  We present a method for constructing a scalar-relativistic pseudopotential
which provides exact agreement with relativistic Dirac-Slater all-electron
eigenvalues at the reference configuration. All-electron wave functions are
self-consistently computed in the valence region at the exact all-electron
scalar relativistic eigenvalues. This method improves tr ansferability of the
resulting pseudopotential and presents a better starting point for th e
designed non-local pseudopotential approach {[Phys. Rev. B {\bf 59}, 12471
(1999)]}. We present calculations for the gold atom as an example of the new
approach.
