Specifications include, but are not limited to: Pre-Design Study Phase. The purpose of this phase is to define and reconcile the University’s functional, architectural and budgetary requirements. The Architect will develop a program document for the Project as described in and including the elements set forth in Section 6.2.1.1 (the “Program Document”). During this phase, the Architect will make sufficiently accurate systems-based cost estimates which shall include the level of detail required under Section 6.2.2.12 to determine the feasibility of constructing the Project within the Construction Budget. The Architect will submit the systems-based cost estimates, the Program Document, the conceptual design drawings and, if requested by the University, diagrammatical massing models (collectively, the “Pre-Design Study”) to the University for its review and approval. Existing Facilities Assessment and Investigation. The Architect will verify existing configuration of spaces; field measurements of critical dimensions; types and conditions of architectural, mechanical, electrical and other systems; and assessments of existing sizes and capacities of systems and equipment, based on visual inspection of the Project area and information provided by the University (the “Existing Facilities Assessment and Investigation Services”). If there are no Pre-Design Study Phase services required under this Contract the Existing Facilities Assessment and Investigation Services will be performed as part of the Schematic Design Phase services. The Architect will: (1) identify and confirm the University’s Project goals and objectives, provide a site analysis indicating key campus building relationships, vehicular and pedestrian access points, parking requirements, and solar and wind conditions, (3) provide a detailed analysis and description of program space confirming the size and total gross area required, furniture/equipment requirements, and program adjacency relationships, (4) identify specific program technical requirements including, but not limited to, acoustical, artificial/natural lighting, structural, mechanical, electrical, and protective finishes, and (5) identify applicable University standards and applicable zoning and building code requirements. The Architect shall document and compile all of the foregoing to create the Program Document for the Project. The Program Document will form the basis and guide of the Project design for the duration of the Project. The Architect will develop the conceptual designs, which, if required by the University, will include the basic massing strategy, based on the Program Document, through the development of drawings and, as applicable, diagrammatical massing models. The Architect will: (1) record, evaluate, and respond to the University’s comments based on the University’s reviews of the Pre-Design Study, and (2) identify changes, which will be incorporated into the final submission of the Pre-Design Study.
