00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 445(FIN)                                                                                        
01 "An Act relating to a rural school construction and planned maintenance pilot                                           
02 program; and providing for an effective date."                                                                          
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new                                 
05 section to read:                                                                                                        
06  LEGISLATIVE FINDING AND INTENT.  (a)  The legislature finds that traditional                                           
07 procurement techniques are often too slow and lead to cost overruns.                                                    
08  (b)  It is the intent of the legislature to                                                                            
09   (1)  collaborate with the Department of Education and Early Development to                                            
10 meet capital improvement project needs and create a pilot project program combining private                             
11 sector development techniques with public procurement; and                                                              
12   (2)  create a program that can lead to efficacy in design, firm price proposals,                                      
13 and prompt, timely project completion.                                                                                  
14    * Sec. 2.  AS 14.11.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                             

01  (e)  This section does not apply to a school construction project described under                                     
02 AS 14.11.030.                                                                                                           
03    * Sec. 3.  AS 14.11 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                    
04  Sec. 14.11.030.  Rural school construction and planned maintenance pilot                                             
05 program.  (a)  The department shall establish a rural school construction and planned                                  
06 maintenance pilot program for the purpose of building educational facilities.                                           
07  (b)  The department shall implement the pilot program required in (a) of this                                         
08 section by contracting with private sector developers selected through a request for                                    
09 proposals process.  The request for proposals required under this subsection must                                       
10   (1)  solicit proposals for the development of each school construction                                               
11 project funded for construction in fiscal year 2001 and located within rural educational                                
12 attendance areas; and                                                                                                   
13   (2)  allow a responder to propose development of single or multiple                                                  
14 schools.                                                                                                                
15  (c)  Requests for proposals issued by the department under this section must                                          
16 use a qualifications-based selection process.  Criteria for evaluation and selection must                               
17 be based on                                                                                                             
18   (1)  obtaining the best value to the state in terms of containment of cost                                           
19 overruns and a guarantee of a firm fixed price, firm fixed delivery schedule with                                       
20 developer guarantees, local hire programs, post construction maintenance plan, and                                      
21 utilization of existing planning and design elements;                                                                   
22   (2)  qualifications and experience in                                                                                
23   (A)  acting as a turnkey developer;                                                                                 
24   (B)  completing projects in rural Alaska;                                                                           
25   (C)  development of schools;                                                                                        
26   (D)  financial matters;                                                                                             
27   (E)  facility management and maintenance;                                                                           
28   (3)  proposed methodologies to reduce capital construction costs,                                                    
29 establish timely completion schedules, and provide a private sector facility maintenance                                
30 plan for a period of time following completion.                                                                         
31    * Sec. 4.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).