In addition and as an alternative to the construction contracting method authorized in Section 185.011, a public improvement may be made by one or more contracts combining professional design services and construction services in one or more design-build, including but not limited to bridging design-build and variants, or engineer-procure-construct contracts, or by combining construction management services, professional design services, and construction services in one or more construction-management contracts or one or more construction-manager-at-risk contracts or other similar contracts, which may utilize open-book pricing and/or guaranteed maximum price, duly let to the person, firm, or corporation or combination of them submitting the best proposal, after a competitive qualifications-based selection process, also taking into consideration the engineering and design, the proposed design and construction costs, the construction method, the schedule, the total life-cycle costs, the qualifications of the proposed design professional(s), construction firm(s) and construction management firm(s), the community benefits offered, and the risks and the objectives of the Improvement.
The selection of the person, firm, or corporation to design, construct and/or manage the Improvement shall be made by the Board of Control on the nomination of the appropriate department director(s) from a list of qualified and available persons, firms, or corporations, as may be determined by the director(s) after making a full and complete canvass for the purpose of compiling the list. The Board of Control shall fix the total compensation to be paid for all design and construction and/or construction management, or any combination of them, necessary for the Improvement. The contract or contracts shall be prepared by the Director of Law, approved by the appropriate department director(s) and certified by the Director of Finance.
(Ord. No. 1256-2023. Passed 12-4-23, eff. 12-7-23)