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Date	Page / Section / Item Changed	Change Details
5-23-17	Design Templates NPS Project Sustainability Checklist Design Standards Sustainability > Government Directives & Government Standards	The NPS Project Sustainability Checklist template and Sustainability Standards were updated to reference the Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings and Associated Instructions (pdf) - February 2016.
5-12-17	Design Templates Division 01 Specifications > 01 42 00 Reference Standards	Specification 01 42 00 has been updated and clarified, specifically with the following: Title changed from References to Reference Standards 1.4 Abbrevations & Acronyms Industry Organizations: Industry Organizations now coincide with Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS). Federal Government Agencies: ADAAG & ADA were replaced with ABA & ABAAS. Standards & Regulations: Clarified UFAS (Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards) - UFAS is only for housing projects. Macros were removed. Enter the Park/PMIS in the unlocked footer.
5-8-17	Accident Prevention & Blasting Safety Plans > Guidelines > 1.3C & 1.3F Construction Guidelines > 1.3C & 1.3F	Under the Guidelines section for both the Accident Prevent Plan and Blasting Safety Plan, added reference to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Engineer Manual (EM) 385-1-1 Safety and Health Requirements (pdf).
5-4-17	Quality Assurance (QA) Guideline & Review Checklists Fire Protection Engineering QA Review Checklist Occupational Health & Safety Engineering QA Review Checklist	New Fire Protection Engineering QA Review Checklist and Occupational Health & Safety Engineering QA Review Checklist. These checklists were previously combined in the Safety & Fire Protection Engineering QA Checklist.
5-1-17	Accessibility & Universal Design Standards > DSC Requirements Accessible Route Design Standards	The DSC Requirements for accessible pedestrian route slopes and cross-slopes have been updated to reflect current industry construction tolerances.
4-27-17	Design Templates AE PD SD Task Order Price Proposal AE DD CD Task Order Price Proposal	On the Labor worksheet, corrected formulas for Total Hours for PD SD (PD SD Task Order Price Proposal template) and Total Hours for DD CD (DD CD Task Order Price Proposal template) to include Permitting items.
4-18-17	Design Standards Accessibility & Universal Design Architectural CAD & Drafting Civil (Site) & Environmental Engineering Cost Engineering & Estimating Electrical Engineering Fire Protection Engineering Landscape Architecture Lighting Mechanical Engineering Occupational Health & Safety Engineering Structural Engineering Sustainability	All Design Standards have been reformatted and now list the practical requirements first, such as Building Codes and Industry Standards, then followed by supporting laws and Executive Orders (EO).
4-10-17	Design Standards Accessibility & Universal Design	New Accessibility & Universal Design Standards, combined in 1 standard. These were previously 2 separate standards - Accessibility Standards and Universal Design Standards.
4-6-17	SharePoint Project Website > Guidelines > 1.1C Construction Guidelines > 1.1 SharePoint 1.1C Missing "Open with Windows Explorer" option in Image Library - IE 11 (pdf)	New guideline (pdf) that provides a workaround to view the Open with Windows Explorer option in the SharePoint image library when using the Internet Explorer (IE) 11 browser.
3-31-17	Design Standards Fire Protection Engineering Occupational Health & Safety Engineering	New Fire Protection Engineering Standards and Occupational Health & Safety Engineering Standards. These standards were previously combined in the Safety & Fire Protection Engineering Standards.
3-29-17	Design Standards Sustainability	Deleted references to the following which have been revoked: EO 13653 - Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change The President's Climate Action Plan - June 2013
3-10-17	Design Standards Architectural	Clarified requirements for Membrane Roof Systems > SBS Modified Bitumen Roof System: No torch-applied membrane roof systems are permitted. Specify torch down (noncombustible construction only) and adhesive systems. Avoid hot mopped asphalt.
3-7-17	Design Templates DB Request for Proposal (RFP)	Added clarifications on the Schedule of Values and cost and resource loading of schedules.
3-2-17	Design Guidelines & Guidance Guide for Specifiers (pdf)	Addressed guidance on the use of unit pricing in Chapter 2 - Contract Price Schedule (CPS) > Preparation of the Contract Price Schedule > 1. Use of Lump-Sum and Unit Price.
2-2-17	Design Standards Structural Engineering	Added section Seismic-Nonstructural Components with reference to FEMA E-74 Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage.
1-20-17	Design Deliverables Hard Copy & Electronic Submittal Requirements Design-Bid-Build (DBB) Design-Build (DB) Design Templates DB Request for Proposal (RFP)	Final DBB and DB Construction Drawings shall be printed from the native software (e.g. AutoCad .dwg or Revit .rvt). Final DBB and DB Construction Drawings printed from secondary software (e.g. Adobe .pdf) are not acceptable as they often result in off-scale product.
1-11-17	Design Templates Statement of Structural Tests and Special Inspections Design-Bid-Build (DBB) Design Development (DD) Construction Documents (CD) Design-Build (DB) Construction Documents (CD) Design Deliverables DBB DD DBB CD DB DD DB CD	In the Statement of Structural Tests and Special Inspections template, the sections on Wind resistance, Seismic Resistance, Testing and Qualification for Seismic Resistance, Sprayed Fire-Resistant Materials, Mastic and intumescent fire-Resistant Coating, Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems, Fire-Resistant Penetrations and Joints, and Smoke Control were updated to reflect the current (IBC-15) code.
12-22-16	Design Standards CAD & Drafting > DSC Requirements > DSC CAD Standards	The CAD Standards website has been moved to be part of the DSC Workflows website. Please access the new pages under the CAD & Drafting Standards > DSC Requirements > DSC CAD Standards section. The previous CAD Standards website will be removed soon. Please update your bookmarks accordingly.
12-2-16	Design-Bid-Build (DBB) General >1.0* Predesign (PD) >1.5 Schematic Design (SD) > 2.11 Design Development (DD) > 3.7 Construction Documents (CD) > 4.1 DBB Design Deliverables DBB PD DBB SD DBB DD DBB CD Design > Permitting Forms, Samples, & Guidelines Permitting Assessment Form, Sample, Guideline Permit Plan Form, Sample, Guideline Design Templates AE PD SD Task Order Price Proposal AE DD CD Task Order Price Proposal Construction > 1. Pre-Construction Activities > 1.2 Permits	New Pemitting process integrated through the Design-Bid-Build (DBB) Design process. The Denver Service Center (DSC) Permitting process *(External Regulatory Permitting) consists of Permit Scoping, Permit Planning, and Permit Acquisition Services and uses the Permitting Assessment Form (PAF) and Permit Plan Form. Permitting Definitions Agency with Jurisdiction (Agency) Concurrence Construction Permits - Contractor Provided External Regulatory Permitting (Permitting) Government Furnished Permits (GF Permits) Operational Permits Permit Permit Acquisition Services Permit List Permit Plan Permit Planning Permit Scoping Permit Submittal List Permit Timeline Permitting Assessment Permitting Assessment Form (PAF) Permitting Lead Deleted Types of Permits previously listed under the Guidelines section on the 1.2 Permits page.

 

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