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New Bidding Rules Expected to Improve Public Projects

PHOENIX--Parking garage in Downtown is the first public works project to be built under the state's new construction rules.

By D. J. Burrough | Updated on October 03, 2000

PHOENIX-A $22-million parking garage under construction in Downtown is a standout public works project–not for its design, but for how it is being built. The Jackson Street Garage is the first public works construction project in the state to be built using a procurement method that takes into account the contractor’s experience, design quality and timing, as well as price.

Previously, all public works projects were awarded by low bid. However, the state legislature last spring voted to change the law, allowing contractors and architects on public works projects to be selected based on a substantive list of criteria that includes 14 major points. This new procurement method allows design/build teams to bid on public works projects.

A procurement method that takes into account factors other than price is common in the private sector and many other states. Arizona has long resisted loosening its rules on how projects are awarded.

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