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Building Design and Construction Manual (BDCM)

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  • Cover (Revised July 1, 2009) (.pdf)
  • Foreword (Issued January 1, 2009) (.pdf)
  • Table of Contents (Revised July 1, 2009) (.pdf)
  • Chapter 1 - Division of Facilities Management (Issued January 1, 2009) (.pdf) 
  • Chapter 2 - Owner's Responsibilities (Revised July 1, 2009) (.pdf)
  • Chapter 3 - Glossary (Revised July 1, 2009) (.pdf) 
  • Chapter 4 - Procurement of Architectural and Engineering Services (Revised July 1, 2009) (.pdf) 
  • Chapter 4a - Procurement of Alternative Project Delivery Building Construction  (Revised July 1, 2009) (.pdf) 
  • Chapter 5 - Selection of the Project Architect or Project Engineer (Revised July 1, 2009) (.pdf) 
  • Chapter 6 - Project Information (Revised July 1, 2009) (.pdf) 
  • Chapter 7 - Building Code and ADAAG Reviews (Revised July 1, 2009) (.pdf) 
  • Chapter 8 - Unrestricted Capital Improvement Projects (Revised July 1, 2009) (.pdf) 
  • Chapter 9 - Restricted Capital Improvement Projects (Revised July 1, 2009) (.pdf) 
  • Chapter 10 - Facility Conservation Improvement Program (Issued January 1, 2009) (.pdf) 
  • Chapter 11 - DFM Service Fees (Issued January 1, 2009)(.pdf) 
  • Chapter 12 - Design (Revised July 1, 2009) (.pdf) 
  • Chapter 13 - Construction Documents (Revised July 1, 2009) (.pdf) 
  • Chapter 14 - Bidding (Revised July 1, 2009) (.pdf) 
  • Chapter 14a - Electronic Plan Distribution (Issued July 1, 2009 (.pdf)
  • Chapter 15 - Contractor Pre-Qualification (Issued January 1, 2009) (.pdf) 
  • Chapter 16 - Construction Administration (Revised July 1, 2009) (.pdf) 
  • Chapter 17 - Electronic Document Submittals (Revised July 1, 2009) (.pdf) 

2009 Building Design and Construction Manual - Comprehensive & Searchable (Issued January 15, 2009) (.pdf) To search the open document click the binoculars in the navigation panel or use Find.

APPENDIX - Forms and Documents

  • State Building Advisory Commission (SBAC)

These forms to be used when preparing proposals and when submitting the annual qualifications.

  • State Agency Related

Always use these forms and documents from this website and fill out as completely as possible. The documents listed are in chronological order of use.

  • Design and Construction Related

Always use these forms and documents from this website and fill out as completely as possible. The documents listed are in chronological order of use.

  • DFM Related

These are for reference only. Division of Facilities Management completes and issues these documents. The documents listed are in chronological order of use.

If you have any problems with the above documents, please contact Barbara Schilling at 785-291-3695.