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SB 341 Construction management contracts; use by local public bodies.

Introduced by: Mamie E. Locke (by request) | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Construction management contracts; use by local public bodies. Removes the provision limiting the use of construction management contracts by local public bodies to projects with a cost expected to exceed $10 million and provides that construction management may be utilized on projects where the project cost is expected to be less than the project threshold established in the procedures adopted by the Secretary of Administration for using construction management contracts. This bill is identical to HB 890.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Construction management or design-build contracts; use by local public bodies. Limits the use of construction management by localities to projects where the project cost is expected to be less than the project cost threshold established in the procedures adopted by the Secretary of Administration for utilizing construction management or design-build contracts, provided that (i) the project is a complex project and (ii) the project procurement method is approved by the local governing body. Current law allows unqualified construction management for projects over $10 million and construction management meeting the provisions in (i) and (ii) for projects under $10 million.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Construction management and design-build contracting; use by state and local public bodies. Authorizes all state and local public bodies to use construction management contracts for projects with a cost expected to exceed $26 million. For projects where the cost is not expected to exceed $26 million, state and local public bodies must make written determination that competitive sealed bidding is not practicable or fiscally advantageous, document the basis for the determination to use construction management or design-build, and follow statutorily mandated procedures. The bill also amends the definition of "complex project."