Opinion ID: 1448256
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Heading: The Public Building Construction and Planning Act or the State Consultants Act

Text: Neither the Public Building Construction and Planning Act [22] (Planning Act) or the State Consultants Act [23] applies to the construction management contracts at issue in this case. Under sections 204(B)(2), 206.1, and 207.2(B)(8) of the Planning Act, the Board of Regents is exempt from the Planning Act's substantive provisions. Thus, the Planning Act does not impact UCO so far as the plaintiffs' arguments are concerned. Initially, the plaintiffs conceded that the State Consultants Act does not apply. Plaintiffs have changed their position and now argue if the Oklahoma Public Competitive Bidding Act does not apply, then the State Consultant Act applies and has not been followed. Pursuant to sections 60 and 61 of the State Consultant Act, it applies only to licensed architectural, registered engineering, and registered land surveying services. Because the construction management contracts do not fall within any of these categories, they do not come within the purview of the State Consultant Act.