New design-build authority for cities, transit operators and Sonoma Valley Health Care District
Governor Schwarzenegger recently signed three bills which will expand the ability of cities, transit operators and the Sonoma Valley Health Care District to award projects on a design-build basis. Each of these agencies is generally constrained by public bidding requirements to award construction contracts separately from contracts for professional design services. These agencies will now have a greater ability to take advantage of a useful project delivery alternative for some projects. The three bills are summarized below:
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