Bill could help 49ers bypass stadium bids - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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The fieldofschemes.com blog reported that California statee senatorElaine Alquist's bill woulfd still provide for a vote on the overall project but would let the team chooss its own contractor. Santa Clara City Council members earlier approved the stadium ona 5-2 and a charter amendment was requested by officials of the Nationao Football League team who want to work with architects and developersd of their own choosing because they’re assuming at least $825 million of project costs. That amendmenf would likely appear on the ballot at the same time as the footballo stadium sometime next spring and would apply only to constructionm ofthe 49ers’ facility.
Stevee Fine, director of business communications forthe 49ers, issuedx a statement Wednesday backing Alquist's bill. "Ther San Francisco 49ers are strongly supportive ofSB 43, which will help the team move forward with plansx for a new stadium in the City of Santza Clara that will create thousands of new jobs and generatew hundreds of millions of dollars in annuaol economic impact for the region." As part of the team’s recen t stadium term sheet agreementf with the city of Santaz Clara, the 49ers agreed to take responsibilitgy for all construction cost overrunse for the $937 million stadium projectf to protect the city’s general fund.
"SB 43 woulrd provide an option for the proposed Sant Clara Stadium Authority to utilize a design-build construction process for the subject to review and oversighg by a joint powers authority," the statemen said. It is important to note that undera design-builf method, the vast majority of construction jobs at the stadiumm would still go through a competitive process." The team has already used HNTB Cos. of Kansas City, Mo.
to design the and chosen a joint venture of of New York and of Milpitazs to act as generakl contractors forits