An Act To Extend the Alternative Delivery Methods Pilot Program for Certain School Construction Projects Reported by the Majority from the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Private and Special Law 2001, chapter 54, section 3. Printed on recycled paper 1l/~1J7.~
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2113

Legislative Document 
No. 2113 
H.P.1505 
House of Representatives, April 26,2006 
An Act To Extend the Alternative Delivery Methods Pilot Program 
for Certain School Construction Projects 
Reported by the Majority from the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural 
Affairs pursuant to Private and Special Law 2001, chapter 54, section 3. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. P&SL 1999, c. 79, §9, last ~, as enacted by P&SL 2001, c. 54, §2, is 
amended to read: 
The 22 projects described in this section must be scheduled for completion by 2005, 
the intent of this law section being the creation of a 5-year pilot or study program. 
Sec. 2. P&SL 1999, c. 79, §9-A is enacted to read: 
Sec. 9-A. Additional eligible projects. After May 1, 2006, no more than 10 
projects may be approved under the provisions of this section. A school administrative 
unit seeking to use an alternative delivery method for a school construction project 
subject to approval under section 11 of this Act may employ anyone of the following 
methods in undertaking a school construction project that is locally funded, has a 
minimum total project cost of $2,500,000 and has an executed contract between the 
school administrative unit and the project designer dated prior to August 1,2009: 
1. The construction-manager-advisor method; 
2. The design-build method; and 
3. The construction-manager-at-risk method. 
Sec. 3. P&SL 1999, c. 79, §12, 2nd ~, as enacted by P&SL 2001, c. 54, §3, is 
amended to read: 
The Commissioner of Education and the Commissioner of Administrative and 
Financial Services shall establish an assessment team to assess the ~ 
pilot program 
established under this Act. The assessment team evaluation must be conducted as follows. 
Sec. 4. P&SL 1999, c. 79, §12, sub-§3, first~, as enacted by P&SL 2001, c. 54, 
§3, is amended to read: 
3. 
In analyzing the relative merits of the traditional method and the alternative 
methods employed for school construction under this ~ 
pilot program, the 
assessment team shall consider the following factors: 
Sec. 5. P&SL 1999, c. 79, §12, sub-§5 is enacted to read: 
5. The assessment team must be reconvened no later than July 1. 2008 and shall 
report the findings and recommendations from its assessment, including any 
recommended legislation, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over education and cultural affairs no later than December 12, 2008. The joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and cultural 
affairs may report out a bill to the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature to 
implement the recommendations of the assessment team. 
Sec. 6. Retroactivity. This Act applies retroactively to May 1,2006. 
SUMMARY 
This bill is reported out by the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural 
Affairs pursuant to Private and Special Law 2001, chapter 54, section 3. The bill extends 
the pilot program for using alternative delivery methods for school construction by 
authorizing an additional 10 school construction projects. The additional projects must 
be locally funded school construction projects, must have a minimum total project cost of 
$2,500,000 and must have an executed contract between the school administrative unit 
and the proj ect designer dated prior to August 1, 2009. 
The bill also directs the assessment team to review these additional projects and 
report its findings and recommendations on the pilot project no later than December 12, 
2008 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education 
and cultural affairs. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over education and cultural affairs may report out a bill to the First Regular Session ofthe 
124th Legislature to implement the recommendations of the assessment team. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
Approved: 04/18/06 hac:.. 
LD d- / /3 
LR 3281(01) 
An Act to Extend the Alternative Delivery Methods Pilot Program for Certain School Construction 
Projects 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Original Bill 
Sponsor: Committee Bill 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Since the 10 additional school construction projects authorized under the extension of the pilot program for using 
alternative delivery methods for school construction are required to be locally funded projects, there is no direct fiscal 
impact to the State. 
Additional costs to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services, the 
Department of Education and the State Board of Education to serve on the assessment team can be absorbed within 
existing budgeted resources. 
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