161.3410 DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS; DEFINITIONS.
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161.3410 DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS; DEFINITIONS.
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Subdivision 1. Scope.
The terms used in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 have the meanings given in this section.
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Subd. 2. Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Subd. 9. Request for qualifications or RFQ.
"Request for qualifications" or "RFQ" means a document to prequalify and short-list potential design-build firms.