Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 2602
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 2602
- Agency: means the Agency of Transportation. See
- Design-build contracting: means a method of project delivery where a single entity is contractually responsible to perform design, construction, and related services. See
- Proposal: means a conditional offer of a private entity that, after review, negotiation, and documentation, and after legislative approval if required under this subchapter, may lead to a P3 agreement as provided in this subchapter. See
- Quality: means those features that the Agency determines are most important to the project. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 2602. Authorization
(a) Notwithstanding section 10 of this title or any other provision of law, the Agency may use design-build contracting to deliver projects. The Agency may evaluate and select proposals on either a best-value or a low-bid basis. If the scope of work requires substantial engineering judgment, the quality of which may vary significantly as determined by the Agency, then the basis of award shall be best-value.
(b) The Agency shall identify those projects it believes are candidates for design-build contracting, including those involving extraordinary circumstances, such as emergency work, unscheduled projects, or loss of funding.
(c) The Agency retains the authority to terminate the contracting process at any time, to reject any proposal, to waive technicalities, or to advertise for new proposals if the Agency determines that it is in the best interests of the State. (Added 2009, No. 50, § 84; amended 2021, No. 20, § 110.)