Nebraska § 61-508 Request for qualifications; prequalify design-builders and progressive design-builders; notice; short list

Nebraska Statutes

§ 61-508 — Request for qualifications; prequalify design-builders and progressive design-builders; notice; short list

Nebraska § 61-508

Ch. 61Natural Resources

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 61-508 (2026).

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(1)The department shall prepare a request for qualifications for design-build and progressive design-build proposals and shall prequalify design-builders and progressive design-builders. The request for qualifications shall describe the project in sufficient detail to permit a design-builder or a progressive design-builder to respond. The request for qualifications shall identify the maximum number of design-builders or progressive design-builders the department will place on a short list as qualified and eligible to receive a request for proposals.

(2)A person or organization hired by the department under section 61-505 shall be ineligible to compete for a design-build contract on the same project for which the person or organization was hired.

(3)The request for qualifications shall

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(1) The department shall prepare a request for qualifications for design-build and progressive design-build proposals and shall prequalify design-builders and progressive design-builders. The request for qualifications shall describe the project in sufficient detail to permit a design-builder or a progressive design-builder to respond. The request for qualifications shall identify the maximum number of design-builders or progressive design-builders the department will place on a short list as qualified and eligible to receive a request for proposals.
(2) A person or organization hired by the department under section 61-505 shall be ineligible to compete for a design-build contract on the same project for which the person or organization was hired.
(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 or progressive design-builder upon request.
(4) The department shall create a short list of qualified and eligible design-builders or progressive design-builders in accordance with the guidelines adopted pursuant to section 61-506 . The department shall select at least two prospective design-builders or progressive design-builders, except that if only one design-builder or progressive design-builder has responded to the request for qualifications, the department may, in its discretion, proceed or cancel the procurement. The request for proposals shall be sent only to the design-builders or progressive design-builders placed on the short list.