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AcqNet
www.acqnet.gov


Virtual Library contains Federal Acquisition Regulations and forms that can be downloaded or filled out online. Can search forms by agency, number or function.


African Development Bank Group
www.afdb.org


Country Operations and Opportunities provide standard documents and rules for procurement of goods and services; use of consultants.


Air Force Housing Privatization
www.afcee.brooks.af.mil/dc/dcp/news/default.asp


Policy and Guidance includes generic RFP, accessibility requirements, design instructions, legal documents, lead-based paint policy and historic preservation requirements.


Alabama Building Commission
www.bc.state.al.us


Standard documents include owner-architect agreement; construction contract; related documents; contract disclosure statement; Public School and College Authority documents.


Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
www.dot.state.ak.us


Procurement contains standard provisions for small procurements; professional services and contract management manuals; contract reference guide; lump sum project guidelines; construction contract forms.


Alaska Railroad
www.akrr.com


Vendor contains downloadable forms, including construction bid forms, construction contract forms, subcontractor list forms, performance bond forms and bid bond forms.


Arizona School Facilities Board
www.sfb.state.az.us


Contains architecture and design contract documents and forms; project management, vendor and contractor forms; and legal opinions.


Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration
www.state.ar.us/dfa/purchasing/


Office of State Procurement contains professional and consultant services contract manual and contract forms.


Arkansas State Building Services
www.asbs.com


Architectural/Engineering provides downloadable forms and documents for bidding, contracting and administering design professional services. Includes form for evaluating proposals from design professionals. Construction provides forms and documents, including bidder applications, instructors to bidders, proposal forms, bond form, contract and supplemental instructions.


Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
www.cecer.army.mil/td/tips/index.cfm


Provides downloadable CERL forms and publications commonly used in purchase orders, task orders and contracts.


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California Department of General Services, Procurement Division
www.pd.dgs.ca.gov


Contains model contract language.


California Department of Industrial Relations
www.dir.ca.gov/prequal.htm


Division of Labor Statistics and Research includes model forms for Pre-Qualification of Contractors Seeking to Bid on Public Works Projects and state legislation.


California State University, Capital Planning, Design and Construction
www.calstate.edu/CPDC/


Includes model professional forms and agreements; labor compliance checklist and forms; contract general conditions; RFP and design-build guidelines; project administration reference manual; land use planning and environmental review forms and records; policies and procedures.


Colorado State University, Facilities Management
www.colostate.edu/Depts/Facilities/


Planning/Design/Construction under Project Information and Status contains standard construction, consultant, A/E and design-build agreements, contract forms and amendments.


Colorado Department of Personnel, General Support Services
www.gssa.state.co.us


State Buildings and Real Estate Programs Division includes construction and consultant contract forms.


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Delaware Division of Support Services
www.state.de.us/dss/


Contains contract definitions; special provisions; standard RFP language.


Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service
www.usda.gov/rus/


Water and Environmental Programs, Engineering Library contains engineering and construction contracts and forms. Telecommunications Program contains library of contractor and consultant contract forms and agreements.


Department of Defense, Doing Business With
www.defenselink.mil/other_info/business.html


Electronic Commerce Office includes contracting policy and guidance documents and acquisition regulations.


Department of Veterans Affairs
www.va.gov


Office of Facilities Management provides A/E contracts and forms.


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Eastern Illinois University, Facilities Planning and Management, Design and Construction
www.eiu.edu/~fpm/departments/
design_construction/index.php


Includes construction documents and design contracts; Architect and Engineer Guide; and CAD Guidelines for Architects and Engineers.


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Federal Bureau of Prisons
www.bop.gov


Provides procurement and contracting forms.


Florida Atlantic University, University Architect
uavp.fau.edu/?ver=high


Department of Facilities Planning includes standard forms; code review and inspection services agreement; and architect, engineer, construction manager agreements.


Florida Department of Transportation
www.dot.state.fl.us/
publicinformationoffice/
business/business.htm


Professional Services Office includes contract forms; standard agreement terms. Construction Office contains consultant forms. Links to State Arbitration Board procedures; memos; Dispute Review Board guidelines and operating procedures. Equal Opportunity Office contains DBE forms; contract compliance documents; special contract provisions, and utilization reports.


Forms from the Feds
exlibris.memphis.edu/
resource/unclesam/forms.html


Contains links to downloadable government forms organized by agency.


Forms.gov
www.forms.gov


Can search for federal forms by agency, number or in alphabetical order.


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General Services Administration's Electronic Library of Forms
www.gsa.gov/forms


Provides General Services Administration's forms, mostly for the federal government, that can be browsed by agency, number or function.


Georgia Department of Transportation, Division of Construction, Office of Contract Administration
www.dot.state.ga.us/
specialsubjects/bus_opport/index.shtml


Contains contractor and consultant forms, policies, procedures.


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Hawaii Department of Accounting and General Services, Public Works Division
www.hawaii.gov/pwd


Provides interim contract general conditions and contract forms. Performance Information Procurement System (PIPS) Program provides guidelines and documents for general, roof and deck coating contractors and subcontractors to prepare for a survey.


Hawaii Department of Transportation
www.state.hi.us/dot/


Contains A/E forms and General Provisions for Construction Projects for Airports and Harbors.


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Idaho Department of Administration
www2.state.id.us/adm/


Division of Public Works contains Architect and Engineer Manual, with forms, checklists, contract provisions; State Facilities Manual and appendices; professional insurance requirements. Division of Purchasing includes vendor manual and guide; bidder conditions and instructions; standard contract terms and conditions.


Idaho Transportation Department
www.itd.idaho.gov/business/business.htm


Consultant includes consultant agreements; forms; bulletins; consultant manual; Public Involvement Guide.


Idaho, University of, Facilities Services
www.dfm.uidaho.edu


Contains standard bid documents; general conditions; design and construction document standards; specifications; other documents.


Illinois Capital Development Board
www.cdb.state.il.us


Contains standard documents and forms; A/E Manual; Professional Services and Fees Handbook; and mandatory Procurement Code disclosure forms.


Illinois Department of Transportation
www.dot.state.il.us


Contains consultant standard agreement provisions and forms; contractor forms; environmental impact statement forms.


Indiana Department of Administration
www.state.in.us/idoa/


Procurement Division provides terms and conditions. Public Works Division includes forms and contracts.


Indiana University Architect's Office
www.indiana.edu/~uao/


Includes consultant contracts.


Iowa Department of Transportation
www.dot.state.ia.us


Doing Business with the DOT contains index of construction, contract, consultant, specification, permit, bridges and structures, and other forms organized by unit or searchable by number.


Iowa State University, Purchasing Department
www.public.iastate.edu/~purchasing/


Provides professional services contracts.


K

Kansas Department of Administration, Division of Facilities Management, Facilities Planning Section
www.da.state.ks.us/fp/


Can download standard contractor and consultant forms.


Kansas Department of Administration, Division of Purchases
da.state.ks.us/purch/


Provides general conditions; instructions on bidding; requirements for construction documents, including purchasing forms and master working documents.


Kansas Department of Transportation
www.ksdot.org


Doing Business with Kansas and Information for Design Consultants include contract forms and standard documents.


Kentucky E-Commerce Directory
https://ky-purchases.com


Contains general terms and standard attachments.


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Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
doa.louisiana.gov/doa/index.htm


Consultant Contract Services contains contract forms; Consultant Contract Services Manual; and contract information.


Louisiana Division of Administration
doa.louisiana.gov/doa/index.htm


Office of Contractual Review contains guidelines for state agencies professional contracts, including preparing and submitting contracts and filing a certificate of authority; sample forms, contracts and procedures.


M

Maryland Department of General Services
www.dgs.state.md.us/


Contains procedure manual for professional services and general conditions.


Massachusetts Commonwealth Procurement Access and Solicitation System (Comm-PASS)
www.comm-pass.com


Provides contractor and consultant prequalification forms and contracts.


Massachusetts Port Authority
www.massport.com/business/


Includes Sample Construction Contract and Sample Professional Services Agreement.


Minnesota Department of Administration, State Architect's Office
www.sao.admin.state.mn.us


Includes consultant master contracts.


Minnesota Department of Transportation
www.dot.state.mn.us


Office of Construction contains Contract Administration Manual. Office of Technical Support contains consultant contract documents.


Mississippi Office of State Aid Road Construction
www.osarc.state.ms.us


Provides contract documents, special provisions and specifications.


Montana Department of Administration
www.discoveringmontana.com/doa/default.asp


Architecture and Engineering Division provides standard design and construction contract provisions. General Services Division includes standard contract provisions; RFP Q&As, manual.


Montana State University, Bozeman, Purchasing Department
www.montana.edu/wwwbu/purchasing/


Includes services agreement; contract forms; standard terms and conditions.


N

Nebraska Department of Administrative Services
www.das.state.ne.us

Material Division contains procurement, RFP and vendor manuals.



Nevada Department of Administration, Purchasing Division
purchasing.state.nv.us


Includes contracting toolbox with contract and RFP forms, downloads, manuals, templates; vendor forms.


Nevada Public Works Board
www.spwb.state.nv.us


Contains full-text Adopted Standards issued as design standards for State Public Works Board construction projects. Includes full-text General Conditions of the Contract, Instructions to Bidders, links to texts of chapters of the Nevada Revised Statutes pertaining to public works projects and full-text Scope of Professional Services. Includes contracting toolbox with contract and RFP forms, downloads, manuals, templates; vendor forms.


New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services, Bureau of Purchase and Property
admin.state.nh.us/purchasing/


Contains contract terms and conditions.


New Hampshire Department of Transportation Business Information Center
webster.state.nh.us/dot/business/engineers.htm


Include standard forms and contracts.


New Jersey Department of Treasury, Purchase Bureau, Division of Purchase and Property
www.state.nj.us/treasury/purchase/


Includes downloadable standard notices and forms for advertised bid proposals and waiver forms.


New Jersey Economic Development Authority
www.njeda.com


Schools Construction Corporation contains standard documents and agreements.


New Mexico Highway and Transportation Department
www.nmshtd.state.nm.us


Contains contract administration and procurement forms.


New Mexico Public School Facilities Authority
www.nmschoolbuildings.org


Contains project manual; builder general conditions; contractor agreement; construction administration and contract forms; design professional agreements and forms.


New York Office of General Services
www.ogs.state.ny.us


Design and Construction contains downloadable master specifications and contractual legal requirements. Includes downloadable general, insurance, detailed estimate, schedule, payment and field order/change order forms. Includes emergency contract, construction and architectural/engineering forms.


New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
www.nyserda.org


Contains downloadable NYSERDA standard contract and recoupment terms.


New York State University Construction Fund
www.sucf.suny.edu


Contains design and construction contract forms.


New York Thruway
www.thruway.state.ny.us


Contains standard consultant contract forms.


North American Development Bank
www.nadb.org


Includes model contract documents; procurement guidelines, policies and procedures.


North Carolina Department of Administration, Division of Purchase and Contract
www.doa.state.nc.us/PandC/


Links to contract forms for Department of Transportation, state construction, university construction and Facility Management Division projects.


North Carolina Department of Administration, State Construction Office
www.nc-sco.com/


Links to construction and design service solicitations and Capital Area Masterplan. Contains State Construction Manual and Design Guidelines; standard, pre- and post-bid forms; contract forms and designer/contractor evaluation forms.


North Carolina Department of Transportation
www.ncdot.org


Contains design-build policies; engineer contract documents; geotechnical standard contract documents, guidelines and procedures manual.


O

Ohio Department of Administrative Services, General Services Division
das.ohio.gov/gsd/


Office of the State Architect includes professional design services agreement; standard construction contract, construction management services agreement; index of State Architect forms; policies; rules for construction ADR. Office of State Purchasing provides Procurement Handbook.


Ohio State Procurement
www.procure.ohio.gov/proc/index.asp


Selling to the State includes contract manual, bidder instructions; contract terms and conditions; procurement glossary; agency and vendor forms; online tutorials.


Ohio: University of Cincinnati, Office of the University Architect
www.uc.edu/architect/


Contains standard construction contract, professional design services agreement, construction services agreement, and design guidelines and standards manual.


Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
www.deq.state.ok.us


Water Quality Division contains Funding Agency Coordinating Team consultant agreements, guidelines, procedures and checklists.


Oregon Department of Administrative Services
www.das.state.or.us


Facilities Division contains State of Oregon Standard Professional Services Contract.


Oregon University System, Facilities Services
www.ous.edu/fac/


Contains sample agreements and standard general conditions.


P

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
www.cor.state.pa.us/
boa/cwp/view.asp?a=458&q=131225


Contains general conditions; standard contract terms.


Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
www.depweb.state.pa.us/dep/site/default.asp


Contains construction general conditions for environment-related construction and clean-up projects.


Pennsylvania Department of General Services
www.dgs.state.pa.us


Forms contains contractor, design and professional services forms; contract general conditions; general requirements.


Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
www.dot.state.pa.us


Engineering and Construction Management System contains consultant qualifications and legal agreements. Bureau of Aviation includes consultant forms and planning documents.


Portland State University, Architectural Services, Contracts Index
www.fac.pdx.edu/contracts/


Contains contractor and consultant contract documents.


Port of Oakland
www.portofoakland.com


Doing Business includes construction and consultant forms.


Purdue University, Physical Facilities, Office of the University Architect
www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/architect/


Contains capital project and professional services forms; Consultants Handbook.


R

Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT)
www.dot.state.ri.us/


Includes downloadable contract provisions for federal-aid projects.


Rochester Institute of Technology, Facilities Management Services
finweb.rit.edu/fms/


Vendor/Contractor Info includes bidders' instructions and construction, architect, engineer, construction manager and design/build agreements; contractor and consultant invoices; CAD standard; contractor qualification forms and rules.


S

South Carolina Office of General Services, Materials Management Office
www.state.sc.us/mmo/mmo


Contains standard contract clauses for invitations to bid; contract and bidding forms; and contract administration guide. Office of the State Engineer contains draft OSE documents for proposed use with AIA documents.


South Dakota Office of the State Engineer
www.state.sd.us/boa/ose/


Provides standard general conditions; front end documents; construction contract checklist; standard contract forms; A/E change order form; construction management-at-risk procedures.


T

Tennessee Board of Regents, Office of Facilities Development
www.tbr.state.tn.us/facilities/


Provides construction forms; full text of Facilities Development Manual, with procurement process flow charts and guide documents; Designer's Manual with forms, bidding documents and administrative procedures.


Tennessee Department of General Services, Purchasing Division
www.state.tn.us/generalserv/purchasing/


Provides standard terms and conditions.


Tennessee Office of the State Architect
tennessee.gov/finance/rpa/archit.htm


Provides standard designer agreement.


Texas Building and Procurement Commission
www.tbpc.state.tx.us


Facilities Construction and Space Management Division, Design and Construction and Inspection Programs contains uniform general conditions, bid forms, letters and contracts; Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) subcontracting forms. Publications includes "BuyWays," a quarterly newsletter with contract term updates; procurement and business forms.


Texas Department of Transportation
www.dot.state.tx.us


Aviation information includes general and special construction contract provisions.


U

University of California, Berkeley, Capital Projects
www.cp.berkeley.edu


Includes construction and professional contract sample documents.


University of California, Office of the President, Facilities Administration
www.ucop.edu/facil/


UC Facilities Manual includes construction contract forms and documents.


University of Idaho, Facilities Services
www.dfm.uidaho.edu


Can download construction and consultant forms and contracts.


University of Iowa, Facilities Services Group, Design and Construction Services
www.facilities.uiowa.edu/dcs/dcsindex.htm


Contains architectural and engineering services agreements; amendment letters; instructions for preparation of construction documents.


University of Kentucky, Purchasing Division, Capital Construction Procurement
www.uky.edu/Purchasing/ccphome.htm


Provides bidders instructions and general conditions.


University of Maine System
www.maine.edu


Facilities Office includes facilities procedures; design and capital construction agreements and documents.


University of Michigan, Plant Extension, Architecture, Engineering and Construction
www.plantext.bf.umich.edu/plantext/


Contains standard design and construction contracts and agreements.


University of Minnesota, Capital Planning and Project Management
www.cppm.umn.edu


Contains contract forms and conditions of contract.


University of Missouri, Columbia, Campus Facilities Planning, Design and Construction
www.cf.missouri.edu/pdc/


Consultant Information includes construction document guidelines and construction contract general conditions.


University of North Carolina
www.northcarolina.edu/vendors/


Contains UNC Design and Construction Guidelines and standard forms; construction and construction manager contract; designer agreement; proposal form; general conditions.


University of Northern Iowa, Facilities Planning
www.vpaf.uni.edu/fs/


Contains university procedure manuals for architects, engineers and contractors; forms.


Utah Department of Transportation
www.dot.state.ut.us


Construction Division contains construction and project management forms. Consultant Services Division contains consultant forms.


Utah Division of Facilities Construction and Management
dfcm.utah.gov/


Contains standard project documents and forms.


Utah Division of Purchasing and General Services
www.purchasing.state.ut.us


Contains contract forms and manuals.


V

Vermont Agency of Transportation, Contract Administration
www.aot.state.vt.us/conadmin/CAhome.HTM


Consultant Selection contains contract forms and questionnaire, general provisions, and specifications for consultant services.


Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
www.vhcb.org


Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program includes lead abatement standard construction forms and contract.


Virginia Department of General Services, Division of Engineering and Buildings
deb.dgs.state.va.us


Contains contract forms, general conditions and guidelines.


Virginia Department of Transportation
www.virginiadot.org


Contains consultant manual and standard construction and consultant forms.


Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Capital Design and Construction Department
www.cdcd.vt.edu


Contains construction and consultant forms.


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Washington Department of General Administration
www.ga.wa.gov


Reference Documents include general and supplemental conditions and forms.


Washington Department of Transportation
www.wsdot.wa.gov


Contains sample construction contract, standard agreement and bond forms.


West Virginia Department of Transportation
www.wvdot.com


Consultant Resource Center provides contract forms and documents.


Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of State Facilities
www.doa.state.wi.us/dsf/


Provides state forms for contracts for professional services; A/E consultant agreements; A/E Policy and Procedure Manual; instructions for contractors and consultants; and affirmative action requirements. Division Documents includes forms, contracts and manuals. Small Projects Program provides contract general conditions and project forms.


Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aeronautics
www.dot.state.wi.us/
business/engrserv/airports/airports.htm


Airport Operations contains conditions for building tall towers; site approval applications; sample agreements and ordinances. Airport Improvement Program contains Airport Development Handbook; Airport Owner's Guide to Land Acquisition; Land Use Planning Around Airports in Wisconsin; forms.


Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Engineering and Construction
www.dot.state.wi.us/business/engrserv/index.htm


Construction includes public improvement lien statutes and forms. Research and Library includes forms.


World Bank Group
www.worldbank.org


Procurement contains terms and conditions for purchase of goods and services; bidding and consulting documents.


Wyoming School Facilities Commission
sfc.state.wy.us


Contains public school architect/engineer contracts, fee guideline, major capital payment instructions, other forms; design guidelines.

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