Sec. 1. (a) Before entering into a design-build contract, a public agency must appoint a technical review committee of at least three (3) individuals.

     (b) The members of the technical review committee must include the following:

(1) A representative of the public agency.

(2) At least two (2) of the following, but not more than one (1) under each clause:

(A) An architect registered under IC 25-4.

(B) A professional engineer registered under IC 25-31.

(C) A qualified contractor under IC 4-13.6 or an individual employed by the qualified contractor.

     (c) A member of the technical review committee who is an architect or a professional engineer may be:

(1) an employee of the public agency; or

(2) an outside consultant retained by the public agency for the specific purpose of evaluating proposals submitted under this article.

     (d) The design criteria developer may serve as:

(1) a full member; or

(2) a nonvoting adviser;

of the committee.

As added by P.L.74-2005, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.166-2011, SEC.4.