HB5582 - Relating to the design-build method for certain government construction projects.

  89R3447 CXP-F     By: Troxclair H.B. No. 5582       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the design-build method for certain government   construction projects.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 2269, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 2269.3035 to read as follows:           Sec.   2269.3035.     ALTERNATIVE DESIGN-BUILD METHODS FOR WATER   AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) A governmental entity may use   the following methods for the construction, rehabilitation,   alteration, or repair of water or wastewater infrastructure:                 (1)     a method in which a single fixed price for both   design and construction is established at the time the contract   with the design-build firm is signed by the parties, commonly known   as "fixed price design-build"; or                 (2)     a method in which the design-build firm is   involved early in the process of developing the design and the   contract includes a stepped payment scheme for design and   construction services, commonly known as "progressive   design-build."           (b)     The requirements of this subchapter apply to a method   described by Subsection (a) to the extent practicable.          SECTION 2.  Section 2269.352, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 2269.352.  APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to a   governmental entity , including [ that:                [ (1)     has a population of more than 100,000 within the   entity's geographic boundary or service area; or                [ (2)  is ] a board of trustees governed by Chapter 54,   Transportation Code.          SECTION 3.  Section 2269.353(b), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  A contract for a project under this subchapter may cover   only a single integrated project. A governmental entity may not   enter into a contract for aggregated projects at multiple   locations. For purposes of this subsection:                (1)  if a metropolitan transit authority created under   Chapter 451, Transportation Code, enters into a contract for a   project involving a linear transit project with multiple stops   along the project route for boarding passengers, created under   Chapter 451, Transportation Code, the linear transit project is a   single integrated project; and                (2)  a water or wastewater infrastructure project   [ treatment plant ], including a desalination plant, that includes   treatment facilities, well fields, pump stations, water storage,   and pipelines , is a single integrated project.          SECTION 4.  Subchapter H, Chapter 2269, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 2269.3535 to read as follows:           Sec.   2269.3535.     ALTERNATIVE DESIGN-BUILD PROCEDURES FOR   WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) A governmental entity   may use a design-build method described by Section 2269.3035(a) for   the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of water or   wastewater infrastructure.           (b)     The requirements of this subchapter apply to a method   described by Subsection (a) to the extent practicable.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.