SB285,10,15 e. A description of requirements for the technical proposal for the project.

SB285,10,24 (b) The office shall advertise the request for qualifications by publication of a class 1 notice, as defined in s. 985.07 (1), in the official state newspaper and on the department's Internet site. The office may place similar notices in publications likely to inform potential bidders of the project. The office shall issue a request for qualifications or provide information as to where the request for qualifications may be obtained to any person, without regard to the qualifications of the person. The office shall include in all advertisements under this paragraph the location and scope of work, the amount of bid guarantee required, the date, time, and place of bid or proposal opening, and the date when and place where plans will be available.

SB285,11,5 (c) The technical review committee shall certify at least 2 but not more than 4 design-builders as qualified responsible bidders. If the office does not receive at least 2 responses to the request for qualifications or if the technical review committee certifies only one design-builder as a qualified responsible bidder, the office may re-advertise or cancel the project.

SB285,11,7 (6) Request for proposals. (a) The office shall prepare a request for proposals for each design-build contract that includes all the following:

SB285,11,9 1. The name, title, address, and telephone numbers of persons to whom questions concerning the proposal should be directed.

SB285,11,12 2. The procedures to be followed for submitting proposals, including how proposals must be delivered, the date and time by which they must be received, and the name and address of the person who is to receive them.

SB285,11,13 3. The date and time of the pre-proposal conference, if any.

SB285,11,15 4. A requirement that a technical proposal and a cost proposal be submitted in separate sealed proposals at the same time.

SB285,11,17 5. A clear description of the scope of all design, engineering, and construction work.

SB285,11,18 6. The criteria for evaluating proposals and their relative weight, if applicable.

SB285,11,21 7. The design criteria package, including a description of drawings, specifications, or other information to be submitted with the proposals, which shall allow the design-builder to use innovative projects meeting the criteria.

SB285,11,22 8. The project schedule and budget limits, if any.

SB285,11,23 9. The proposed terms and conditions of the contract.

SB285,11,25 10. Requirements relating to performance bonds, payments bonds, and insurance.

SB285,12,1 11. Amount of stipend, if any.

SB285,12,2 12. The procedures for awarding a contract.

SB285,12,4 13. A process for the technical review committee to review and accept alternative technical concepts and value engineering change proposals.

SB285,12,8 14. A requirement that the design-builder perform not less than 30 percent of the construction services under the contract with labor provided by employees of the design-builder or member and equipment owned or rented by the design-builder or member.

SB285,12,9 15. Any other information the office determines is necessary.

SB285,12,12 (b) The technical review committee shall evaluate each technical proposal, which may include a confidential interview, and shall assign points in accordance with the request for proposals and subject to all of the following:

SB285,12,16 1. For a project that will be awarded as either a low bid design-build contract or a fixed price variable scope design-build contract, the technical review committee shall determine whether technical proposals are responsive to the request for proposals without ranking or scoring the proposals.

SB285,13,2 2. For a project that will be awarded as a best value design-build contract, the technical review committee shall determine whether technical proposals are responsive to the request for proposals and score each responsive technical proposal as required by the request for proposals. The technical review committee may award not more than 20 percent of the points awarded to a technical proposal based on the design-builder's qualifications and ability to design, contract, and deliver the project in accordance with any deadline established in the request for proposals. The technical review committee may award a technical proposal not more than 50 percent of the maximum number of combined points that may be awarded to a technical proposal and cost proposal.

SB285,13,6 (c) The office shall allow design-builders to include alternative technical concepts and value engineering changes in their proposals by describing the process for submission and evaluation of alternative technical concepts and value engineering changes in the request for proposals.

SB285,13,12 (d) The technical review committee may not consider a proposal responsive unless the proposal includes a conceptual design, critical path method, bar schedule of the work to be performed or similar schematic, design plans and specifications, technical reports, and all other information required by the request for proposals. The technical review committee may not consider any price or fee included in the technical proposal.

SB285,13,16 (e) The office shall notify the design-builder for each proposal that is determined to be responsive under par. (b) that the design-builder may submit a cost proposal under par. (7). The office shall reject all proposals that are determined to be nonresponsive under par. (b).

SB285,13,21 (7) Cost proposals. (a) Design-builders notified under sub. (6) (e) may submit a cost proposal and the proposal shall include a fixed cost of design, engineering, and construction services prepared by a design professional that contains all design, engineering, construction, and quality assurance and quality control costs of the project.

SB285,14,2 (b) The technical review committee may open cost proposals only after the technical proposals have been reviewed as provided in sub. (6). At the time and place specified in the request for proposals, the technical review committee shall open cost proposals, read the proposals aloud, and, for a project that will be awarded as a best value design-build contract, make public the committee's scoring of the technical proposals.

SB285,14,4 (c) Following a review of cost proposals, the department may issue a notice of intent to award a contract, subject to all of the following:

SB285,14,7 1. For a low bid design-build contract, the contract shall be awarded to the qualified responsible bidder that submitted a responsive technical proposal and also submitted the lowest responsive cost proposal.