Section 8-23-9.5-17 - Evaluation committee; selection panel(a) Before entering into a contract under this chapter, the department must appoint an evaluation committee.(b) The evaluation committee shall rank the proposals submitted to the department by assigning a score to each proposal based on the evaluation criteria specified in the request for proposals. The three (3) persons that submit the proposals with the highest scores given by the evaluation committee must be interviewed and scored by a selection panel established under this section.(c) The department shall appoint a selection panel to interview and score the three (3) persons that submit the proposals with the highest scores chosen by the evaluation committee under subsection (b).(d) After conducting the interviews required under subsection (c), the selection panel shall score the three (3) proposals using the submitted proposals and information learned during the interview process.(e) The selection panel shall provide a written comprehensive score for each proposal under subsection (d) and submit a recommendation for an award to the commissioner. The commissioner shall make the final selection of the CMGC or PDB.(f) A person selected to perform work for a project under this chapter may not delegate or subcontract preconstruction services, design services, or construction services under a contract to a member of the evaluation committee or the selection panel.(g) A meeting of a selection panel convened for the purpose of interviewing a person that submits a proposal under this chapter is not open to the public.Added by P.L. 60-2023,SEC. 2, eff. 7/1/2023.