UCLA DA 800.53: Appointment of Design Professionals
Date:
November 02, 2009
From: Vice Chancellor, Medical Sciences Gerald S. Levey
To: Associate Vice Chancellor & Chief Executive Officer, Medical Center David T. Feinberg
References:
  1. UC DA 2220 (Appointment of and Execution of Agreements for Executive Architects, Executive Landscape Architects, and Executive Consulting Engineers) to Chancellors, et al., dated June 16, 2009;
  2. University of California Facilities Manual, Volume 3.
Supersedes: UCLA DA 800.51 (Appointment of Design Professionals) to Associate Vice Chancellor Feinberg, dated 6/17/2009.

Effective as of the date above, I hereby delegate to you, in your area of responsibility, the authority to appoint executive architects, executive landscape architects, executive and consulting engineers, and other professionals and consultants (design professionals) for projects with approved budgets with total individual project cost not exceeding $3,000,000. Following approval at the appropriate level, you are further authorized to execute necessary design professionals agreements (including professional services agreements) regardless of project cost.

This authority shall be exercised in accordance with the requirements of Reference (b), above, and is applicable to all projects in your area of responsibility with approved budgets on property owned by The Regents or on property which will be owned by The Regents upon completion of the project. Total individual project cost shall be defined as all costs of the project including administrative, design, construction, interest accrued during construction, and equipment costs.

You shall ensure that Medical Sciences staff coordinate with Capital Programs Capital Planning & Finance staff to provide all relevant financial data required for documenting a project to the Office of the President and/or The Regents, as appropriate. Capital Programs staff will be responsible for providing project approvals, contract services, project accounting services and inspection services, and any other related services as may be required to support the management of a project.

All agreements must be approved as to legal form by the General Counsel prior to execution unless the agreement is in a form previously approved by that office and is issued without revision.

This delegation is being issued due to the supersession of the parent UC delegation of authority and there are no substantive changes to the delegation being superseded. Any redelegation of this authority shall be in writing with copies to me and those listed below. Please contact the Administrative Policies & Compliance Office, x57531 to facilitate any such redelegations.


cc: Chancellor
Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost
Vice Chancellor, Finance, Budget & Capital Programs
Associate Vice Chancellor, Design & Construction
Associate Vice Chancellor, Capital Planning & Finance
Hospital Legal Counsel
Universitywide Policy Coordinator
Manager, Administrative Policies & Delegations
Contracts Administrator, Capital Programs
General Counsel & Vice President, Legal Affairs