Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-561.2
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Siting of correctional facilities - Contractor selection
Official statutory text
process.
A. The Department of Corrections shall develop criteria for
selection of a site upon which to construct the correctional
facilities described in subsection B of Section 183 of Title 73 of
the Oklahoma Statutes. The criteria shall include, but shall not be
limited to, the availability of medical services, support services,
transportation services, the availability of potential employees who
would be qualified to perform required functions at a state
correctional facility and any benefits or incentives offered by the
applicant. The criteria shall be subject to approval by the State
Board of Corrections.
B. The Department of Corrections shall establish a process for
requesting proposals to construct a correctional facility built with
the funds authorized pursuant to Section 183 of Title 73 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
C. Proposals shall be submitted not later than thirty (30) days
after receipt of the request. The Department shall identify the
proposals meeting the criteria approved pursuant to subsection A of
this section within thirty (30) days after receipt of the proposals.
The Department of Corrections shall identify by appropriate review
and analysis the proposals submitted and shall select a maximum of
three proposals which conform to the criteria set out in subsection
A of this section and shall forward the proposals meeting criteria
to the State Board of Corrections.
D. The Department of Corrections shall deliver to the State
Board of Corrections the top three qualified proposals identified
pursuant to this section together with the information reviewed and
analyzed by the Department of Corrections during analysis of the
proposals as required by this section. The State Board of
Corrections shall evaluate the information provided and shall make a
final decision selecting the best site for the correctional facility
within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the information.
E. Any plans developed pursuant to the process for selection of
a contractor for construction of a facility authorized pursuant to
Section 183 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall become the
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nonexclusive property of the State of Oklahoma as a condition of the
award of the final contract for construction of the facility. The
State of Oklahoma shall not be obligated to obtain any further
permission for use of the plans or to make payment to any person or
other legal entity for the further use of the plans as may be needed
for additional projects for site adaptation for buildings,
structures, or both, for use by the Department of Corrections.
F. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall be
responsible for any changes or updates of such plans for
construction of any additional correctional facility constructed
using the plans described in subsection E of this section. The
Department of Transportation and the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services shall provide such architectural, engineering
and consulting services as the Department of Corrections may require
in order to adapt existing plans for use in construction of
additional correctional facilities.
G. If the Department of Corrections requires architectural,
engineering or other consulting services in addition to those
services authorized by subsection F of this section, the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services shall be authorized to enter into
a contract with an architect, engineer or for other necessary
services, as may be required in order to adapt existing plans for
new sites for additional correctional facilities. The costs of any
such services shall be paid by the Department of Corrections.
A. The Department of Corrections shall develop criteria for
selection of a site upon which to construct the correctional
facilities described in subsection B of Section 183 of Title 73 of
the Oklahoma Statutes. The criteria shall include, but shall not be
limited to, the availability of medical services, support services,
transportation services, the availability of potential employees who
would be qualified to perform required functions at a state
correctional facility and any benefits or incentives offered by the
applicant. The criteria shall be subject to approval by the State
Board of Corrections.
B. The Department of Corrections shall establish a process for
requesting proposals to construct a correctional facility built with
the funds authorized pursuant to Section 183 of Title 73 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
C. Proposals shall be submitted not later than thirty (30) days
after receipt of the request. The Department shall identify the
proposals meeting the criteria approved pursuant to subsection A of
this section within thirty (30) days after receipt of the proposals.
The Department of Corrections shall identify by appropriate review
and analysis the proposals submitted and shall select a maximum of
three proposals which conform to the criteria set out in subsection
A of this section and shall forward the proposals meeting criteria
to the State Board of Corrections.
D. The Department of Corrections shall deliver to the State
Board of Corrections the top three qualified proposals identified
pursuant to this section together with the information reviewed and
analyzed by the Department of Corrections during analysis of the
proposals as required by this section. The State Board of
Corrections shall evaluate the information provided and shall make a
final decision selecting the best site for the correctional facility
within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the information.
E. Any plans developed pursuant to the process for selection of
a contractor for construction of a facility authorized pursuant to
Section 183 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall become the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 193
nonexclusive property of the State of Oklahoma as a condition of the
award of the final contract for construction of the facility. The
State of Oklahoma shall not be obligated to obtain any further
permission for use of the plans or to make payment to any person or
other legal entity for the further use of the plans as may be needed
for additional projects for site adaptation for buildings,
structures, or both, for use by the Department of Corrections.
F. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall be
responsible for any changes or updates of such plans for
construction of any additional correctional facility constructed
using the plans described in subsection E of this section. The
Department of Transportation and the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services shall provide such architectural, engineering
and consulting services as the Department of Corrections may require
in order to adapt existing plans for use in construction of
additional correctional facilities.
G. If the Department of Corrections requires architectural,
engineering or other consulting services in addition to those
services authorized by subsection F of this section, the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services shall be authorized to enter into
a contract with an architect, engineer or for other necessary
services, as may be required in order to adapt existing plans for
new sites for additional correctional facilities. The costs of any
such services shall be paid by the Department of Corrections.
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