Innovative Contracting Manual

In determining the application of the contracting methods in this manual, the INDOT Project Manager should follow the process described below. I. Project Criteria - In general, the following project types should not be considered for any of the contracting methods listed in this manual. A. Projects with little or no impact to traffic B. Maintenance and landscaping type contracts. C. Any project to which an economic benefit of one of the listed methods cannot be identified. II....
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In determining the application of the contracting methods in this manual, the INDOT Project Manager should follow the process described below. I. Project Criteria - In general, the following project types should not be considered for any of the contracting methods listed in this manual. A. Projects with little or no impact to traffic B. Maintenance and landscaping type contracts. C. Any project to which an economic benefit of one of the listed methods cannot be identified. II. District Organization and Responsibilities A. District Projects 1. When a project clears scoping and planning, the District Project Manager (DPM) shall evaluate it for possible innovative contracting methods. Table 1(See Appendix) is the evaluation table that should be consulted at this stage. If a project is deemed to be a match with an innovative contracting option it will be submitted to District Construction for review and approval. 2. District Construction will review and take action either to approve, reject or request additional information on the candidate project. For projects above the authority level of District Construction, the request will be forwarded to the Central Office Project Management Office for review and approval. 3. The DPM will work with the designer to ensure that the contracting method selected is incorporated into the contract documents for letting. 4. Whenever a project utilizes an innovative contracting method, the DPM will notify the Central Office Division of Contract Administration, the Central Office Program Manager, and Central Office Production.