2002 Minnesota Statutes

     16C.30 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Scope.  For purposes of section 
 16C.31, the terms in this section have the meanings given them, 
 unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. 

    Subd. 2.    Board.  "Board" means the designer selection 
 board, as described in section 16B.33. 

    Subd. 3.    Clarifications.  "Clarifications" means a 
 written or oral exchange of information that takes place after 
 the receipt of proposals to ensure conformance with the request 
 for proposals and to address minor, clerical revisions in a 
 proposal. 

    Subd. 4.    Commissioner.  "Commissioner" means the 
 commissioner of administration. 

    Subd. 5.    Designer.  "Designer" means an architect, 
 landscape architect, or engineer licensed or certified under 
 sections 326.02 to 326.15 or a partnership, association, or 
 corporation composed primarily of registered architects, 
 landscape architects, or engineers or of all three. 

    Subd. 6.    Owner's representative.  "Owner's 
 representative" means a qualified professional who may oversee 
 scheduling, cost control, constructability, project management, 
 quality control, life-cycle costing, and building technology. 

    Subd. 7.    Person.  "Person" means an individual, 
 partnership, corporation, association, or any other legal entity.

    Subd. 8.    Phase-one submittal.  "Phase-one submittal" 
 means statements of qualifications from design-builders under 
 section 16C.31, subdivision 6. 

    Subd. 9.    Phase-two proposal.  "Phase-two proposal" 
 means an offer by a design-builder to enter into a design-build 
 contract for a project under section 16C.31, subdivision 7, in 
 response to a request for proposals. 

    Subd. 10.    Project.  "Project" means an undertaking to 
 design and construct, erect, or remodel a building by or for the 
 state or an agency under the supervision and control of the 
 commissioner under section 16B.30 or the board of regents of the 
 University of Minnesota or the board of trustees of the 
 Minnesota state colleges and universities. 

    Subd. 11.    Expiration.  This section expires January 
 1, 2004. 

    HIST: 2002 c 393 s 40