Sec. 1. P&SL 1999, c. 79, §9 is amended to read:

*Sec. 9. Eligible projects. Subject to approval under section 11 of this Act, 3 design-build methods and 3 construction-manager- advisor methods or construction-manager-at-risk methods may be employed for school construction projects that do not exceed $2,500,000 in total project cost. Two projects in a school administrative unit that exceed $2,500,000 in total project cost but do not exceed $10,000,000 $20,000,000 in total project cost may utilize the design-build method. Two projects in a school administrative unit that exceed $2,500,000 in total project cost but do not exceed $10,000,000 in total project cost may employ the construction-manager-advisor method or the construction- manager-at-risk method. The 10 projects described in this section paragraph must be scheduled for completion by 2005, the intent of this law being creation of a 5-year pilot or study program.

In addition, subject to approval under section 11 of this Act, 5 construction-manager-at-risk methods may be employed for school construction projects that exceed $2,500,000 in total project cost but do not exceed $10,000,000.__Five construction-manager- at-risk methods may be employed for school construction projects that exceed $10,000,000 in total project cost.

SUMMARY

Private and Special Law 1999, chapter 79 authorized school administrative units to use alternative delivery methods for a limited range and number of school construction projects. This bill amends that authorization to increase the cap on "construction-manager-at-risk" alternative delivery projects for school construction and to increase from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 the maximum project cost of projects eligible using the design-build method.