CODE OF VIRGINIA

DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS (§ 53.1-95.18)

An authority created pursuant to this article may enter into a contract for a
jail on a fixed price or not-to-exceed price design-build basis or construction
management basis in accordance with procedures consistent with those described
in the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.) for procurement of
nonprofessional services through competitive negotiation. The authority may
authorize payment to no more than three responsive bidders who are not awarded
the design-build contract if the authority determines that such payment is
necessary to promote competition.  The authority shall not be required to award
a design-build contract to the lowest bidder but may consider price as one
factor in evaluating the proposals received.  The authority shall maintain
adequate records to allow post-project evaluation by the Commonwealth.

HISTORY: 1990, c. 837.