Sunset Dates Repealed on Design-Build and Construction Manager-At-Risk

On Monday afternoon, the Senate Local Government, Elections, and Pensions Committee voted “do pass” on Senate Committee Substitute for SB 10, sponsored by Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield), a bill that repeals the Sept. 1, 2026 sunset date on the authority for political subdivisions to use the design-build method of constructing buildings and facilities and makes technical corrections to the underlying law. The vote was 7-0. According to the bill the design-builder “shall” (currently “may”) not replace an identified contractor, subcontractor, design consultant, or sub-consultant without the written approval of the political subdivision. SCS SB 10 also repeals the Sept. 1, 2026, sunset date for the “construction manager-at-risk method” for civil works projects.