1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; authorizing the city of St. Paul to use a design-build 
1.3 	process for a public works project.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. AUTHORIZATION.
 1.6 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 471.345, or any other law to the contrary, 
1.7 	the city of St. Paul or the St. Paul Board of Water Commissioners may solicit and award a 
1.8 	design-build or construction manager at risk contract for the project titled "McCarron's 
1.9 	Treatment Process Improvements" on the basis of a best value selection process.

1.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.