... to be completed before the contract procurement and construction phases initiate (GOV CODE 271, 2003). Therefore, design-bid-build requires architectural design and construction services to be individually contracted to separate entities. In design-bid-build, an owner is required to publish a complete set of project plans and specifications for the public to ensure bidding is fair, unbiased, and equally available ... act principally as an agent for the owner (Opinion #JM-1189, 1990). In 1995, public construction in Texas underwent a dynamic change with Senate Bill 1. Largely an educatio...

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