60-2-136. Design-build contracting board -- duties. (1) The director shall appoint a design-build contracting board. The duties of the board include but are not limited to:
     (a) establishing the criteria by which eligible projects are selected for a design-build contract;
     (b) assisting the department in making recommendations to the commission regarding the terms, conditions, and processes by which a design-build contract is advertised, proposals are evaluated and selected, and contracts are entered into and executed; and
     (c) providing a review of the costs and benefits of design-build contracting that will be included in a report to the 2009 legislature.
     (2) The design-build contracting board consists of the following members:
     (a) a representative of an association of the highway construction industry in Montana;
     (b) a representative of an association of the highway design and engineering industry doing business in Montana;
     (c) a representative of the Montana office of the federal highway administration;
     (d) two representatives of the department;
     (e) a representative of the bonding and surety industry authorized to operate in Montana; and
     (f) the director, who serves as presiding officer of the board.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 192, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 113, L. 2005.