Creating alternative DOH procurement procedure

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WEST virginia legislature
2026 regular session
Enrolled
Committee Substitute
for
Senate Bill 690
By Senator M. Maynard
[Passed March 6, 2026; in effect 90 days from passage (June 4, 2026)]

AN ACT to amend and reenact §17-2D-1, §17-2D-2, and §17-2D-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §17-2D-6, relating to alternative procurement methods for the Division of Highways; expanding scope of Highway Design-Build Program; modifying monetary limits in Highway Design-Build Program; authorizing use of Construction Manager/General Contractor Contracting; requiring rulemaking; imposing monetary limits on use of Construction Manager/General Contractor Contracting; and requiring the Division of Highways to report to the Legislature on the use of alternative project delivery methods.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 2D. ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY ACT.

§17-2D-1. Short title.

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alternative Project Delivery Act.

§17-2D-2. Highway Design-Build Program.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Highways may expedite the construction of projects by combining the design and construction elements of any project into a single contract as provided in this article for design-build projects.
(b)(1) For design-build projects authorized by this section, the Division of Highways may contractually obligate in the program:
(A) No more than $200 million on any one project;
(B) No more than $200 million in each fiscal year; and
(C) No more than $300 million in the total aggregate amount in any one fiscal year.
(2) Notwithstanding and in addition to the limits set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection, for projects financed with bonds, the Division of Highways may contractually obligate in the program:
(A) No more than $300 million on any one project;
(B) No more than $600 million in each fiscal year; and
(C) No more than $700 million in the total aggregate amount in any one fiscal year.
(c) A design-build project may be let to contract only in accordance with the commissioner’s established policies and procedures concerning design-build projects.
(d) Projects receiving funding above the amount of federal core funding as appropriated to the state by formula in a federal highway authorization may utilize the program, but shall not be included in calculating contractual obligation limits provided by subsection (b) of this section.
(e) The contractual obligations made for projects that are necessitated by a declared state of emergency within a county that the Governor has included in a declaration of emergency shall not be included in calculating contractual obligation limits provided in §17-2D-2(b) of this code.

§17-2D-5. Report to the Legislature.

On or before January 15, 2014, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall prepare and submit to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance a written report evaluating the experience of the Division of Highways with each project completed using an alternative project delivery method authorized by this article during the prior calendar year, including whether the division realized any cost or time savings, the number and cost of change orders, the quality of work performed, the number of bids received, and other issues the commissioner considers appropriate.

§17-2D-6. Construction Manager/General Contractor Contracting Program.

(a) The Commissioner of Highways is authorized to enter into agreements that incorporate the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) contracting procedures for projects in accordance with 23 U.S.C. § 112 and 23 C.F.R. § 635 Subpart E.
(b) The commissioner shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of §29A-3-1
et seq.
of this code that set forth what conditions the commissioner shall consider in entering into CM/GC agreements, any necessary or preferred terms that should be incorporated into these agreements, and any other guidelines or standards that are relevant to the implementation of this section. The commissioner may not enter into any CM/GC agreement until such rules have been proposed, and any CM/GC agreement shall be subject to such rules.
(c) For CM/GC projects authorized by this section, the Division of Highways may contractually obligate in the program:
(1) No more than $200 million on any one project;
(2) No more than $200 million in each fiscal year; and
(3) No more than $300 million in the total aggregate amount in any one fiscal year.
(d) Projects receiving funding above the amount of federal core funding as appropriated to the state by formula in a federal highway authorization may utilize the CM/GC Contracting Program and may not be included in calculating contractual obligation limits set forth in subsection (c) of this section.
(e) The contractual obligations made for projects that are necessitated by a declared state of emergency within a county that the Governor has included in a declaration of emergency may not be included in calculating contractual obligation limits set forth in subsection (c) of this section.

The Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Delegates hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.

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