Minnesota Legislature
HF 51
as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; amending the membership requirements on the
Technical Review Committee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section
161.3420, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.3420, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:
Subd. 2.
Technical Review Committee.
new text begin (a) new text end During the phase-one request for
qualifications (RFQ) and before solicitation, the commissioner shall appoint a Technical
Review Committee of at least five individuals. The Technical Review Committee must
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new text begin (1)new text end an individual whose name and qualifications are submitted to the commissioner
by the Minnesota chapter of the Associated General Contractors, after consultation with
other commercial contractor associations in the statedeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; andnew text end
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(2) an individual whose name and qualifications are submitted to the commissioner
by the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council.
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new text begin (b) new text end Members of the Technical Review Committee who are not state employees are
subject to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act and section 16C.06 to the same
extent that state agencies are subject to those provisions. A Technical Review Committee
member may not participate in the review or discussion of responses to an RFQ or request
for proposals (RFP) when the member has a financial interest in any of the design-build
firms that respond to that RFQ or RFP. "Financial interest" includes, but is not limited
to, being or serving as an owner, employee, partner, limited liability partner, shareholder,
joint venturer, family member, officer, or director of a design-build firm responding to
an RFQ or RFP for a specific project, or having any other economic interest in that
design-build firm. The members of the Technical Review Committee must be treated as
state employees in the event of litigation resulting from any action arising out of their
service on the committee.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to projects for which the commissioner has not appointed, as of the day
following final enactment, a technical review committee.
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