Minnesota § 174.17 - EVALUATION OF VALUE ENGINEERING PROPOSALS
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§ 174.17. EVALUATION OF VALUE ENGINEERING PROPOSALS
Subdivision 1.Investigate, analyze, and estimate savings.
After receipt of a value engineering proposal and supporting documents, the commissioner of transportation shall investigate and analyze the value engineering proposal, estimate the amount of the direct and immediate net savings in terms of construction project contract costs which would result upon adoption of the value engineering proposal.
Subd. 2.Approval.
Subject to the provisions of sections 174.15 to 174.17 and the provisions of any other applicable law, if the commissioner of transportation determines, based upon the reports and recommendations of the department, that adoption of a value engineering proposal will result in direct and immediate savings in the construction project contract costs, the commissioner shall approve and authorize the adoption of the implementing supplemental agreement and the supplemental agreement shall be processed and adopted as otherwise provided by law.
History:
1977 c 251 s 4; 1986 c 444
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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