Consultants are instructed to use the most current version of the Front End Construction Contract Documents Templates when designing a project. Instructions are provided below on how to fill out the template along with submittal requirements for delivery of bidding documents.
The City of Corpus Christi Engineering Services Department issued the original Plan Preparation Standards and Contract Format document on January 30, 2001. The purpose of this document was to establish, define and clarify the requirements for preparing all project drawings for the City of Corpus Christi, including private developer plans, as applicable. Addendum No. 1 was issued on June 23, 2005, and Addendum No. 2 was released on July 12, 2007. Some references and terms are dated since 2007 (to be addressed in future updates), but essential elements are still applicable. Please check with the City Project Manager for any questions.
All A/E consultant submittals of construction bid documents (such as Engineering Letter Reports, 60% Designs, 90% Designs, bid documents, etc.) to Engineering Services must be accompanied by the completed Design Submittal Checklist.
Instructions & Checklists
Front End Construction Contract Docs
Access each section of the Construction Contract Front End documents through the "Cover and Table of Contents" index. Sections are hyperlinked to the index and may be in Word, Excel or PDF. Save content offline before adding your project information. The current versions are below.
Note that sections in PDF should not be changed.
City Plan Preparation Standards (CPPS)
The City of Corpus Christi Engineering Services Department issued the original Plan Preparation Standards and Contract Format document on January 30, 2001. The purpose of this document was to establish, define and clarify the requirements for preparing all project drawings for the City of Corpus Christi, including private developer plans, as applicable. Addendum No. 1 was issued on June 23, 2005, and Addendum No. 2 was released on July 12, 2007. Some references and terms are dated since 2007 (to be addressed in future updates), but essential elements are still applicable. The newest versions of Front End Documents and Standard Construction Specifications and Details should be used. Please check with the City Project Manager for any questions.
Key Elements of CPPS
The following sections have been replicated from the CPPS for ease of access.
2018 Updated CPPS Documents
Below are the latest revisions of portions of the CPPS for which updates are not loaded elsewhere. The entire CPPS provided above, will be replaced when all elements are updated.
The City of Corpus Christi adopted a tax rate that will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year's tax rate. The tax rate will effectively be raised by 4.69 percent and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $16.87.
