Design Phase Reviews. Unless waived by PSFA, the following design phases shall be submitted to and approved by PSFA, as part of the Request for Approval of School Construction (RASC) process, prior to proceeding to next appropriate phase; Program Statement, Schematic Design, Design Development and final or Construction Documents. Each design phase PSFA-RASC submittal application shall be approved and signed by the district’s representative prior to submission to PSFA. If PSCOC funds are a part of project budget, then the PSFA regional manager approval and signature will also be required.
Design Phase Reviews. Unless waived by PSFA, the following design phases shall be submitted to and approved by PSFA, as part of the Request for Approval of School Construction (RASC) process, prior to proceeding to next appropriate phase; Program Statement, Schematic Design, Design Development and final or Construction Documents. Each design phase PSFA-RASC submittal application shall be approved and signed by the district’s representative prior to submission to PSFA. If PSCOC funds are a part of project budget, then the PSFA regional manager approval and signature will also be required. Plan reviews by other authorities having jurisdiction state agencies listed in this Subparagraph will be coordinated by PSFA as part of each PSFA-RASC submission. The PSFA will determine which reviews should occur, route them to the correct entity and then return all approvals or rejections with required actions back to the district or to the Design Professional as the Owner’s agent to be included in the next design phase submission. The expected turnaround time for each phase, excluding Construction Documents review, shall be 14 days (excluding intervening holidays). The Construction Document review, otherwise known as bidding and permit review, is estimated to be 21 days. The authorities having jurisdiction reviews covered under PSFA-RASC submissions are: Construction Industries Division, Regulation and Licensing Department (CID) State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO); Final Design Review, Bidding, and Permitting. Any K-12 school project required by the NM Construction Industries Division (CID) to be permitted must first be authorized by a Public School Facilities Authority (PSFA) Request for Approval of School Construction (RASC) prior to advertising for bid, letting of contracts or purchase orders. The PSFA will, as part of the function of the Construction Documents review, coordinate its final review with Construction Industries Department (CID) permit review. Upon joint PSFA and CID approval, the PSFA will issue a PSFA-RASC to the district, or Design Professional as owner agent, along with an electronic set of permit ready documents. Instructions for electronic submission and payment can be found on CID’s website. An appropriately licensed contractor for Project will submit the two permit ready documents along with building permit application, appropriate permit fee and a copy of the PSFA-RASC and a Building Permit will be immediately issued without further review.
