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HHS Facilities Program Manual Volume 1

Preface [PDF - 12.3 KB]

Table of Contents [PDF - 22 KB]

Acknowledgements [PDF - 20 KB]

CHAPTER 1          ADMINISTRATION

Section 1-1:     Plan of the Manual [PDF - 40.7 KB]

Section 1-2:     Definitions [PDF - 110 KB]

Section 1-3:     Abbreviations and Acronyms [PDF - 29.5 KB]

Section 1-4:     Facility Acquisition, Planning and Development Reporting Requirements [PDF - 23 KB]

Section 1-5:     Roles and Responsibilities [PDF - 39.2 KB]

Section 1-6:     Daily Decision Making [PDF - 35 KB]

CHAPTER 2          PROJECT PLANNING AND APPROVAL

Section 2-1:     Funding Sources for Facilities Projects [PDF - 66.1 KB]

Section 2-2:     Annual Facilities Plans [PDF - 136 KB]

Section 2-3:     HHS Facility Project Approval Agreements [PDF - 82.5 KB]

Section 2-4:     Pre-Project Planning and the Project Definition Rating Index [PDF - 36 KB]

Section 2-5:     Planning and Programming Documents [PDF - 32.9 KB]

Section 2-6:     Site Selection [PDF - 38.9 KB]

Section 2-7:     Definition and Measurement of Space [PDF - 36.9 KB]

CHAPTER 3          PLANNING AND DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

Section 3-1:     Facility Master Planning [PDF - 43.9 KB]

Section 3-2:     Environmental Impact Analysis Procedures [PDF - 421 KB]

Section 3-3:     Historic and Archeological Preservation [PDF - 555 KB]

Section 3-4:     Design Guidelines [PDF - 31.5 KB]

Section 3-5:     Sustainable Design [PDF - 28.9 KB]

Section 3-6:     Accessibility Requirements for Persons with Disabilities [PDF - 18.6 KB]

Section 3-7:     Facility Security [PDF - 22.2 KB]

Section 3-8:     Value Engineering [PDF - 36.5 KB]

Section 3-9:     Partnering [PDF - 20 KB]

Section 3-10:   Commissioning [PDF - 54.5 KB]

Section 3-11:   Feasibility and Other Facilities Studies [PDF - 28.6 KB]

CHAPTER 4          PROJECT DELIVERY

Section 4-1:     Acquisition Planning [PDF - 38.8 KB]

Section 4-2:     Real Estate Acquisition [PDF - 43.4 KB]

Section 4-3:     Project Design Review [PDF - 18.7 KB]

Section 4-4:     Project Cost Monitoring and Cost Control [PDF - 19.5 KB]

Section 4-5:     Design-Build [PDF - 133 KB]

Section 4-6:     Design-Bid-Build [PDF - 141 KB]

Section 4-7:     Lease Acquisition [PDF - 99.5 KB]

CHAPTER 5          OCCUPANCY

Section 5-1:     Acceptance and Occupancy [PDF - 38.7 KB]

Section 5-2:     Post Occupancy Evaluation [PDF - 211 KB]

Section 5-2a:   Post Occupancy Evaluation Technical Instructions [PDF - 168 KB]

Volume 1 Cover Sheets [PDF - 209 KB]