Competition Schedule

Stage I: Portfolios
11/8/11                     Competition registration begins
11/8-12/16/11           Question and Answer period
11/29/11                   Pre-submittal Meeting
12/16/11                   Competition Registration ends
12/20/11                   Lead Designer/Design Team Portfolios due
1/17-19/12                Jury evaluates Lead Designer/Design Team Portfolios and
                                    makes recommendation
1/20/12                    Governance Group reviews Jury recommendation and
                                    makes decision
1/30/12                     Announce results of Stage I and issue Invitations for Stage
                                    II Participation

Stage II: Team Qualifications
2/14/12                      Begin Stage II: Team Qualifications
2/14-3/16/12              Question and Answer period
2/28/12                      Networking Session (for incorporation of local and
                                      M/W/DBE firms)
3/27/12                      Stage II Team Qualifications submittals due
4/10-12/12                 Jury evaluates Teams' submittals, interviews Teams and
                                      makes recommendation
4/13/12                      Governance Group reviews Jury recommendation and
                                      makes decision
4/16/12                      Announce results of Stage II and issue Invitations for Stage
                                      III Participation

Stage III:  Design Concepts
5/15-16/12                 Design Briefing and Site Visit
5/15-8/31/12              Question and Answer period
6/27-29/12                 Mid-course Reviews 1
8/1-3/12                     Mid-course Reviews 2
9/12/12                      Design Concept Submittals due
9/17-21/12                 Compliance check and technical evaluation
9/17-30/12                 Public Exhibition of Design Concepts
10/2-4/12                   Jury evaluates Design Concepts, receives Teams’  
                                      presentations, ranks Teams, and makes recommendation
10/12/12                    Jury recommendation submitted to the Governance Group
10/16/12                    Governance Group makes decision and announces winning
                                      Design Team/Design Concept