(1) (a) Notwithstanding any conflicting provisions of this chapter and KRS Chapters
45A and 177, each fiscal year, the Transportation Cabinet is authorized to utilize design/build procurement methods for up to:

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 176.431

  • Biennial highway construction plan: means the specifically identified individual transportation projects or portions thereof identified for funding during the upcoming biennium, which correspond to the first two (2) years of the six (6) year road plan. See Kentucky Statutes 176.010
  • Cabinet: means the Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 176.010
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Project: means the design, right-of-way, utility, or construction phase of a highway construction project. See Kentucky Statutes 176.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

1. Five (5) major demonstration road and bridge related projects, with a total cost of each project not to exceed three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000); and
2. Ten (10) demonstration road and bridge related projects, with a total cost of each project not to exceed seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000).
(b) The projects outlined in this subsection shall be identified in the biennial highway construction plan.
(2) For procurement purposes, the Transportation Cabinet shall utilize a qualifications- based bidding process within the context of the provisions of this chapter. The projects shall be selected based on engineering factors that determine a design/build process will provide the best value for the Commonwealth. Factors to consider may include but not be limited to the following: project delivery schedule, technical complexity, constructability, and estimated project cost.
(3) The secretary of the Transportation Cabinet shall determine the nature and scope of each design/build project, and shall submit a report identifying and detailing the demonstration road and bridge related projects, including the estimated cost savings, to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue by December 1 of each fiscal year.
Effective: July 14, 2018
History: Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 55, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2018. — Created
2013 Ky. Acts ch. 67, sec. 1, effective June 25, 2013.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/25/2013). Under the authority of KRS
7.136(1), the Reviser of Statutes has inserted subsection designations into this statute. The words in the text were not changed.