No person, firm, or corporation may act as architect or engineer and also as contractor or construction manager on any public improvement project if the amount to be expended exceeds one hundred thousand dollars. Any public improvement of an emergency nature that affects the public health and safety of the state and is funded through the use of an emergency appropriation or special appropriation, and any full-service firm that specializes in the design, fabrication, or installation of cultural or educational exhibits is exempt from this section.
S.D. Codified Laws § 5-18B-15
Architect or engineer may not be contractor or construction manager on project exceeding one hundred thousand dollars--Exemption
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Puetz Corp. v. South Dakota Department of Revenue (2015)
Most recently applied in Puetz Corp. v. South Dakota Department of Revenue (November 2015)
Source: SL 2010, ch 31, § 54; SL 2017, ch 45, § 1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.