Competition Requirements of the Design/Build, Construction Manager at Risk, and Public-Private Partnership Contracts—Seven Case Studies (2012) / Chapter Skim
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Still, public-sector experience in the use of such delivery systems remains immature, and public agencies are generally unprepared to execute workable arrangements with the private sector. Despite the recent resurgence of alternative project delivery methods, many within the construction industry continue to misunderstand the characteristics and implications of each system.
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By 1994, a group of major trade and professional associations formed the Design and Construction Procurement Coalition to promote the adoption of legislation allowing federal agencies to have broader discretion to consider DB. Among the specific goals of the coalition was to codify a shortlist procedure through the use of a two-phase procurement process.
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Likewise, the National Conference on State Legislatures regularly publishes annual updates of legislation affecting the transportation sector. An update from 2010 can be found at http://www.ncsl.org/documents/transportation/PPPTOOLKITAppendE.pdf.
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• Colorado: SB 108 authorized PPPs for transportation projects on state and local projects; DB is permitted as the project delivery method. (Colorado Revised Statutes Sections 43-1-1404.)
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The process for selecting a design-builder will depend on whether the CTC authorizes the procuring agency to use competitive bidding or a best-value process. For procurements involving competitive bidding, bidders would be required to provide sealed bids including lump sum prices, and award would be made to the lowest responsible bidder amongst the prequalified bidders.
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As noted above, Arizona has one of the most progressive alternative project delivery statutes in the United States. As is the case with DB, Arizona law allows an agency to use CMAR to procure construction services on a qualifications basis, with price not a factor.
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