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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to highways; amending design-build contracting provisions; modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>provisions relating to transportation projects; requiring report;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 161.3426, subdivision 3, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>subdivision; 174.02, by adding subdivisions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.3426, subdivision 3, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Stipulated fee.</b> The commissioner shall award a stipulated fee not less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>two-tenths of one percent of the department's estimated cost of design and construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>to each short-listed, responsible proposer who provides a responsive but unsuccessful <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>proposal. When the RFP specifies a maximum price, the stipend must be awarded if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>proposal is responsive in all other aspects but comes in above the maximum price. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>the commissioner does not award a contract, all short-listed proposers must receive the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>stipulated fee. If the commissioner cancels the contract before reviewing the technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>proposals, the commissioner shall award each design-builder on the short list a stipulated <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>fee of not less than two-tenths of one percent of the commissioner's estimated cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>design and construction. The commissioner shall pay the stipulated fee to each proposer <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>within 90 days after the award of the contract or the decision not to award a contract. <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>In consideration for paying the stipulated fee, the commissioner may use any ideas or <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>information contained in the proposals in connection with any contract awarded for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>project or in connection with a subsequent procurement, without any obligation to pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>any additional compensation to the unsuccessful proposers. Notwithstanding the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>provisions of this subdivision, an unsuccessful short-list proposer may elect to waive the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>stipulated fee. If an unsuccessful short-list proposer elects to waive the stipulated fee, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>commissioner may not use ideas and information contained in that proposer's proposal. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>Upon the request of the commissioner, a proposer who waived a stipulated fee may <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>withdraw the waiver, in which case the commissioner shall pay the stipulated fee to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>proposer and thereafter may use ideas and information in the proposer's proposal.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.3426, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Reissuance of bids.</b> If the commissioner rejects all bids or does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>execute the contract, the commissioner may reissue the RFP and allow only short-listed <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>teams to resubmit proposals. The commissioner shall then pay a reasonable stipulated <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>fee to each short-listed, responsible proposer who provides a responsive but unsuccessful <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>proposal in response to the reissued RFP. When the reissued RFP specifies a maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>price, the stipend must be awarded if the proposal is responsive in all other aspects but <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>comes in above the maximum price.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Alternative financing and investment in transportation projects.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>The commissioner may enter into agreements with governmental or nongovernmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>entities, including private and nonprofit entities, to finance or invest in transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>projects, including repayment agreements subject to the availability of state money or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>other dedicated revenue or resources, with the approval of the commissioner of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>Management and Budget.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>(b) By August 1, 2011, and annually by August 1 thereafter, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>senate committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, a listing of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>all agreements executed under this subdivision. The listing must identify each agreement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>the contracting entities, contract amount, duration, and any repayment requirements. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>listing may be submitted electronically, and is subject to section 3.195, subdivision 1.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Federal financial program authority.</b> The commissioner may apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>for and receive financial assistance under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>Innovation Act of 1998 (TIFIA), United States Code, title 23, chapter 6, or through other <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>federal transportation loan, grant, or credit assistance programs. The assistance may <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>include but is not limited to loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>may enter into agreements to repay the financial assistance subject to the availability of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>state money or other dedicated revenue or resources, with the approval of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>Management and Budget.<br />
         		
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