2015 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 11 - Public Finance
CHAPTER 35 - SOUTH CAROLINA CONSOLIDATED PROCUREMENT CODE
Section 11-35-3015. Source selection methods assigned to project delivery methods.

(1) Scope. This section specifies the source selection methods applicable to procurements for the project delivery methods identified in Section 11-35-3005 (Project delivery methods authorized), except as provided in Sections 11-35-1550 (Small Purchases), 11-35-1560 (Sole Source Procurement), and 11-35-1570 (Emergency Procurements).

(2) Design-bid-build:

(a) Design. Architect-engineer, construction management, and land surveying services. The qualifications based selection process in Section 11-35-3220 (Qualifications Based Selection Procedures) must be used to procure architect-engineer, construction management, and land surveying services, unless those services are acquired in conjunction with construction using one of the project delivery methods provided in Section 11-35-3015 (3), (5), (6), (7), and (8).

(b) Construction. Competitive sealed bidding, as provided in Section 11-35-1520 (Competitive Sealed Bidding), must be used to procure construction in design-bid-build procurements.

(3) Construction Management at-risk. Contracts for construction management at-risk must be procured as provided in either Section 11-35-1520 (Competitive Sealed Bidding) or Section 11-35-1530 (Competitive Sealed Proposals).

(4) Operations and Maintenance. Contracts for operations and maintenance must be procured as set forth in Section 11-35-1510 (Methods of Source Selection).

(5) Design-build. Contracts for design-build must be procured by competitive sealed proposals, as provided in Section 11-35-1530 (Competitive Sealed Proposals), except that the regulations may describe the circumstances under which a particular design-build procurement does not require the submission of proposal development documents as required in Section 11-35-3024(2)(b).

(6) Design-build-operate-maintain. Contracts for design-build-operate-maintain must be procured by competitive sealed proposals, as provided in Section 11-35-1530 (Competitive Sealed Proposals).

(7) Design-build-finance-operate-maintain. Contracts for design-build-finance-operate-maintain must be procured by competitive sealed proposals, as provided in Section 11-35-1530 (Competitive Sealed Proposals).

(8) Other. Contracts for an alternate project delivery method approved pursuant to Section 11-35-3005(2) must be procured by a source selection method provided in Section 11-35-1510, as specified by the authority approving the alternative project delivery method.

HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 174, Section 3.

Editor's Note

2008 Act No. 174, Section 21, provides as follows:

"This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to solicitations issued on or after January 1, 2008."