§17-2D-2 Highway Design-Build Pilot Program. - West Virginia Statutes

§17-2D-2. Highway Design-Build Pilot Program.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Highways may continue with the pilot program to expedite the construction of no more than ten special projects, in addition to the three projects authorized by prior enactment of this section, by combining the design and construction elements of a highway or bridge project into a single contract.

(b) A design-build project may not be let to contract after June 30, 2011. The Division of Highways may expend no more than $50 million in each of the three years remaining in the pilot program, for an aggregate total of $150 million.

(c) A design-build project may be let to contract only in accordance with the Commissioner's established policies and procedures concerning design-build projects.

(d) After June 30, 2011, no projects may be let under the provisions of this article unless the West Virginia Legislature either approves additional projects or makes the program permanent.

(e) Projects receiving special funding above the regular federal core funding, including any Competitive Surface Transportation Grants received as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, may utilize the pilot program, but shall not be included in the total number of projects or expenditure limits provided by subsections (a) and (b) of this section.