The 2023 Design-Build State Statute Report for the Southwest Region & DB Legislative Tools

Design-Build Authorization by State, from The 2023 Design-Build State Statute Report

The 2023 Design-Build State Statute Report is a guide to state design-build laws, providing Owners, lawmakers and industry professionals with the statutory information necessary to guide their project delivery decision-making. The SSR identifies state and local governments and municipalities permitting design-build project delivery, including information for BVS and PDB.

Here is the report for each state in the Southwest Region:

Arkansas

Code key: FP – Fully Permitted, WP – Widely Permitted, WL – With Limitations, LO – Limited Option, NA – Not Authorized

Louisiana

Code key: FP – Fully Permitted, WP – Widely Permitted, WL – With Limitations, LO – Limited Option, NA – Not Authorized

New Mexico

Code key: FP – Fully Permitted, WP – Widely Permitted, WL – With Limitations, LO – Limited Option, NA – Not Authorized

Oklahoma

Code key: FP – Fully Permitted, WP – Widely Permitted, WL – With Limitations, LO – Limited Option, NA – Not Authorized

Texas

Code key: FP – Fully Permitted, WP – Widely Permitted, WL – With Limitations, LO – Limited Option, NA – Not Authorized

New Legislative Resources Available to Advocate for Design-Build

To strengthen DBIA’s advocacy efforts and support our Regions at the state level, DBIA has released a Guide for Enactment of Design-Build Legislation and accompanying Model Legislation Addendum as well as the 2023 Design-Build State Statute Report (SSR).

The new Guide for Enactment of Design-Build Legislation establishes a statutory framework for design-build that aligns with DBIA’s Best Practices. It provides guidance on achieving enactment of a statute, law or ordinance authorizing the use of design-build procurement by state or local governing agencies. The model language is adaptable for various jurisdictions and includes strategic planning for successful legislative initiatives. The Addendum to the guide provides sample model legislative language for Best Value Selection (BVS) and Progressive Design-Build (PDB), which can be used as drafted or modified to meet the specific requirements of the state government or legislators.

These free resources are now published in the DBIA Bookstore and are available for download.

Please email any content questions to advocacy@dbia.org.