13-2904.

Contracts authorized; governing body; resolution required.

(1) Notwithstanding the procedures for public lettings in sections 73-101 to 73-106 or any other statute relating to the letting of bids by a political subdivision, a political subdivision which follows the Political Subdivisions Construction Alternatives Act may solicit and execute a design-build contract or a construction management at risk contract.

(2) The governing body of the political subdivision shall adopt a resolution selecting the design-build contract or construction management at risk contract delivery system provided under the act prior to proceeding with the provisions of sections 13-2905 to 13-2914. The resolution shall require the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the governing body of the political subdivision. For a project authorized under subsection (3) of section 13-2914, the resolution shall include a statement that the political subdivision has made a determination that the design-build contract or construction management at risk contract delivery system is in the public interest based, at a minimum, on one of the following criteria: (a) Savings in cost or time or (b) requirement of specialized or complex construction methods suitable for the design-build contract or construction management at risk contract delivery system.