Court Facility Development and Construction

Capital Construction AP Revisions

The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) invites public comment on proposed revisions to the Kentucky Court of Justice Rules of Administrative Procedure (AP) Part X: Real Property Management, Section I. Under the revised AP Part X, the AOC will require that local units of government use ConsensusDOCS construction contracts, as modified by the AOC, when contracting with construction managers, design professionals, and general contractors for design or construction services. Current ConsensusDOCS contracts can be purchased at www.consensusdocs.org. The comment period will close on February 24, 2012. These proposed changes are in draft format only and will not take effect until approved by the Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court.

• 2012 Proposed Revisions to AP Part X
• Standard Revisions to Owner-CM at Risk Contract (ConsensusDOCS 500-2011 Edition)
• Standard Revisions to Owner-Constructor Contract (ConsensusDOCS 200-2011 Edition)
• Standard Revisions to Owner-Design Professional Contract (ConsensusDOCS 240-2011 Edition)

Please direct any comments about the proposed revisions to:

Jenny Lafferty
Office of Legal Services
Administrative Office of the Courts
100 Millcreek Park
Frankfort, KY 40601
jennylafferty@kycourts.net

The Kentucky Court of Justice has earned a national reputation for its efforts to create a process that would fairly and objectively assess court facility needs. The innovative and progressive Facilities Management System (FMS) ensures that tax dollars are spent wisely by identifying the facilities with the greatest needs for new construction, renovation, expansion and adaptation.

The Administrative Office of the Courts develops court facility projects in accordance with the Kentucky Court of Justice Rules of Administrative Procedure, Part X: Real Property Management, Sections I, II, III and IV (May 2007).

Section I establishes policy on the programming and management of the design and construction of court facilities.

Section I: Construction Program Development (1,496KB-PDF)

Construction Service Provider Questionnaire (186KB-PDF)

Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire (169KB-PDF)

Section II establishes uniform space allowances for court facilities.

Section II: Court Facilities Criteria (492KB-PDF)

Section III sets forth design requirements for all court facility construction projects, including additions, alterations, adaptations, rehabilitations and conversions.

Section III: Court Facilities Design (1,980KB-PDF)

Section IV establishes policy concerning real property management of court facilities.

Section IV: Court Facilities Management Guide (Under Construction)