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S.B. 138
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5 AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT; AMENDING DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACT
6 PROVISIONS S ; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE s .
7 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
8 AMENDS:
9 63-56-36.1, as last amended by Chapter 107, Laws of Utah 1997
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
11 Section 1. Section 63-56-36.1 is amended to read:
12 63-56-36.1. Procurement of design-build transportation project contracts.
13 (1) As used in this section:
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16 of both the design and construction of a [
17 a company or combination of companies capable of providing the necessary engineering services
18 and construction.
19 (b) "Transportation agency" means:
20 (i) the Department of Transportation;
21 (ii) a county of the first or second class, as defined in Section 17-16-13 ;
22 (iii) a municipality of the first class, as defined in Section 10-2-301 ;
23 (iv) a public transit district that has more than 200,000 people residing within its
24 boundaries; and
25 (v) a public airport authority, as created under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part 15, Airport
26 Authorities.
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28 transportation agency may[
29 for any transportation project that has an estimated cost of at least $50,000,000 by following the
30 requirements of this section[
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32 (a) award a design-build transportation project contract for any transportation project by
33 following the requirements of this section; and
34 (b) make rules, by following the procedures and requirements of Title 63, Chapter 46a,
35 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing requirements for the procurement of its
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41 (b) Public notice of the request for qualifications shall be given in accordance with policy
42 board rules.
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44 specified in the request for qualifications, that potential contractors at least demonstrate their:
45 (i) construction experience;
46 (ii) design experience;
47 (iii) financial, manpower, and equipment resources available for the project; and
48 (iv) experience in other design-build [
49 similar to the project being procured.
50 (d) The request for qualifications shall identify the number of eligible competing proposers
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54 (i) evaluate the responses received from the request for qualifications;
55 (ii) select from their number those qualified to submit proposals; and
56 (iii) invite those respondents to submit proposals based upon the [
57 transportation agency's request for proposals.
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59 competing proposers, the [
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61 qualified respondents that:
62 (a) includes a scope of work statement constituting an information for proposal that may
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64 (i) preliminary design concepts;
65 (ii) design criteria, needs, and objectives;
66 (iii) warranty and quality control requirements;
67 (iv) applicable standards;
68 (v) environmental documents;
69 (vi) constraints;
70 (vii) time expectations or limitations;
71 (viii) incentives or disincentives; and
72 (ix) other special considerations;
73 (b) requires submitters to provide:
74 (i) a sealed cost proposal;
75 (ii) a critical path matrix schedule, including cash flow requirements;
76 (iii) proposal security; and
77 (iv) other items required by the department for the project; and
78 (c) may include award of a stipulated fee to be paid to submitters who submit unsuccessful
79 proposals.
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81 (a) evaluate the submissions received in response to the request for proposals from the
82 prequalified proposers;
83 (b) comply with rules relating to discussion of proposals, best and final offers, and
84 evaluations of the proposals submitted; and
85 (c) after considering price and other identified factors, award the contract to the
86 responsible proposer whose proposal is most advantageous to the state.
86a S Section 2. Effective date.
86b IF APPROVED BY TWO-THIRDS OF ALL MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE, THIS ACT
86c TAKES EFFECT UPON APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNOR, OR THE DAY FOLLOWING THE
86d CONSTITUTIONAL TIME LIMIT OF UTAH CONSTITUTION ARTICLE VII, SECTION 8, WITHOUT THE
86e GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE, OR IN THE CASE OF A VETO, THE DATE OF VETO OVERRIDE. s
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-25-99 3:14 PM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.