{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-26a.4","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 26A.4","heading":"Prohibited contracts.","body":"1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a governmental entity shall not be authorized to enter into a design-build contract for the construction of a public improvement. For purposes of this subsection, “design-build contract” means a single contract providing for both design services and construction services that may include maintenance, operations, preconstruction, and other related services.\n2. A governmental entity shall not be authorized to enter into a guaranteed maximum price contract for public improvements relating to highway, bridge, or culvert construction.","path":["Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)","Chapter 26A - GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE CONTRACTS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/26A.4.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:00Z","sha256":"976efe0b64990ca1817a992446873b86570be372eb0f6e1b3e0bfb01b20dffb0","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-26a.3","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-27.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}