South Dakota § 5-18B-31 - Pre-qualification of design-builders--Elements of request for qualifications.
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§ 5-18B-31. Pre-qualification of design-builders--Elements of request for qualifications.
A purchasing agency shall pre-qualify design-builders for design-build contracts by advertising its request for qualifications in accordance with § 5-18A-14. A request for qualifications shall contain the following elements:
(1) The identity of the purchasing agency;
(2) A description of the proposed public improvement;
(3) Budget limits for the proposed public improvement;
(4) The requirements the design-builder will be required to have; and
(5) The criteria and their relative weight for prequalification.
Source: SL 2010, ch 31, § 70.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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