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It covers contract and Notice To Proceed prerequisites, approval and funding controls for any scope or fee changes, early code review, and identification of agency and statutory requirements. It also details predesign obligations for bonding bill projects, predesign checklist completion, applicable statutes documentation, predimension budget validation, design-phase deliverables review, and CAD guideline compliance. 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If N/A is checked, an explanation is entered in the “ITEM/TASK” column, directly below the item.  \nYes  \n􀂆  \n􀂆  \n􀂆  \n􀂆  \n􀂆  \n􀂆  \nNo  \n􀂆  \n􀂆  \n􀂆  \n􀂆  \n􀂆  \n􀂆  \nN/A  ITEM / TASK  \nGENERAL  \n􀂆 1. Review your contract for all required services and deliverables prior to beginning work. See the attached “Consultant Performance Expectations”  \n􀂆 2. Do not begin work until a Notice To Proceed is received from the RECS Contract Coordinator.  \n􀂆 3. No additional work resulting in a contract change/fee adjustment shall be started or performed until approval from the RECS Project Manager is received and funds for the work have been encumbered into the contract.  \nThe State will not approve or pay additional fees unless prior approval has been given by the RECS Project Manager and the Supplemental Agreement to the contract has been fully executed.  \n􀂆 4. The facility is not authorized to approve work that results in scope changes or a fee increase. Only the RECS Project Manager can authorize additional work.  \n􀂆 5. As early as possible, obtain a code review from the AHJ for plan review.  \n􀂆 6. Review the Project for all requirements:  \n􀂆 Agency has legislative authority to fund project with operating funds (16B.30)*  \n􀂆 Scope of Work is per language of the Appropriation  \n􀂆 Predesign required (when construction cost is $750,000 or greater)  \n􀂆 Legislative Notification & Approval (all bonded projects)  \n􀂆 State Designer Selection Board ($200 K + design; $2 Mill + Project Cost)  \n􀂆 Historical Designation (& involvement by State Historical Preservation Office)  \n􀂆 EAW (Environmental Assessment Worksheet) requirement  \n􀂆 B3 – MN Sustainable Building Guidelines (all new buildings & major remodel)  \n􀂆 Hazardous Materials Abatement Survey (required for all remodelings)  \n􀂆 Hazardous Materials Abatement Design & Const’n needed prior to construction  \nYes  No  N/A  ITEM / TASK  \n􀂆 􀂆 􀂆 * 16B.30   a state agency may not undertake improvements of a capital nature without specific legislative authority.  \n(b) Specific legislative authority is not required for repairs or minor capital projects financed with operating appropriations or agency receipts that:  \n(1) are undertaken for asset preservation or code compliance purposes; or  \n(2) do not materially increase the net square footage of a facility; and in either case  \n(3) do not materially increase the cost of agency programs .  \n(c) Unless the commissioner determines that an urgency exists, the commissioner of an agency undertaking a project with a cost in excess of $50,000 pursuant to paragraph (b) shall notify the chairs of the senate Finance Committee, the house of representatives Capital Investment Committee, the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee, the appropriate house of representatives and senate finance divisions, and the director of the Legislative Coordinating Commission prior to incurring any contractual obligation with regard to the project.  \n􀂆 􀂆 􀂆 7. See RECS website for forms, Design Guidelines, Sustainable Design Guidelines, Predesign Manual, Payment Request forms, Supplmental Agreement Forms, and General Information  \n[http://www.admin.state.mn.us/recs/cs/cs.html](http://www.admin.state.mn.us/recs/cs/cs.html)  \nLink to Designer Procedures Manual-Table of Contents webpage  \n[http://www.admin.state.mn.us/recs/cs/mg-dpm-toc.html](http://www.admin.state.mn.us/recs/cs/mg-dpm-toc.ht","cbCaioZxQyejdgss","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioZxQyejdgss","pdf",195420,"English","# Appendix F - Project Design - Kick-Off Checklist\n## General\n## Predesign\n## Design","[{\"question\":\"What general prerequisites must the consultant complete before starting work?\",\"answer\":\"Review the contract for required services and deliverables, and wait for a Notice To Proceed from the RECS Contract Coordinator. Do not start any contract change work without RECS Project Manager approval and encumbered funds.\"},{\"question\":\"When is a predesign required for RECS projects?\",\"answer\":\"Predesign is required for bonding bill projects submitted prior to beginning design when the construction cost is $750,000 or more, referencing Minnesota State Statute §16B.335 and the RECS Predesign Manual.\"},{\"question\":\"What design-phase tasks does the checklist emphasize?\",\"answer\":\"Review contract services and deliverables for each design phase, implement the State’s CAD guidelines, and prepare a design kick-off meeting agenda including key contacts, project criteria, scheduled design meetings, and responsibilities for sign-in sheets and meeting minutes distribution.\"}]","REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES (RECS) PROJECT DESIGN KICK-OFF CHECKLIST - Includes Project Management Plan & Consultant Expectations | PDF",1789229317]