{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-95.18","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 53.1-95.18","heading":"Design-build contracts","body":"An authority created pursuant to this article may enter into a contract for a jail on a fixed price or not-to-exceed price design-build basis or construction management basis in accordance with procedures consistent with those described in the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.) for procurement of nonprofessional services through competitive negotiation. The authority may authorize payment to no more than three responsive bidders who are not awarded the design-build contract if the authority determines that such payment is necessary to promote competition. The authority shall not be required to award a design-build contract to the lowest bidder but may consider price as one factor in evaluating the proposals received. The authority shall maintain adequate records to allow post-project evaluation by the Commonwealth.1990, c. 837.","path":["Title 53.1. PRISONS AND OTHER METHODS OF CORRECTION","Chapter 3. LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES","Article 3.1. JAIL AUTHORITIES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/53.1-95.18/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:19Z","sha256":"ddfa6e4d824b1bcd02b81deb136b1a34986293327d025f61ef0f6268bfae11ed","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-95.17","next":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-95.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}