Other Transactional Authority in construction

On 3/20/2025 at 1:14 PM, Sue Kranes said:

Is there a sample construction constract for desiign build or design Bid build contracts using OTA

Just seeing this I have no experience which caused me to do some research.   In a quick look I would suggest that while incorporating any OTA required terms and conditions the effort would be very similiar to how the private sector approaches either effort.  Maybe you can get an assist through this organization with regard to design build - https://dbia.org/

On 3/20/2025 at 1:14 PM, Sue Kranes said:

Is there a sample construction constract for desiign build or design Bid build contracts using OTA

This is perhaps something for which a discussion with a smart, experienced, attorney would be helpful. I'm not one. But if you want to use "other transaction authority" to award a contract, it seems to me that you should first look to the authority -- i.e., the enabling statute. What does it authorize? What does it prohibit? There may be a reason it is difficult to locate a sample contract.

@Sue Kranes, you may find relevant information and a sample contract here https://www.mastt.com/blogs/design-build-contract.  Not saying how or if this applies to OTA.

@Sue Kranes If you don’t know anything about design-build, the last thing you need to do would be to look at a sample design-build construction contract and then cut and paste

The DBIA (Design-Build Institute of America) should be willing and able  to provide you advice on how to proceed with a D-B project. They can suggest some names of design-build professional advisors to help you develop design-criteria and develop a format based upon the functional and technical design criteria for the project and your goals and objectives for quality, cost, time, etc.

if you want me to send you the contact information for a design-build expert who was formerly the CEO of the DBIA, I can  do that. I can call him and see if he is still active in the business or can suggest some  names of others. I have known him for over twenty five years.

I say this as a retired DBIA Designated Design-Build Professional Practitioner and a US Army Corps of Engineers D-B proponent/practitioner for 25 years or so. My first DB project was actually an Air Force family housing project as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force back in 1971 at Castle AFB, CA.

You don’t need to only consult with a “smart, experienced attorney”. You also need to consult with a smart, experienced design-build expert advisor.

i freely admit that I don’t know anything about Other Transactional Authorities or what you want to use a Design-Build contract for.