2010 Minnesota Statutes

383B.1585 STIPULATED FEE.

The county board, depending on the project's complexity and scope and at the board's discretion for each project, may determine that a stipulated fee be paid to each short-listed responsible proposer who provides a responsive but unsuccessful proposal. If a stipulated fee is to be paid, it must be clearly identified in the RFQ or RFP. If the county board does not award a contract, all short-listed proposers must receive the stipulated fee. If the county board cancels the contract before reviewing the technical proposals, the county board shall award each design-builder on the short list a stipulated minimum fee as set out in the RFP. The county board shall pay the stipulated fee to each proposer within 90 days after the award of the contract or the decision not to award a contract. In consideration for paying the stipulated fee, the county board may use any ideas or information contained in the proposals in connection with any contract awarded for the project or in connection with a subsequent procurement, without any obligation to pay any additional compensation to the unsuccessful proposers. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subdivision, an unsuccessful short-list proposer may elect to waive the stipulated fee. If an unsuccessful short-list proposer elects to waive the stipulated fee, the county may not use ideas and information contained in that proposer's proposal. Upon the request of the county, a proposer who waived a stipulated fee may withdraw the waiver, in which case the county board shall pay the stipulated fee to the proposer and thereafter may use ideas and information in the proposer's proposal.

History:

2002 c 393 s 62