S*1365(Rat #0307, Act #0283 of 2006)  General Bill, By Ryberg
 AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 5, TITLE 57 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, BY REENACTING SECTION 57-5-1625, NUNC PRO TUNC, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT
 THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MAY AWARD HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
 USING A DESIGN-BUILD PROCEDURE, AN TO PROVIDE FOR CONTRACT SELECTION CRITERIA.
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   04/20/06  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   04/20/06  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-4
   04/25/06  Senate Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-8
   04/26/06  Senate Amended SJ-94
   04/26/06  Senate Read second time SJ-94
   04/26/06  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-94
   04/27/06  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-34
   05/02/06  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-23
   05/03/06  House  Read second time HJ-26
   05/04/06  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-95
   05/18/06         Ratified R 307
   05/23/06         Signed By Governor
   05/25/06         Copies available
   05/25/06         Effective date See Act for Effective Date
   06/08/06         Act No. 283

(A283, R307, S1365)

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 5, TITLE 57 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY REENACTING SECTION 57-5-1625, NUNC PRO TUNC, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MAY AWARD HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS USING A DESIGN-BUILD PROCEDURE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONTRACT SELECTION CRITERIA.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Awarding of construction contract using a design-build procedure

SECTION    1.    Section 57-5-1625 of the 1976 Code, as added by Section 13 of Act 176 of 2005, is reenacted nunc pro tunc to read:

"Section 57-5-1625.    (A)    The department may award highway construction contracts using a design-build procedure. A design-build contract means an agreement that provides for the design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of a project by a single entity. The design-build contract may also provide for the maintenance, operation, or financing of the project. The agreement may be in the form of a design-build contract, a franchise agreement, or any other form of contract approved by the department.

(B)    Selection criteria shall include the cost of the project and may include contractor qualifications, time of completion, innovation, design and construction quality, design innovation, or other technical or quality related criteria."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies nunc pro tunc retroactively to June 14, 2005, the original effective date of Section 57-5-1625 of the 1976 Code.

Ratified the 18th day of May, 2006.

Approved the 23rd day of May, 2006.