Notwithstanding sections 16C.25, 161.32, and 161.321, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may solicit and award a design-build contract for a project on the basis of a best-value selection process. Section 16C.08 does not apply to design-build contracts to which the commissioner is a party.
Sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 apply only to transportation projects using the two-step competitive process utilizing public solicitation for design-build services.
Use of the design-build method of state transportation project delivery is subject to state law concerning municipal consent to highways in municipalities.
Minn. Stat. § 161.3412
1Sp2001 c 8 art 3 s 2; 2007 c 148 art 3 s 18; 2014 c 227 art 2 s 4