{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-37-1722","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1722","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1722","body":"(1) The commission shall prepare a request for qualifications for design-build proposals and shall prequalify design-builders. The request for qualifications shall describe the project in sufficient detail to permit a design-builder to respond. The request for qualifications shall identify the maximum number of design-builders the commission will place on a short list as qualified and eligible to receive a request for proposals.\n\n(2) A person or organization hired by the commission under section 37-1719 shall be ineligible to compete for a design-build contract on the same project for which the person or organization was hired.\n\n(3) The request for qualifications shall be (a) published in a newspaper of statewide circulation at least thirty days prior to the deadline for receiving the request for qualifications and (b) sent by first-class mail to any design-builder upon request.\n\n(4) The commission shall create a short list of qualified and eligible design-builders in accordance with the guidelines adopted pursuant to section 37-1720 . The commission shall select at least two prospective design-builders, except that if only one design-builder has responded to the request for qualifications, the commission may, in its discretion, proceed or cancel the procurement. The request for proposals shall be sent only to the design-builders placed on the short list.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 37"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=37-1722","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"44ce3289b485971f940122b49976d2ad1398695572ac061e9254eb553c4843cd","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-37-1721","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-37-1723"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}