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funding for any facility design and construction to be acquired by the AR
in such exchanges, and often provides both the design and construction of
the facility, transferring ownership to the AR when the project is ready for
occupancy.
1.11
Construction
1.11.1 The construction contracts for many of the AR projects are
Contract Award
awarded solely on the basis of lowest bid, after an open, competitive
Process
bidding process. Other contracts may be awarded on the basis of price
among other qualifications, and some contracts may be set-aside for award
to small or small, disadvantaged businesses, on the basis of price, or price
among other qualifications.
1.11.2 The construction documents must be complete and comprehensive
to ensure, to the extent possible, that all work required is shown or
described. No details or other parts of the work should be left for resolution
during constuction. This will help ensure that all prospective construction
contractors are basing their bids or proposals on the same construction
work effort.
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