{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-161.3414","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 161.3414","heading":"DETERMINATION TO USE DESIGN-BUILD SELECTION METHOD.","body":"Subdivision 1. General criteria.\nA design-build contracting procedure authorized under sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 may be used for a specific project only after the commissioner determines that awarding a design-build contract will serve the public interest.\nSubd. 2. Specific criteria.\nThe commissioner shall use the following criteria as the minimum basis for determining when to use the design-build method of project delivery:\n(1) the extent to which it can adequately define the project requirements in a proposed scope of the design and construction desired;\n(2) the time constraints for delivery of the project;\n(3) the capability and experience of potential contractors with the design-build method of project delivery or similar experience;\n(4) the suitability of the project for use of the design-build method of project delivery with respect to time, schedule, costs, and quality factors;\n(5) the capability of the Department of Transportation to manage the project, including the employment of experienced personnel or outside consultants;\n(6) the capability of the Department of Transportation to oversee the project with individuals or design-build firms who are familiar and experienced with the design-build method of project delivery or similar experience;\n(7) the lack of ability and availability of any current state employee to perform the services called for by the contract;\n(8) the original character of the product or the services;\n(9) the work to be performed on the project is necessary to the agency's achievement of its statutory responsibilities and there is statutory authority to enter into the contract; and\n(10) other criteria the commissioner deems relevant and states in writing in its determination to utilize the design-build method of project delivery.","path":["TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 161. TRUNK HIGHWAYS","CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/161.3414","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:35Z","sha256":"1b019829825e50ba6802682efb16c6daa98c47bf6dbb79253466b27cbf620b50","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-161.3412","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-161.3416"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}