The terms used in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 have the meanings given in this section. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation. "Design-build contract" means a single contract between the Department of Transportation and a design-build company or firm to furnish the architectural or engineering and related design services as well as the labor, material, supplies, equipment, and construction services for the transportation project. "Design-build firm" means a proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, corporation, any type of limited liability company, professional corporation, or any legal entity. "Design professional" means a person who holds a license under chapter 326 that is required to be registered under Minnesota law. "Design-build transportation project" means the procurement of both the design and construction of a transportation project in a single contract with a company or companies capable of providing the necessary engineering services and construction. "Design-builder" means the design-build firm that proposes to design and build a transportation project governed by the procedures of this section. "Request for proposals" or "RFP" means the document by which the commissioner solicits proposals from prequalified design-build firms to design and construct the transportation project. "Request for qualifications" or "RFQ" means a document to prequalify and short-list potential design-build firms.
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