CHAPTER 4. TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE

IC 5-30-4
     Chapter 4. Technical Review Committee

IC 5-30-4-1
Membership
    
Sec. 1. (a) Before entering into a design-build contract, a public agency must appoint a technical review committee of at least three (3) individuals.
    (b) The members of the technical review committee must include the following:
        (1) A representative of the public agency.
        (2) At least two (2) of the following, but not more than one (1) under each clause:
            (A) An architect registered under IC 25-4.
            (B) A professional engineer registered under IC 25-31.
            (C) A qualified contractor under IC 4-13.6.
    (c) A member of the technical review committee who is an architect or a professional engineer may be:
        (1) an employee of the public agency; or
        (2) an outside consultant retained by the public agency for the specific purpose of evaluating proposals submitted under this article.
    (d) The design criteria developer may serve as:
        (1) a full member; or
        (2) a nonvoting adviser;
of the committee.
As added by P.L.74-2005, SEC.1.

IC 5-30-4-2
Conflict of interest
    
Sec. 2. (a) A member of the technical review committee may not:
        (1) submit a proposal for; or
        (2) furnish design services or construction services under;
the design-build contract.
    (b) The design-builder may not delegate or subcontract professional services or construction services under the design-build contract to a member of the technical review committee.
    (c) Each member of the technical review committee must certify for each request for proposals that there is not a conflict of interest between the member and the design-builder responding to the request for proposals. If a conflict of interest exists, the member must be replaced before the review of any proposal.
As added by P.L.74-2005, SEC.1.

IC 5-30-4-3
Duties and responsibilities
    
Sec. 3. (a) The technical review committee shall do the following:
        (1) Qualify potential design-builders as provided in IC 5-30-5.
        (2) Rate and score qualitative proposals as provided in IC 5-30-6 and IC 5-30-7.     (b) The technical review committee may interview persons submitting proposals and conduct other business necessary to fulfill the purposes of this article.
As added by P.L.74-2005, SEC.1.

IC 5-30-4-4
Open meetings
    
Sec. 4. Except for interviews of persons submitting proposals, meetings of the technical review committee shall be open to the public and subject to IC 5-14-1.5.
As added by P.L.74-2005, SEC.1.