Documents, or portions thereof, for mass mailing(s) and/or
incremental submissions to affected public, private and City agencies - as required, evaluate review comments and
incorporate them into the contract documents - where appropriate. The Consultant shall provide sufficient numbers of
bound, collated copies of documents, including reports, estimates, design packets, plans, as required, for the normal and
reasonable progression of the Contract work.
K. The Consultant shall make all submissions in accordance with the approved work plan and schedule.
NYC Department of Design and Construction
Infrastructure, October 2012
GR-7