Adoption of rules

(A) The Ohio facilities construction commission, pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules to do all of the following: (1) Prescribe the procedures and criteria for determining the best value selection of a construction manager at risk or design-build firm; (2) Set forth standards to be followed by construction managers at risk and design-build firms when establishing prequalification criteria pursuant to section 153.502 of the Revised Code; (3) Prescribe the form for the contract documents to be used by a construction manager at risk, design-build firm, or general contractor when entering into a subcontract; (4) Prescribe the form for the contract documents to be used by a public authority when entering into a contract with a construction manager at risk or design-build firm. (B) The rules adopted under divisions (A)(3) and (4) of this section shall include a requirement that a public authority, construction manager at risk, design-build firm, or general contracting firm utilizing a prescribed industry standard published contract or subcontract form shall provide the form in a manner that indicates any alteration to the standard form by striking through and underlining any changes to the original language of the standard form, by cross-referencing conditions that are supplemental to the standard form, or by including conditions that are supplemental to the standard form that cross-reference the section or sections of the standard form being altered. Failure to indicate an alteration to the original language of the standard form in the manner required above results in the alteration being void and without effect such that the original language prevails. Last updated July 6, 2026 at 10:02 AM