                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 2.2-1515)

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly shows otherwise, the term or
phrase:
		&#8220;Advisory Committee&#8221; means the Six-Year Capital Outlay Plan
Advisory Committee established pursuant to § 2.2-1516.
		&#8220;Capital outlay project&#8221; means acquisition of real property,
including buildings or plant or machinery or equipment, or new construction or
improvements related to state-owned real property, buildings, plant, or
machinery or equipment including plans therefor. It shall include any
improvements to real property leased for use by a state agency or public
educational institution and not owned by the Commonwealth, when such
improvements are financed by public funds and become state property upon the
expiration of the lease. Capital outlay projects do not include projects that
have been included in the Commonwealth Transportation Board&#8217;s Six-Year
Improvement Program.
		&#8220;Construction phase&#8221; means the following steps, as set out in the
Construction and Professional Services Manual of the Department of General
Services: preparation of final working drawings and specifications, advertising
for a sealed bid or proposal, awarding a contract pursuant to law, and actual
construction of a project.
		&#8220;Detailed planning&#8221; means the preparation of architectural and
engineering documents up to the preliminary design stage, as defined in the
Construction and Professional Services Manual of the Department of General
Services.
		&#8220;Pre-planning&#8221; means a process meant to obtain a more detailed
definition and cost estimate of a project. It may include the following
elements, as appropriate:

1. Statement of program definition including functional space requirements,
estimates of gross and net square footage, and functional adjacency
requirements;

2. Analysis of program execution options, including review of new construction
versus renovation alternatives, necessary phasing or sequencing of the project,
and coordination with other ongoing or proposed capital projects;

3. Site analysis, including options considered and, for the site chosen, any
specific issues related to topography, utilities, or environment;

4. Presentation, including site plan, conceptual floor plans and elevations, and
conceptual exterior;

5. Identification of any Uniform Statewide Building Code compliance or permit
requirements unique to the project; or

6. Cost estimate for the project to include total cost of the project,
construction cost for the project, total cost per square foot, construction cost
per square foot, costing methodology, and identification of any factors unique
to the project that may impact overall project cost.
			&#8220;Project&#8221; means a capital outlay project included in the six-year
capital outlay plan described in &#xA7; 2.2-1518.
			&#8220;Value engineering&#8221; means a systematic process of review and
analysis of a project by a team of appropriate professionals licensed in
accordance with Chapter 4 (&#xA7; 54.1-400 et seq.) of Title 54.1. As a result
of such review and analysis, the team may recommend changes to improve the
project&#8217;s quality or to reduce the total project cost without reducing the
overall quality or function of the project.

HISTORY: 2008, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 1, 2.