6
Strategies for Selecting
the Lead Designer
and the Design Excellence A/E Team
6 . 0 Introduction
This chapter on the Design Excellence process deals with selecting the lead designer-
A/E team. The selection process itself was determined when the FedBizOpps announcement
went out. Now the focus is on putting together the A/E Evaluation Board, articulating the
criteria used in evaluating the portfolios and team interviews, and if necessary, planning
for a charrette or vision competition. The chart that follows offers an ove rview of the steps
and options in this phase of Design Excellence.
DE SIGN-BUIL D--A SPECIAL NOTE
The processes outlined in this publication must be applied to all Design Excellence
p ro c u rements including design-build. In the case of design-build procurements, however,
the Design Excellence process must be uniquely tailored to the specific nature and
schedule of the project. For design-build projects, then, the region must contact the
Chief Architect seve ral weeks before the FedBizOpps announcement is written to determine
exactly how Design Excellence procedures will be integrated into the procurement and
design concept development.
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