60-2-145. (Temporary) General contractor construction management contracting process -- submission of proposals -- duties. (1) After the commission, acting on the recommendation of the department, has identified a project for which the general contractor construction management contracting process will be used and the commission has approved the selection criteria proposed by the department, the department shall prepare and advertise a request for qualifications.

(2) From the responders to the request for qualifications, the department shall prepare a short list of the responders that it believes are most qualified, not to exceed five responders on any single project.

(3) (a) The department shall announce the short list and issue a request for proposals to each of the prospective contractors on the short list.

(b) A technical and price proposal submitted in response to a request for proposals must contain detailed descriptions of the prospective contractor's approach to performing construction management during the preconstruction phase and the construction phase in accordance with the project delivery criteria package.

(4) (a) The department shall evaluate the technical and price proposals and make a written recommendation to the commission regarding the department's selection of the contractor to be awarded the preconstruction phase contract.

(b) After completion of the preconstruction services contract, the department shall make a written recommendation to the commission regarding award of the construction contract. (Terminates December 31, 2024--sec. 9, Ch. 111, L. 2021)