forest service and a/e services david culp, ra, leed ap regional architect southern region

Forest Service and A/E Services

David Culp, RA, LEED APRegional ArchitectSouthern Region

THE NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

FOREST SERVICE ORGANIZATION

Forest Service

National Forest

SystemResearch

State & Private Forestry

THE WEEKS ACT OF 1911

THE SOUTHERN REGION

NFS ORGANIZATION

Chief Forester of the United

States

Regional Forester

Forest Supervisor

District Ranger

National Forest

System

Region

Forest

District

Staff

Staff

VISITING THE NATIONAL FORESTS

THE ADMINISTRATIVE SITE

UNDER CONSTRUCTION—TEXAS SO

WORK CENTERS

THE OVERLOOK AND INTERPRETIVE SITE

WAYAH BALD LOOKOUT TOWER

THE CAMPGROUND

TOILET BUILDINGS

RECREATION CONSTRUCTION

Currently advertized, this project is to demolish two existing buildings and existing site construction and to construct a new combined toilet and concession building and new plaza at Brasstown Bald, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests near Blairsville, GA

LAKE WINFIELD SCOTT

LAKE WINFIELD SCOTT

THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IMAGE GUIDE

LEED-NC PROJECTS

COMPLETEUNDER

CONSTRUCTION

PLANNED

R8

SRS

SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION: NOW AND FUTURE

Joint Venture between USGBC, ASHRAE, and IESNA

Alternative Compliance Path for the new IGCC

Written in enforceable code language

Overlay to existing building codes (IBC, IPC, IMC, IFGC, IFC) and ASHRAE 90.1

GREEN BUILDING CODES: ASHRAE 189.1-2009

Projects Funded through Normal Appropriations Facility Construction Facility & Site Maintenance Road Maintenance Bridge Maintenance and Construction Environmental Remediation

Appropriations are subject to the will of Congress

CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE PROJECT TYPES

BROOKS ACT PROCEDURES–CONTRACTS

Receive Qualification

s

Eliminate Non-

responsiveRate Firms Rank Firms

Interview Firms Rate Firms Rank Firms

All Firms

Top-Ranked Firms in Each Category (Min. 3)

Negotiate Pricing Award Contract

Top-Ranked Firms in Each Category (Max. 3)

BROOKS ACT PROCEDURES–TASK ORDERS

Consult qualifications on file with FS

Issue RFP to most qualified

Negotiate Pricing Award

Fee < $150,000:

Fee ≥ $150,000

Issue RFP to all firms for qualification

s

Request Pricing from

most qualified

firm

Negotiate Pricing Award

Maximum Design Fee of 6% of the Government’s Estimated Cost of Construction

Does not include Planning, Pre-design, Investigative, or Construction Services

BROOKS ACT FEE LIMITATION

Forest Service and A/E Services

Questions and Answer Session