Common use of Design Considerations Clause in Contracts

Design Considerations. Designers must consider interior design compatibility with the local environment, functional requirements, ergonomics, and economy of construction, energy conservation, interior details, sustainable design and life cycle costs. Additionally, facilities must be designed in harmony with the architectural character of existing facilities that are to remain, especially those that are considered historically or architecturally significant. Design excellence must not add to project costs but balance the functionality, aesthetics, quality, sustainability and maintainability of facilities. Designs must comply with each installation design guide. Functional Design: Facility designs will be governed by the functional requirements of the project, will conform to the appropriate criteria and standards, and will be consistent with applicable funding limitations. Provide facilities and furnishings that achieve optimum life‐cycle savings. Conduct comparisons as needed to determine the most life‐cycle cost effective, materials, finishes, methods of construction, furnishings and services. Design for Flexibility: Flexibility in architectural and interior design facilitates the accommodation of changing functional requirements while conserving resources. The District may own or lease a facility from its time of construction until the end of its useful life. During this long tenure of use, functional requirements of buildings will change, often drastically. For this reason, flexibility is a significant design requirement for buildings, except for those with highly specialized functions where adaptive reuse would be cost prohibitive. Cost Engineering: Cost Engineering (CE) will be an integral part of the design process. Apply the CE principles and practices in the pre‐design and programming development stage relative to establishing costs. Initiate more CE costs relative to the scope and requirements at the concept design on program documents and use throughout the design and construction of projects.