Section 49-1212 - Procurement for water-related facilities; insurance; evaluations; deviationsA. The authority may procure services for the development, design, acquisition, construction, improvement or equipping of water-related facilities using any of the following: 1. Requests for project proposals in which the authority describes a class of water-related facilities or a geographic area in which entities are invited to submit proposals to develop water-related facilities.2. Solicitations using requests for qualifications, short-listing of qualified proposers, requests for proposals, negotiations, best and final offers or other procurement procedures.3. Procurements seeking development and finance plans that are most suitable for the project.4. Best value selection procurements based on price or financial proposals, or both, and any other relevant factors.5. Other procedures that the authority determines may further the implementation of this chapter.B. For any procurement in which the authority issues a request for qualifications, request for proposals or similar solicitation document, the request shall set forth generally the factors that will be evaluated and the manner in which responses will be evaluated. If contractor insurance is required for services procured pursuant to this section, the insurance shall be placed with an insurer authorized to transact insurance in this state pursuant to title 20, chapter 2, article 1 or a surplus lines insurer approved and identified by the director of the department of insurance and financial institutions pursuant to title 20, chapter 2, article 5.C. In evaluating proposals under this section, the authority shall consider the criteria prescribed pursuant to section 49-1304.D. The authority may deviate from any requirements in this section to the extent necessary to make use of any available federal funding for the design, development, acquisition, construction, improvement or equipping of water-related facilities.Added by L. 2022, ch. 366,s. 17, eff. 9/23/2022.