Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) In this section, the definitions in this subdivision apply.
(b) "Job order contracting" means a project delivery method that requests a limited number of bids from a list of qualified contractors, selected from a registry of qualified contractors who have been prescreened and who have entered into master contracts with the county, as provided in this section.
(c) "Project" means an undertaking by the county to construct, alter, maintain, repair, or enlarge a building, structure, road, or bridge, or make other improvements.
(d) "Request for qualifications" means the document or publication soliciting qualifications for a job order contracting contract.
Subd. 2. Authority. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the county may utilize job order contracting for projects that do not exceed a construction cost of $250,000.
Subd. 3. Job order contracting request for qualifications. (a) The county is authorized to issue a request for qualifications that includes the criteria that will be used for the projects, provided that these criteria (1) do not unduly restrict competition or impose conditions beyond reasonable requirements, in order to ensure maximum participation of all qualified contractors, and (2) do not relate to the collective bargaining status of the contractor.
(b) The request for qualifications must be publicized in a manner designated by the county that ensures open and unrestricted access for any potential responder. To the extent practical, this must include posting on a county website.
Subd. 4. Qualified contractors. (a) The county shall review the responses to the request for qualifications and determine each proposer's ability to enter into the master contract that will be utilized for the projects. The county shall establish a list of qualified contractors based on the proposers' ability to enter into a master contract as described in the request for qualifications.
(b) The county may establish a reasonable limit to the number of contractors on the registry of qualified contractors, based on the reasonable needs of the county. The county may reserve up to 75 percent of the registry for certified small business enterprises that may include minority-owned business enterprises, women-owned business enterprises, and veteran-owned businesses. The remaining 25 percent of the registry may include qualified businesses of any size or ownership.
(c) The county shall establish procedures to allow firms to submit qualifications at least every 24 months to allow placement on the list of contractors qualified to enter into a master contract. The county is not prohibited from accepting qualifications more frequently or on an ongoing or rolling basis.
Subd. 5. Construction services bidding. The county shall request bids for construction services for any project using job order contracting from qualified contractors as follows:
(1) for projects up to a maximum cost of $50,000, the county shall request a minimum of two bids;
(2) for projects with a cost greater than $50,000, but less than or equal to $100,000, the county shall request a minimum of three bids; and
(3) for projects with a cost greater than $100,000, but less than or equal to $250,000, the county shall request a minimum of four bids.
Subd. 6. Qualified contractor selection. The county shall select the contractor who submits the lowest price bid for the construction services proposed. At the discretion of the county, any or all bids may be rejected if it is determined to be in the best interest of the county.
Subd. 7. Reasonable distribution of bid requests among qualified contractors. The county, in requesting bidding for projects using job order contracting as described in this section, shall develop a system to ensure a reasonable opportunity for all qualified contractors to periodically bid on construction services.
Subd. 8. Expiration. The authority to enter into new contracts under this section expires on December 31, 2019.
Subd. 9. Reporting. Hennepin County must provide reports to the chairs of the committees in the senate and the house of representatives that have jurisdiction over local government operations, describing the uses of the authority provided in this section. Uses of the authority described in the reports may include identifying the total number of projects where this procurement method was used, the total number of contractors qualified by the county, and the total annual expenditures for projects under this section. The first report must be made by January 15, 2018, and subsequent reports must be made on January 15 of each subsequent even-numbered year.
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Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities
Chapter 383B — Hennepin County
Section 383B.021 — Compensation.
Section 383B.025 — County Board Appoints Auditor, Treasurer, Recorder.
Section 383B.031 — Board Vacancies: More Or Not More Than Six Months Out.
Section 383B.035 — County To Pay City, Town Special Election Expenses.
Section 383B.041 — Campaign Financing, Disclosure Of Economic Interests.
Section 383B.058 — Local Ordinances And Charters Superseded.
Section 383B.061 — Legislative Research Committee.
Section 383B.063 — Fort Snelling Precinct.
Section 383B.101 — County Administrator's Office; Establishment.
Section 383B.102 — Powers And Duties.
Section 383B.103 — Compensation; Removal.
Section 383B.111 — Budget And Financial Administration.
Section 383B.112 — Annual Budget.
Section 383B.113 — Long-range Capital Program.
Section 383B.114 — Appropriations And Tax Levy.
Section 383B.115 — Amendments.
Section 383B.116 — Payment Procedures And Accounting.
Section 383B.1161 — Electronic Approvals.
Section 383B.1162 — Credit Cards.
Section 383B.117 — Certificates Of Indebtedness.
Section 383B.119 — Financial Statements And Audits.
Section 383B.121 — Adult Corrections Facility.
Section 383B.122 — Superintendent.
Section 383B.124 — Work Release Program.
Section 383B.125 — Board May Run Factory With Inmates And Staff.
Section 383B.126 — Board May Lease Space Out To Run Factory.
Section 383B.127 — Diminution Of Sentence.
Section 383B.128 — Place Of Crime Must Pay Workhouse Inmate Daily Expense.
Section 383B.129 — Inmates From Other Jurisdictions.
Section 383B.141 — Authorization.
Section 383B.143 — Contracts For Purchases.
Section 383B.144 — Prequalification.
Section 383B.145 — Competitive Bidding.
Section 383B.146 — Purchases Consistent With Law.
Section 383B.147 — Vendor Discounts.
Section 383B.148 — Rules And Regulations.
Section 383B.149 — Purchases Or Contracts Forbidden.
Section 383B.151 — Financial Interest Forbidden.
Section 383B.1511 — Job Order Contracting.
Section 383B.152 — Building And Maintenance Fund.
Section 383B.153 — Contingent Account.
Section 383B.155 — Self-insurance.
Section 383B.158 — Design-build Contracts.
Section 383B.1581 — Design-build Process.
Section 383B.1582 — Rfp For Design-build.
Section 383B.1583 — Replacing Team Members.
Section 383B.1584 — Design-build Award.
Section 383B.1588 — Energy Forward Pricing Mechanisms.
Section 383B.159 — Real Property Leases.
Section 383B.20 — Parking Facilities.
Section 383B.203 — Certification Of Tax Lists.
Section 383B.205 — Special Assessments; Certification Fee.
Section 383B.207 — Special Assessments; Computation Of Interest.
Section 383B.211 — Authorization.
Section 383B.213 — Powers And Duties.
Section 383B.215 — Additional Authority.
Section 383B.217 — Hmo And Clinics.
Section 383B.218 — Bonding Authority; Hennepin County Medical Building.
Section 383B.219 — Ambulatory Health Centers And Clinics.
Section 383B.221 — Emergency Medical Service.
Section 383B.223 — Food Service.
Section 383B.229 — Existing Health Service Programs Not Affected.
Section 383B.235 — 80 Percent Of Council Must Ok Minneapolis Waste Burner.
Section 383B.236 — Waste Management.
Section 383B.237 — Library System.
Section 383B.245 — Library Levy.
Section 383B.251 — License Bureau.
Section 383B.255 — Public Safety Communications.
Section 383B.257 — County May Run Central Mobile Equipment Division.
Section 383B.259 — Pistol Range.
Section 383B.26 — Human Resources System; Purpose.
Section 383B.27 — Definitions For Human Resources Board And Department.
Section 383B.28 — Human Resources Board.
Section 383B.29 — Duties Of Human Resources Board.
Section 383B.30 — Director; Selection.
Section 383B.31 — Duties Of Human Resources Director.
Section 383B.32 — Unclassified And Classified Service.
Section 383B.34 — Classification Of Employees.
Section 383B.36 — Party To Litigation.
Section 383B.37 — Interference With Exam, Applicants; Political Activity.
Section 383B.38 — Removals, Suspensions, And Demotions.
Section 383B.389 — Disaster Volunteer Leave.
Section 383B.39 — Veterans To Be Given Preferential Rating.
Section 383B.41 — Discrimination.
Section 383B.42 — Appropriation Of Funds.
Section 383B.45 — County Board To Fix Time, Manner To Pay Salaries.
Section 383B.453 — Bond Of County Recorder Deputy.
Section 383B.455 — Legal Officers' Salaries.
Section 383B.457 — Officers' Salaries.
Section 383B.46 — Supplemental Retirement Account.
Section 383B.47 — Investment Of Retirement Money.
Section 383B.48 — Buying State Supplemental Investment Fund Shares.
Section 383B.49 — Supplemental Retirement Benefits; Redemption Of Shares.
Section 383B.491 — Minnesota State Retirement System Billing Authority.
Section 383B.493 — Withdrawal From Participation.
Section 383B.51 — No Assignment Or Garnishment.
Section 383B.52 — Administration Costs.
Section 383B.56 — Board May Regulate Public, Private Ambulances.
Section 383B.562 — Government Center; Liquor.
Section 383B.565 — Plats And Surveys; Approval.
Section 383B.60 — Special Permits; Seasonal Contractor's Permit; Fees.
Section 383B.603 — Board May File County Highway Maps For Record.
Section 383B.606 — Seasonal Load Limits.
Section 383B.608 — Local Road Aid.
Section 383B.61 — Transfer Of Drainage Systems.
Section 383B.611 — Probation And Investigation Department, Creation.
Section 383B.612 — Director Of Court Services; Other Employees.
Section 383B.613 — Duties Of Department.
Section 383B.614 — Space, Supplies, Expenses, Officer's Powers, Bond; Records.
Section 383B.63 — Public Defender For Crimes, Misdemeanors, Ordinances.
Section 383B.65 — Contracts, Leases With Bloomington For Court Space.
Section 383B.68 — Board Of Park District Commissioners.
Section 383B.70 — Compensation Of Commissioners.
Section 383B.702 — Depositories.
Section 383B.703 — District Renaming.
Section 383B.71 — Trail System.
Section 383B.72 — Land Acquisition; Town Consent.
Section 383B.73 — Park District Tax Levy.
Section 383B.75 — Municipal Building Commission.
Section 383B.751 — Care And Control Of Building.
Section 383B.752 — Expenses; Warrants.
Section 383B.753 — Exclusive Control.
Section 383B.754 — Budget Date.
Section 383B.77 — Hennepin County Housing And Redevelopment Authority.
Section 383B.78 — Bathing Beaches.
Section 383B.79 — Multijurisdictional Program.
Section 383B.80 — Hennepin County Deed And Mortgage Tax.
Section 383B.81 — Environmental Response Fund.
Section 383B.82 — Wind And Solar Business Entity Participation.
Section 383B.901 — Creation Of A County Subsidiary Corporation.
Section 383B.902 — Definitions.
Section 383B.907 — Corporate Powers.
Section 383B.908 — Limitations Upon Corporate Powers; Reserved Powers.
Section 383B.909 — Corporate Seal.
Section 383B.910 — Board Meetings.
Section 383B.911 — Public Depository.
Section 383B.912 — Transfer Of Rights.
Section 383B.913 — Lease Or Transfer Of Assets.
Section 383B.914 — Status Of Present Employees; Bargaining Units; Retirement Coverage.
Section 383B.915 — Bonding Authority Of Corporation.
Section 383B.916 — Financing Through County.
Section 383B.917 — Open Meeting Law; Government Data Practices Act.
Section 383B.918 — Health Services Plan.
Section 383B.919 — Tort Liability.
Section 383B.920 — Revenue Recapture Act.
Section 383B.921 — Purchasing.
Section 383B.922 — Legal Counsel.
Section 383B.923 — Self-insurance.
Section 383B.924 — Hospital Authorities.
Section 383B.925 — Tax-exempt Status.
Section 383B.927 — Intergovernmental Transfers.