2009 Iowa Code
Title 2 - Elections and Official Duties
Subtitle 3 - Public Contracts and Bonds
CHAPTER 72 - DUTIES RELATING TO PUBLIC CONTRACTS
72.5 - LIFE CYCLE COST.

        72.5  LIFE CYCLE COST.
         1. a.  A contract for a public improvement or construction of
      a public building, including new construction or renovation of an
      existing public building, by the state, or an agency of the state,
      shall not be let without satisfying the following requirements:
         (1)  A design professional submitting a design development
      proposal for consideration of the public body shall at minimum
      prepare one proposal meeting the design program's space and use
      requirements which reflects the lowest life cycle cost possible in
      light of existing commercially available technology.
         (2)  Submission of a cost-benefit analysis of any deviations from
      the lowest life cycle cost proposal contained in other design
      proposals requested by or prepared for submission to the public body.

         b.  The public body may request additional design proposals in
      light of funds available for construction, aesthetic considerations,
      or any other reason.
         c.  This subsection applies for all design development
      proposals requested on or after January 1, 1991.
         2.  The director of the office of energy independence in
      consultation with the department of management, state building code
      commissioner, and state fire marshal, shall develop standards and
      methods to evaluate design development documents and construction
      documents based upon life cycle cost factors to facilitate fair and
      uniform comparisons between design proposals and informed decision
      making by public bodies.
         3.  The department of management shall develop a proposal for
      submission to the general assembly on or before January 10, 1991, to
      create a division within the department of management to evaluate
      life cycle costs on design proposals submitted on public improvement
      and construction contracts for agencies of the state, to assure
      uniform comparisons and professional evaluations of design proposals
      by an independent agency.  The report shall also address potential
      redundancy and conflicts within existing state law regarding life
      cycle cost analysis and recommend the resolution of any problems
      which are identified.
         4.  It is the intent of the general assembly to discourage
      construction of public buildings based upon lowest acquisition cost,
      and instead to require that such decisions be based upon life cycle
      costs to reduce energy consumption, maintenance requirements, and
      continuing burdens upon taxpayers.  

         90 Acts, ch 1252, §5; 94 Acts, ch 1173, §5; 2004 Acts, ch 1086,
      §17; 2006 Acts, ch 1014, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §17; 2008 Acts, ch
      1032, §201; 2009 Acts, ch 108, §5, 41
         Referred to in § 469.3, 476.10B