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Click here to view and print the "Partnering Facilitator's Manual" (pdf file -  223 kb). 
 

To become a partnering facilitator, firm or individual must be included in the Construction Partnering List. This list is made up of those individuals and firms approved for inclusion.  Firms and individual remain on the list for a period of five (5) years from the date they were included unless they are disqualified or have requested to be removed.  All firms and individuals having been removed or disqualified must re-apply for inclusion.

 

While on the list a firm may add facilitators after the initial application; however, these added facilitators will be removed when the firm is removed. The Department of Transportation reserves the right to use in-house employees to conduct partnering activities when it desires.

FACILITATORS APPROVAL

Application:
Firms or individuals desiring to be included on the Florida Department of Transportation's Construction Partnering List shall submit a completed "Application for Inclusion", all necessary documentation, signed "Facilitator Registery" to: Partnering Facilitator Applications,
Attn: Zach Wiginton
FDOT - State Construction Office, MS-31
605 Suwannee Street
Tallahassee, Florida, 32399-0450

 

Qualification:
Facilitators must have experience in highway construction and must have conducted three (3) or more partnering workshops for highway construction in the past three (3) years.  Inclusion will be determined largely on the firm's ability to document the expertise of the individuals they submit for inclusion in the Construction Partnering List.

 

Processing:
The State Construction Office will review each submitted package as soon as possible.  After the review, the firm will notified of individuals that qualify for placement on the Construction Partnering List.  For those firms that qualify for placement on the list, the start of the five year period begins with the date on the inclusion letter.

 

FACILITATOR SELECTION:

When the district and contractor decide to partner a project an approved facilitator will be contacted.  Selection will be at the discretion of the contractor and the District.  The contractor and District may provide input on how to structure a particular partnering workshop.  Equally, it is the desire of the Department that facilitators have as much freedom as possible in conducting their workshops.  However, facilitators shall conduct the workshop in accordance with the Partnering Facilitator's Manual. (pdf file 223 kb)

 

Design-build (DB) combines into a single contract the design, construction, and in certain cases such as P3 projects, construction engineering and inspection and acceptance requirements for a project, all in accordance with standard Florida Department of Transportation criteria (if applicable), specifications (if applicable), and contract administration practices. These projects allow the contractor to participate in the design in an effort to reduce costs and expedite construction The information contained on this page is provided to assist Contractors and Consultants with locating details on Design-Build projects.  Many of the hyperlinks will take you to an area maintained by either a District Contracts Administration Office, the Contracts Administration Office in Tallahassee, or the Procurement Office.