Design Concept Conference

General
The Design Concept Conference is a meeting of key individuals to establish fundamental aspects of a project. The conference facilitates agreement to basic project features by concerned parties and enhances relationships between those parties.
Federal Requirements
  1. There are no federal regulations specifically requiring design conferences.
  2. 23 U.S.C. §139(h)(4)
    (as added by MAP 21, §1306) – The project sponsor must convene a meeting of all participating agencies to resolve issues that could delay completion of the environmental review process.
State Requirements
  1. There are no state regulations requiring design conferences.
Required Practices
A design concept conference should be held as early in the project development process as feasible and should include all parties that provide information for the project and have the ability to influence the project development schedule. The
LGPM Guide
provides the required practices and responsibilities of the LG and TxDOT with respect to the design concept conference.