60-2-134. Definitions. For the purposes of 18-8-204, 18-8-205, 60-2-111, 60-2-112, 60-2-137, and this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Design-build contracting" means the process of entering into a single contract between the commission and a design-build contractor in which the design-build contractor agrees to design and build a highway, structure, or facility or any other items required in a request for proposals.
(2) "Design-build contractor" means an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, or other legally recognized entity that is appropriately licensed in Montana and that provides the necessary design and construction services, including contract administration.
(3) "Design-build criteria package" means the document provided by the department that contains the information necessary to guide a prospective design-build contractor in the preparation and submission of a proposal for a design-build project.
(4) "Request for proposals" means a part of the design-build criteria package that contains a detailed scope of work, including design concepts, technical requirements and specifications, the time allowed for design and construction, the department's estimated cost of the project, the deadline for submitting a proposal, the selection criteria, and a copy of the contract.
(5) "Request for qualifications" means a part of the design-build criteria package that contains the desired minimum qualifications of the design-build contractor, a scope of work statement, the project requirements, the amount of reimbursement that the commission has determined will be paid to prospective design-build contractors who qualify for the short list but are not awarded a contract, and the selection criteria that the department will use in compiling the short list of prospective design-build contractors to consider.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 192, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 56, L. 2007.
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