Arkansas Administrative Code

22 CAR § 111-1204. Unconventional roofing systems. (a) Unconventional roofing systems (roof systems other than built-up, modified bitumen, EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) or single-ply) shall be submitted for review to the Design Review Section for approval on a case-by-c…

22 CAR § 111-1205. Roof system components. (a) Decking. (1)(A) The type of structural deck and the complete roofing system to be used should be determined by the design professional. (B) Slope for drainage shall be achieved by structural means if possible. (C) If structural slope…

22 CAR § 111-1206. Rooftop-mounted mechanical equipment (self-contained heating and/or cooling package units and associated ductwork). (a)(1) Mechanical equipment shall not be located on the roof unless contained in a separate mechanical roof penthouse or submitted for approval i…

22 CAR § 111-1207. Minimum roof slopes for positive roof drainage. (a) All state facilities of new construction shall be required to have roof surfaces with a minimum slope of one-quarter inch per foot (1/4”/ft.) for positive drainage. (b) Where possible, roof slopes shall be acc…

22 CAR § 111-1208. Roof access requirements. (a) Roof access for inspection and periodic maintenance shall be required on all buildings. (b) A lockable, factory produced roof access scuttle (minimum size two feet six inches by three feet (2'6" x 3'0")) with an insulated curb and …

22 CAR § 111-1209. Workmanship/quality control. (a) Installer's qualifications. (1) Installers shall be recognized roofing contractors specializing in the chosen system roof application, skilled and experienced in the type of roofing required. (2) In addition, the installer shall…

22 CAR § 111-1301. Fundamental mechanical and electrical requirements generally. (a) These requirements apply to new construction and renovation projects only. (b) Existing conditions or systems are exempt from these requirements. (c) Departments are encouraged to upgrade existin…

22 CAR § 111-1302. General requirements. (a)(1) Mechanical and electrical systems should be appropriate for the intended application regardless of the geographical location in the state. (2) Location should be considered from a standpoint of availability of a competent service or…

22 CAR § 111-1303. Mechanical systems. (a)(1) Air handling units, pumps, boilers, and other mechanical equipment requiring frequent inspection and service should be located within the building or in separate buildings with interconnecting chases or pipe tunnels. (2) Equipment sha…

22 CAR § 111-1304. Plumbing systems. (a) Plumbing systems shall be designed pursuant to all state and federal laws and rules. (b)(1) Backflow prevention shall be applied to each project as required to protect the public water supply and the interior building distribution systems …

22 CAR § 111-1305. Electrical systems. (a)(1) Electrical distribution systems shall be designed to allow rapid comprehension of the basic system layout. (2) Where multiple voltages will occur within a space or structure, careful consideration should be given to the layout, routin…

22 CAR § 111-1401. Fundamental cabling systems requirements generally. (a) This subpart pertains to the planning, installation, maintenance, and documentation of the various new cabling systems of ninety (90) volts or less in state-owned buildings. (b)(1) The development, install…

22 CAR § 111-1402. Planning requirements. (a) The following types of cabling projects are not considered capital improvements and are not subject to this policy: (1) Cabling between components of a system which is routed exposed in the space and passes between components, i.e., c…

22 CAR § 111-1403. Telecommunication rooms. (a)(1) In a new construction project or major renovation project, provide at least one (1) wiring room on each floor in each building. (2) Rooms should be located as near to the center of the floor as practical. (3) In multistory buildi…

22 CAR § 111-1404. Cabling standards. (a) All cabling shall conform to the latest industry standards applicable to the specific system at the time of installation. (b)(1) Cabling not installed in a closed conduit system should be specified to be plenum rated cabling regardless of…

22 CAR § 111-1405. Wire management. (a)(1) Efficient wire management can be achieved with a properly planned wire management system. (2) Cable trays or “J” hook systems should be installed in all major corridors and hallways. (3) For large projects with multiple cabling systems, …

22 CAR § 111-1406. Identification. (a)(1) Each cable system shall be clearly labeled as to the type of service the system provides. (2) Departments are encouraged to develop a standard practice for labeling and identifying cabling both in conduit and exposed. (3) The following is…

22 CAR § 111-1407. Documentation. (a)(1) Building managers/operators should maintain a complete record of each cabling system. (2) The record should include the: (A) As-built drawings; (B) Cable test/certification reports; (C) System start-up records; (D) Catalog-cut sheets of ca…

22 CAR § 111-1501. Plan review requirements generally. (a) The following guidelines pertain to the submittal of construction documents to the Design Review Section for review. (b) See 22 CAR § 111-411 for additional responsibilities and duties of the department.

22 CAR § 111-1502. Plan review authority. (a)(1) The Design Review Section reviews capital improvement construction documents for compliance with this subchapter during its normal review of capital improvement projects. (2) Such review does not relieve the design professional fro…

22 CAR § 111-1503. Plan review schedule. (a)(1) Plans shall be submitted for review when the documents are one-hundred-percent complete and considered ready for bidding or construction. (2) Refer to 22 CAR § 111-202. (b)(1) Nothing in this part shall prohibit a department from re…

22 CAR § 111-1504. Plan review submittal requirements. (a) While exceptions may occur, the following represents the minimum documentation required for most capital improvement projects. (b)(1) Provide two (2) complete sets of all submittal documents and correspondence. (2) One (1…

22 CAR § 111-1505. Plan review drawing requirements. (a) Title sheet (T1) shall include: (1) Title of project; (2) Location of project; (3) Name of department; (4) List of all design consultants with phone numbers and addresses; (5) Arkansas Fire Code Prevention Certification Sta…

22 CAR § 111-1601. Approval to bid or proceed generally. [This section is intentionally left blank.]

22 CAR § 111-1602. Department approval. (a)(1) Upon department approval of the completed construction documents (previously submitted including responses to the Design Review Section comments), the department project coordinator shall inform the Design Review Section and the desi…

22 CAR § 111-1603. Bid date requests or request to proceed with construction. (a)(1) Bid date requests to the Construction Section may not be made until approval from the Design Review Section has been given. (2) If the design professional is responsible for coordinating the bid …

22 CAR § 111-1604. Contract documents to be provided to the general contractor. (a)(1) The owner and design professional shall provide the successful general contractor with the minimum necessary copies of the contract documents as outlined below. (2) However, this section shall …

22 CAR § 111-1605. Record copies of project documents. (a)(1) At the final completion of the project, the design professional shall submit one (1) copy of the complete set of the project documents on a CD or portable electronic device. (2) See 22 CAR § 112-501(d). (b) In addition…

22 CAR § 111-1606. Design professional project observation requirements. (a)(1) The design professional and their consultants shall conduct construction observation visits to the construction site as part of the basic professional services. (2) Refer to 22 CAR § 111-202. (3) The …

22 CAR § 111-1701. Capital improvement alternative delivery methods generally. Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 19-4-1415, unless exempted, the Building Authority Division has authority to oversee contracts in the amount of five million dollars ($5,000,000) or more which are not award…

22 CAR § 111-1702. Project criteria. Refer to 22 CAR § 112-702.

22 CAR § 111-1703. Selection of design professionals. (a) The procedures prescribed in 22 CAR § 111-101 shall apply to the selection of design professionals utilized for projects under this section. (b)(1) Refer to 22 CAR § 111-103(a) and add the following requirement: (A) The de…

22 CAR § 111-1704. Selection method for design professionals. (a)(1) Selection of design professionals shall be as prescribed in 22 CAR § 111-107 except that the preselection committee shall consist of five (5) members, three (3) from the department and two (2) from the Building …

22 CAR § 111-1705. Basic services defined. (a)(1) Refer to 22 CAR § 111-202 for basic services defined. (2) All services listed shall apply except as follows: (A) For fast track projects, the schematic design and the design development phases shall be condensed as required to ver…

22 CAR § 111-1706. Project schedule. (a) Refer to 22 CAR § 111-410 for basic schedule requirements. (b)(1) For projects utilizing a fast track methodology, the design professional shall assist the agency in developing a request for proposals package to be utilized in the selectio…

22 CAR § 111-1707. Plan review requirements. (a)(1) All plans shall be submitted to the Building Authority Division for review and approval prior to delivery to the contractor or construction manager for pricing. (2) Refer to 22 CAR § 111-1501 et seq., for basic plan review submi…

22 CAR § 111-201. Standard fee schedule for professional services generally. (a) The fees shown in the schedule in 22 CAR § 111-212 are the maximum that will be allowed and are considered necessary for the performance of adequate professional services, unless exempted by law. (b)…

22 CAR § 111-202. Design professional’s basic services defined. (a)(1)(A) When referred to in the following fee schedules, basic services shall be defined as follows and includes all the services of the architectural, landscape architect, civil, mechanical, electrical, and struct…

22 CAR § 111-203. Architectural and building-related engineering services fees. (a)(1) Fees shall be based on the design services fee schedule shown in 22 CAR § 111-212. (2) This fee schedule is to be used for all architectural, civil, landscape architecture, structural, and elec…

22 CAR § 111-204. Other design professional services. (a) For boundary or topographical land survey services, refer to 22 CAR § 111-208. (b) For geotechnical engineering services, refer to 22 CAR § 111-209. (c) For environmental engineering services, refer to 22 CAR § 111-210. (d…

22 CAR § 111-205. Seismic design fee allowances. (a) For projects requiring seismic design and certification to comply with Arkansas laws and the current Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, 12 CAR pt. 15, fees may be increased, with the approval of the Design Review Section, as follow…

22 CAR § 111-206. Specialized consultants. (a) Fees may be negotiated on a percentage of construction cost, lump sum, or hourly fee (not-to-exceed) agreement with approval by the Design Review Section. (b) Specialized consultants may include the following specialized fields: (1) …

22 CAR § 111-207. Interior design services. (a) A basic interior design service fee not to exceed ten percent (10%) maximum of the total cost of all furniture, draperies, equipment, fixtures, paintings, and artifacts, including the planning and observation of placement and instal…

22 CAR § 111-208. Boundary or topographical land surveying services fees. (a) Boundary or topographical land surveys are considered a specialized engineering service and fees for these types of services shall be negotiated on an hourly, not-to-exceed rate, or a lump sum commensur…

22 CAR § 111-209. Geotechnical engineering services fees. (a) Geotechnical investigations are considered a specialized engineering service and fees for geotechnical services may be negotiated on an hourly, not-to-exceed rate, or a lump-sum agreement. (b) If conditions are such th…

22 CAR § 111-210. Environmental engineering services fees. (a) For projects involving purely environmental engineering services, excluding asbestos consulting services, independent of a new building construction project and where the services of the engineer are contracted direct…

22 CAR § 111-211. Asbestos consultant fees. (a) Asbestos inspection, design, air monitoring, and project management services are considered a specialized consulting service and fees for these types of services shall be negotiated on an hourly not-to-exceed rate, a daily or abatem…

22 CAR § 111-212. Design services fee schedule. (a)(1) The following fee schedule for basic services as defined in 22 CAR § 111-202 is based upon a percentage of the total (final) construction cost including all adjustments (increases and decreases) by change order or negotiation…

22 CAR § 111-301. Professional services contract development generally. (a)(1) All professional service contracts and amendments shall only be submitted on the forms developed and approved by the Office of State Procurement only. (2) Attachments to these standard forms are permit…

22 CAR § 111-302. Project-specific type contracts. (a)(1) Departments are required to use a project-specific contract for each capital improvement project where the estimated construction cost exceeds one million dollars ($1,000,000) including contingency costs. (2) These contrac…