SF 3005

1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/22/2010 12:06pm

A bill for an act
relating to metropolitan government; authorizing Metropolitan Council best
value contracts and procurement for transit vehicles; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 473.129, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.129, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Best value procurement alternative. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the provisions
of section 471.345, the council may award a contract for the purchase of transit vehicles
to the vendor or contractor offering the best value under a request for proposals. For the
purposes of this subdivision, "transit vehicles" means buses and coaches, commuter rail
locomotives and coach cars, light rail vehicles, and paratransit vehicles that are used to
provide transit and special transportation service pursuant to sections 473.371 to 473.449.
new text end

new text begin (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "best value" describes a result intended in
the acquisition of goods and services described in paragraph (a). Price must be one of
the evaluation criteria when acquiring such goods and services. Other evaluation criteria
may include, but are not limited to, environmental considerations, quality, and vendor or
contractor performance. A best value determination must be based on the evaluation
criteria detailed in the solicitation document. If criteria other than price are used, the
solicitation document must state the relative importance of price and other factors.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment,
and applies retroactively from September 1, 2009, to eligible procurement in which the
Metropolitan Council has issued a request for proposals that complies with this section
and the deadline for a vendor or contractor to submit a best and final offer is after the
day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPLICATION.
new text end

new text begin Section 1 applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, and Washington.
new text end