Nebraska Statutes 37-1726. Process for selection of construction manager and entering into construction manager-general contractor contract
(1) The process for selecting a construction manager and entering into a construction manager-general contractor contract shall be in accordance with this section and sections 37-1727 to 37-1729.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 37-1726
- Commission: means the Game and Parks Commission. See Nebraska Statutes 37-1705
- Construction manager: means the legal entity which proposes to enter into a construction manager-general contractor contract pursuant to the State Park System Construction Alternatives Act. See Nebraska Statutes 37-1706
- Construction manager-general contractor contract: means a contract which is subject to a qualification-based selection process between the commission and a construction manager to furnish preconstruction services during the design development phase of the project and, if an agreement can be reached which is satisfactory to the commission, construction services for the construction phase of the project. See Nebraska Statutes 37-1707
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Process: shall mean a summons, subpoena, or notice to appear issued out of a court in the course of judicial proceedings. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Request for proposals: means the documentation by which the commission solicits proposals. See Nebraska Statutes 37-1715
- Request for qualifications: means the documentation or publication by which the commission solicits qualifications. See Nebraska Statutes 37-1716
(2) The commission shall prepare a request for qualifications for construction manager-general contractor contract proposals and shall prequalify construction managers. The request for qualifications shall describe the project in sufficient detail to permit a construction manager to respond. The request for qualifications shall identify the maximum number of eligible construction managers the commission will place on a short list as qualified and eligible to receive a request for proposals.
(3) The request for qualifications shall be (a) published in a newspaper of statewide circulation at least thirty days prior to the deadline for receiving the request for qualifications and (b) sent by first-class mail to any construction manager upon request.
(4) The commission shall create a short list of qualified and eligible construction managers in accordance with the guidelines adopted pursuant to section 37-1720. The commission shall select at least two construction managers, except that if only one construction manager has responded to the request for qualifications, the commission may, in its discretion, proceed or cancel the procurement. The request for proposals shall be sent only to the construction managers placed on the short list.