2014.01.15 - Milliken Design Guidelines

Project Area Recommendations
Constructing Improvements: Moving from Concept through Construction
Chapter 3: Recommendations
Implementation Through
Final Plans and Construction
Documents
It is understood that there may be Project Areas the
Town would prefer to fund and install using a
completed set of final plans and construction
documents. If this is the case, there are several
important Actions and Steps needed to progress the
conceptual designs outlined in the Design Guidelines
into a final construction document package.
Regardless of the conceptual Project Area, the
following set of Actions and Steps outline the
approach to moving from conceptual design to final
design and construction documentation. If the Town
desires to take any Project Area through this
process, the following steps should form the basis of
the construction documentation process.
NOTE: Undertaking the additional step of
construction documentation will require additional
support and funding. Additional costs will include:
Staff time to create the proposal for consultants to
create the construction document package,
consultant fees to survey the Project Area and
create the construction document set, and Staff
time to oversee the process. Typically, construction
documentation is based on 6-10% of the overall
project budget.
Construction Documentation
Preliminary Steps (the same
steps are needed regardless of
the Project Area)
Action 1: Create a Solid Foundation for
Final Design and Construction
In order to understand the impacts of current
engineering/site conditions, it will be important to
begin the construction process with final design and
construction documentation plans. These plan sets
will allow the removal of existing elements and
construction of new features to proceed smoothly,
and with accurate and professional construction
bids.
Step 1.1
Have a professional engineering firm survey the
existing conditions of the project site, documenting
the locations of site features, existing grades and
existing site systems (drainage, lighting/electrical,
irrigation, etc).
Responsibility:
• Engineering Consultant
• Staff Overview
Resources Needed:
• Staff Time
• Consultant Fees
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