Section 161.3414 - DETERMINATION TO USE DESIGN-BUILD SELECTION METHODSubdivision 1.General criteria.A design-build contracting procedure authorized under sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 may be used for a specific project only after the commissioner determines that awarding a design-build contract will serve the public interest.
Subd. 2.Specific criteria.The commissioner shall use the following criteria as the minimum basis for determining when to use the design-build method of project delivery:
(1) the extent to which it can adequately define the project requirements in a proposed scope of the design and construction desired;(2) the time constraints for delivery of the project;(3) the capability and experience of potential contractors with the design-build method of project delivery or similar experience;(4) the suitability of the project for use of the design-build method of project delivery with respect to time, schedule, costs, and quality factors;(5) the capability of the Department of Transportation to manage the project, including the employment of experienced personnel or outside consultants;(6) the capability of the Department of Transportation to oversee the project with individuals or design-build firms who are familiar and experienced with the design-build method of project delivery or similar experience;(7) the lack of ability and availability of any current state employee to perform the services called for by the contract;(8) the original character of the product or the services;(9) the work to be performed on the project is necessary to the agency's achievement of its statutory responsibilities and there is statutory authority to enter into the contract; and(10) other criteria the commissioner deems relevant and states in writing in its determination to utilize the design-build method of project delivery.1Sp2001 c 8 art 3 s 3; 2014 c 227 art 2 s 5
Amended by 2014 Minn. Laws, ch. 227,s 2-5, eff. 8/1/2014.