New Jersey § 18a:64a-25

§ 18a:64a-25.

a. Each design-build team shall include a licensed or prequalified design professional

independent from the contracting unit's licensed architect or engineer. The licensed or prequalified design professional shall be named in any proposal

submitted to the contracting unit. b. Proposals shall be sealed and shall not be opened until expiration of the time

established for making proposals as set forth in the solicitation. c. Proposals shall identify each person to whom the design-builder proposes to delegate

obligations under the design-build contract. Persons so identified shall not be replaced without the approval of the contracting

unit. d. Proposals shall establish the cost of the design-build contract which shall not

be exceeded if the proposal is accepted without change. Afterward, the maximum cost in the proposal may be converted to fixed prices by

negotiated agreement between the contracting unit and the design-builder. e. All proposals shall be received and opened at a previously announced time, where

a synopsis of each shall be publicly read and recorded consistent with the provisions

of subsection f. of this section. f. Unless and until a proposal is accepted, the drawings, specifications and other

information in the proposal shall remain the property of the person making the proposal. The contracting unit shall make reasonable efforts to maintain the secrecy and confidentiality

of all proposals, and all information contained in the proposals, and shall not disclose

the proposals or the information contained therein to the design-builders' competitors

or the public. Once a proposal is accepted, the disclosure of the proposal and the information

in the proposal, and the ownership of the drawings, specifications, and information

therein, shall be determined in accordance with existing law and the terms of the

design-build contract.