{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-5-18b-36","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 5-18B-36","heading":"Acceptance of a proposal--Evaluation criteria scores.","body":"After obtaining and evaluating proposals according to the criteria and procedures set forth in the design-build request for proposals, a purchasing agency may accept the proposal it considers most advantageous to the purchasing agency. Acceptance of a proposal shall be by written notice to the design-builder which submitted the accepted proposal. At the same time notice of acceptance is delivered, the purchasing agency shall also inform, in writing, the other design-builders that their proposals were not accepted. Unless all proposals are rejected, a detailed breakdown of the evaluation criteria scores for each proposal received shall be made available to the public after signature execution of the design-build contract. The contract for development of performance criteria shall terminate if a contract is awarded to the design-builder.","path":["TITLE 5. PUBLIC PROPERTY, PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS","CHAPTER 5-18B. PROCUREMENT OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/5-18B-36","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"4778f71927f4ac2a1eae120381f70f273b72b23e126dbc78188b1179b337979d","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-5-18b-35","next":"us-sd/sdcl-5-18b-37"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}