2005 Minnesota Statutes

     174.17 Evaluation of value engineering proposals. 

    Subdivision 1.    Investigate, analyze, and estimate 
 savings.  After receipt of a value engineering proposal and 
 supporting documents, the commissioner of transportation shall 
 investigate and analyze the value engineering proposal, estimate 
 the amount of the direct and immediate net savings in terms of 
 construction project contract costs which would result upon 
 adoption of the value engineering proposal. 

    Subd. 2.    Approval.  Subject to the provisions of 
 sections 174.15 to 174.17 and the provisions of any other 
 applicable law, if the commissioner of transportation 
 determines, based upon the reports and recommendations of the 
 department, that adoption of a value engineering proposal will 
 result in direct and immediate savings in the construction 
 project contract costs, the commissioner shall approve and 
 authorize the adoption of the implementing supplemental 
 agreement and the supplemental agreement shall be processed and 
 adopted as otherwise provided by law. 

    HIST: 1977 c 251 s 4; 1986 c 444