(a) Upon approval by its governing body, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California may use, in addition to other methods of project delivery otherwise allowable by law, the following methods of project delivery for a regional recycled water project or other water infrastructure project undertaken by the district to alleviate water supply shortages attributable to drought or climate change:

(1) Design-build.

Terms Used In California Public Contract Code 21568.1

  • Best value: means a value determined by evaluation of objective criteria that relate to price, features, functions, life-cycle costs, experience, and past performance. See California Public Contract Code 21568.2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Design-build: means a project delivery process in which both the design and construction of a project are procured from a single entity. See California Public Contract Code 21568.2
  • Design-build entity: means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, or other legal entity that is able to provide appropriately licensed contracting, architectural, and engineering services as needed pursuant to a design-build contract. See California Public Contract Code 21568.2
  • District: means the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. See California Public Contract Code 21568.2
  • Progressive design-build: means a project delivery process in which both the design and construction of a project are procured from a single design-build entity that is selected through a qualifications-based selection at the earliest feasible stage of the project. See California Public Contract Code 21568.2
  • Project: means a public work necessary for the construction of a recycled water facility or infrastructure designed specifically to alleviate water shortages attributable to drought, climate change, or other environmental factors. See California Public Contract Code 21568.2

(2) Progressive design-build.

(3) Construction Manager/General Contractor method.

(b) (1) A design-build contract shall be awarded pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160).

(2) A progressive design-build contract or a Construction Manager/General Contractor method contract shall be awarded on a best value or qualifications basis or to the lowest responsible bidder.

(c) The authority under this article shall apply to no more than 15 capital outlay projects.

(d) The district shall develop guidelines for a standard organizational conflict-of-interest policy, consistent with applicable law, regarding the ability of a person or entity that performs services for the district relating to the solicitation of a design-build or progressive design-build project to submit a proposal as a design-build entity, or to join a design-build team.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 275, Sec. 2. (AB 1845) Effective January 1, 2023.)

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