SPECIAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE I
GENERAL ITEMS
SPI 1
DEFERRAL OF WORK
In the event the Contracting Officer defers advertising for and securing Design Build
Proposals and A/E services during the design build period by written notice to the A/E, the
A/E shall stop his work upon completing the Request for Proposal documents. The
Government shall retain the option of requiring completion of all A/E services under this
contract for one (1) year from the date of completion of the Request for Proposal Documents.
If at the end of the one (1) year period the Government has not decided to proceed with the
A/E services beyond this stage the work required under this contract will be terminated unless
the Government and the A/E mutually agree upon a time extension. Upon completion of the
RFP docuemts and written notice to the A/E of the deferral of the work from the Contracting
Officer, the A/E shall deliver to the Government all original drawings, specifications, design
details and calculations (in hard copy and on CD-ROM) relating to the work and this material
shall become the property of the Government and may be used on any Government project
without additional cost to the Government but with no warranty by the A/E of their adequacy
for use other than that originally intended.
SPI 2
EVALUATION OF A/E CONTRACT PERFORMANCE
The VA shall evaluate the overall performance of the A/E by professional discipline after
completion of design and after construction. All evaluations shall include a narrative pointing
out strengths and weaknesses as well as a numerical rating. The A/E shall be informed, in
writing by the Contracting Officer, of his overall performance denoting his strengths and
weaknesses.
SPI 3
DEFINITIONS
(a) Contracting Officer: The services to be performed by the A/E under this contract are
subject to the general supervision, direction, control and approval of the Contracting Officer.
The Contracting Officer is also responsible for administering the construction contract for this
project.
(b) Project Manager: The Contracting Officer's central office representative responsible for
administering the VEC, A/E, C/C and construction contracts under the immediate direction of
the Contracting Officer.
(c) Resident Engineer: The Contracting Officer's authorized representative at the construction
site. When more than one Resident Engineer is assigned to a construction project one is
designated as being in-charge and is called the "Senior Resident Engineer". The Resident
Engineer is responsible for protecting the Government's interest in the execution of the
construction contract work. His duties include surveillance of all construction work to assure
compliance with the contract documents, interpretation of the contract documents, approval of
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