Specifications include, but are not limited to: Provide Architect/Engineer Services including the basic A/E and project management services normally required for airport development projects, including architectural civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering projects. Preliminary Phase: This phase involves those activities required for defining the scope of a project and establishing preliminary requirements including, without limitation, as follows: a. Conferring with the sponsor on project requirements, programming, finances, schedules, early phases of the project, operational safety, phasing considerations and other pertinent matters; meeting the FAA and other concerned agencies and parties on matters affecting the project. b. Planning, procuring, and/or preparing necessary surveys, geological engineering investigations, field investigations, and architectural and engineering studies required for preliminary design considerations. c. Develop design schematics, sketches, environmental and aesthetic considerations, project recommendations, and preliminary layouts and cost estimates. d. Assisting the sponsor in the preparation of necessary and required documents for federal grants, including Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) plan and goals, and exhibits.
