HB 714 -- Design-Build Construction

Sponsor:  Koller

This bill allows the Highways and Transportation Commission to
enter into design-build highway project contracts.  The first of
the contracts will be a pilot project located on the interstate
system.  Future projects will be selected from the interstate
system or emergency projects.

When using a design-build contract, the commission must
pre-qualify persons based on recommendations submitted by the
design-build pre-qualification review team before a person will
be allowed to build.  The bill spells out how pre-qualification
is conducted.

The commission will issue a request for proposals of
pre-qualifiers.  Proposals must consist of 2 separate components
submitted separately (sealed design-build and sealed lump sum
price proposal).  The commission will evaluate and score
proposals based on certain criteria, publicly open bids, and
divide each price by the score of that proposal, yielding an
overall value rating for each bid.  The commission may award
contracts to the best overall value rating.  Awards are final,
and the commission has the right to reject any and all bid
proposals.

Design-build project contracts may be used only for construction
work greater than 10 miles.

The commission is authorized to pay a fee to all responsive
bidders that do not win the award.  Anyone who receives a fee is
prohibited from receiving a fee on subsequent design-build
projects.

The bill has an emergency clause.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated September 13, 2001 at 2:03 pm