Minnesota Statutes 161.3410 – Design-Build Contracts; Definitions
Subdivision 1.Scope.
The terms used in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 have the meanings given in this section.
Subd. 2.Commissioner.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 161.3410
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 161.3410
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
“Commissioner” means the commissioner of transportation.
Subd. 3.Design-build contract.
“Design-build contract” means a single contract between the Department of Transportation and a design-build company or firm to furnish the architectural or engineering and related design services as well as the labor, material, supplies, equipment, and construction services for the transportation project.
Subd. 4.Design-build firm.
“Design-build firm” means a proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, corporation, any type of limited liability company, professional corporation, or any legal entity.
Subd. 5.Design professional.
“Design professional” means a person who holds a license under chapter 326 that is required to be registered under Minnesota law.
Subd. 6.Design-build transportation project.
“Design-build transportation project” means the procurement of both the design and construction of a transportation project in a single contract with a company or companies capable of providing the necessary engineering services and construction.
Subd. 7.Design-builder.
“Design-builder” means the design-build firm that proposes to design and build a transportation project governed by the procedures of this section.
Subd. 8.Request for proposals or RFP.
“Request for proposals” or “RFP” means the document by which the commissioner solicits proposals from prequalified design-build firms to design and construct the transportation project.
Subd. 9.Request for qualifications or RFQ.
“Request for qualifications” or “RFQ” means a document to prequalify and short-list potential design-build firms.