(1) The commission shall prepare a request for qualifications for design-build proposals and shall prequalify design-builders. The request for qualifications shall describe the project in sufficient detail to permit a design-builder to respond. The request for qualifications shall identify the maximum number of design-builders the commission will place on a short list as qualified and eligible to receive a request for proposals. (2) A person or organization hired by the commission under section 37-1719 shall be ineligible to compete for a design-build contract on the same project for which the person or organization was hired. (3) The request for qualifications shall be (a) published in a newspaper of statewide circulation at least thirty days prior to the deadline for receiving the request for qualifications and (b) sent by first-class mail to any design-builder upon request. (4) The commission shall create a short list of qualified and eligible design-builders in accordance with the guidelines adopted pursuant to section 37-1720. The commission shall select at least two prospective design-builders, except that if only one design-builder has responded to the request for qualifications, the commission may, in its discretion, proceed or cancel the procurement. The request for proposals shall be sent only to the design-builders placed on the short list.
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