Ind. Code ch. 5-30-4

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Ind. Code § 5-30-4-1 Membership

Sec. 1. (a) Before entering into a design-build contract, a public agency must appoint a technical review committee of at least three (3) individuals. (b) The members of the technical review committee must include the following: (1) A representative of the public agency. (2) At least two (2) of the following, but not more than one (1) under each clause: (A) An architect registered under IC 25-4. (B) A professional engineer registered under IC 25-31. (C) A qualified contractor under IC 4-13.6 or an individual employed by the qualified contractor. (c) A member of the technical review committee who is an architect or a professional engineer may be: (1) an employee of the public agency; or (2) an outside consultant retained by the public agency for the specific purpose of evaluating proposals submitted under this article. (d) The design criteria developer may serve as: (1) a full member; or (2) a nonvoting adviser; of the committee. As added by P.L.74-2005, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.166-2011, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 5-30-4-2 Conflict of interest

Sec. 2. (a) A member of the technical review committee may not: (1) submit a proposal for; or (2) furnish design services or construction services under; the design-build contract. (b) The design-builder may not delegate or subcontract professional services or construction services under the design-build contract to a member of the technical review committee. (c) Each member of the technical review committee must certify for each request for proposals that there is not a conflict of interest between the member and the design-builder responding to the request for proposals. If a conflict of interest exists, the member must be replaced before the review of any proposal. As added by P.L.74-2005, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 5-30-4-3 Duties and responsibilities

Sec. 3. (a) The technical review committee shall do the following: (1) Qualify potential design-builders as provided in IC 5-30-5. (2) Rate and score qualitative proposals as provided in IC 5-30-6 and IC 5-30-7. (b) The technical review committee may interview persons submitting proposals and conduct other business necessary to fulfill the purposes of this article. However, a public agency may not require an offeror to attend more than three (3) interviews in person with the technical review committee for a design-build contract. As added by P.L.74-2005, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.166-2011, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 5-30-4-4 Open meetings

Sec. 4. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, meetings of a technical review committee must be open to the public and subject to IC 5-14-1.5. (b) A meeting of a technical review committee convened for the purpose of interviewing persons submitting qualifications or proposals is not open to the public. (c) If each member of a technical review committee for a public project is an employee of the public agency that is undertaking the public project, the technical review committee's meetings are not open to the public. As added by P.L.74-2005, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.166-2011, SEC.6.

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