MPLCP Level of Design Phase Services i. Upon receipt of a Notice to Proceed with MPLCP Level of Design Phase from the City of Waltham, the Designer and its appropriate Consultants shall meet with agents of the City of Waltham and the User Agency to arrive at a mutual understanding of the requirements of the Study or Program furnished by the City of Waltham. ii. The Designer shall submit a proposed design work plan for the Designer's Services pursuant to this Contract including anticipated tasks and submittals. The Designer shall submit a proposed Contract Schedule consistent with any project schedule included in the Study or Scope of Services referenced in Attachment A. The schedule shall contain dates for submittals, deliverables, actions, milestones, design workshops, meetings and the critical path through all design service activities. It shall include allowances of time for the User Agency's and the City of Waltham's review and approval of submittals and for necessary submissions for Permits in connection with the Project. When Approved by the City of Waltham the work plan and the Contract Schedule shall govern the Designer's duties hereunder. The work plan shall also include a work plan schedule of values consistent with the payment schedule for the Basic Fee specified in Section 8.2, which shall be the basis of which payments of the Basic Fee within each phase shall be made. The work plan schedule of values shall identify deliverables within each phase and percentages of the phase fee payable upon completion of such deliverable. When Approved by the City of Waltham the work plan schedule of values shall govern the timing of payments of the Basic Fee upon completion of deliverables within each phase and as each phase progresses. iii. In the architectural field, standard design levels include: Conceptual or Preliminary Design, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documentation, During the planning and design phase of an MPLCP project, applicants will work with a design team to bring their project past conceptual design but not to full schematic design. This is called this the MPLCP Level of Design. Per MPLCP regulations 605 CMR 6.08(2)(a), this includes: a) Schematic drawings (or more complete drawings as available) prepared by a Massachusetts registered architect, and bearing their registration stamp, including: b) floor plan(s) with a complete furnishing, shelving, and equipment layout. c) building sections as appropriate. d) elevations as appropriate. e) Tabulation of square footages called for in the library building program and comparison to the square footage shown on the architectural plans. f) Tabulations of the number of books, periodical, audio visual material, library of things, and all other collections called for in the library building program in comparison to the square footages shown on the architectural plans. g) Tabulations of the number of seats and staff workspaces called for in the library building program in comparison to the square footage shown on the architectural plans. h) An estimated project budget, prepared independently by an experienced professional cost estimator, based on the site plan, building plans, and construction budget. i) Site plan prepared by a Massachusetts registered architect with parking, grading, building location and designation of utilities (one inch = 40 feet or larger); j) A geotechnical report certified by a licensed professional, as defined in 605 CMR 6.02: Geotechnical Report. k) A hazardous materials survey report. l) A stamped topographic land survey, completed within 15 years of the submission of drawings, delineating boundary lines for the entire site to be included in the library building project. m) Energy modeling as required by code, Mass Save, and/or an MPLCP-approved special certification required to qualify for the Green Library Incentive, if applicable. n) Other environmental, structural, and energy related reports may be required as deemed necessary and appropriate for individual projects
