60-2-137. Design-build contracting process -- submission of proposals -- department's duties. (1) Once the commission, acting on a recommendation of the department, has identified a project for which the design-build contracting process will be used and the commission has approved 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 design-build contractors on the short list, who may then submit a technical and price proposal to the department.
(b) A technical and price proposal submitted in response to a request for proposals must contain detailed descriptions of the prospective design-build contractor's approach to designing, constructing, and managing the project in accordance with the design-build criteria package. The technical and price proposal must also include the prospective design-build contractor's conceptual design and construction sequence and schedule and the lump-sum price to complete the project.
(4) The department shall evaluate the technical and price proposals and make a written recommendation to the commission regarding the department's selection of the design-build contractor to be awarded the contract.
(5) The prospective design-build contractors who appeared on the department's short list but are not awarded the contract may be paid a stipend, in an amount determined by the commission, for costs incurred in submitting the response to the department's request for proposals.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 192, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 56, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 111, L. 2021.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 60. Highways and Transportation
Chapter 2. State Administration
Part 1. Transportation Commission
60-2-106. Designation of highways not located entirely within the state
60-2-107. Abandonment of highways -- exchange of roadways -- public notice required
60-2-108. and 60-2-109 reserved
60-2-110. Setting priorities and selecting projects
60-2-111. Letting of contracts on state highways and commission-designated highway systems
60-2-112. Competitive bidding -- reciprocity
60-2-113. Bidder's security -- contractor's bond
60-2-114. Bids for contracts let by commission to contain security, unit price, and signature
60-2-115. Contract let by commission -- time for final payment of contract price -- interest
60-2-116. Payment of contractors and subcontractors
60-2-117. Contract indemnification provisions
60-2-119. Limit on projects -- reporting requirement
60-2-121. Authority of commission to prioritize expenditures on railroad crossings -- public hearing
60-2-122. through 60-2-124 reserved
60-2-126. Designation of public highways -- apportionment of funds
60-2-127. Allocation of funds for projects
60-2-128. Maintenance system -- designation of highways
60-2-130. through 60-2-132 reserved
60-2-133. U.S. highway 2 -- planning
60-2-137. Design-build contracting process -- submission of proposals -- department's duties
60-2-138. and 60-2-139 reserved
60-2-140. Rawhide stampede rustlers and rendezvous trade corridor -- planning
60-2-141. Use of Montana-made wooden materials in highway and road projects