{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-43-1-1404","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 43-1-1404","heading":"Criteria.","body":"(1) The department may use a design-build contract for a transportation project if the design work for such project must be performed before a potential bidder can develop a price or cost proposal for such project and if the chief engineer of the engineering, design, and construction division determines that using a design-build contract is appropriate. The chief engineer shall consider the following factors in making a determination pursuant to this subsection (1):\n\n(a) The extent to which the transportation project requirements are adequately defined;\n\n(b) The time constraints for completing the transportation project;\n\n(c) The capability and experience of potential design-build firms;\n\n(d) The suitability of the transportation project to a design-build contract; and\n\n(e) The capability of the department to manage the design-build contract.\n\n(2) The department may use a design-build contract regardless of the estimated minimum or maximum cost of a transportation project.","path":["Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION","Article 1 - General and Administrative","Part 14 - DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-43.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"9da3d066822e3c6137c422a2d006b424ae06ed615bc2f6dd1d4a29cd2b270313","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-43-1-1403","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-43-1-1405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}