Section 13. Special provisions.
(a) Delegation and exemption.--Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the Department of General Services may delegate the design and construction of the project contained in section 3(2)(i)(A) to the entity with which a lease has been negotiated for the operation of the facility to be converted. In addition, the project contained in section 3(2)(i)(A) is exempt from the provisions of the first paragraph of section 1 of the act of May 1, 1913 (P.L.155, No.104), entitled "An act regulating the letting of certain contracts for the erection, construction, and alteration of public buildings," and any provisions of law requiring the bidding of projects.
(b) Lease of project.--The Department of General Services is authorized to enter into a lease arrangement, which is of at least 20 years' duration and which may contain options to renew the lease, with an entity for the operation and maintenance of the project authorized in section 3(2)(i)(A).