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SCS/SB 758 - This act modifies various provisions relating to bidding procedures for certain public projects for facilities. BIDDING ON CERTAIN PROJECTS BY THE STATE (Section 8.250) All contracts for projects entered into by an officer or agency of the state in excess of $100,000 shall be let to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder or bidders based on preestablished criteria after publication of an invitation to bid for a period of ten days or more in a newspaper in the county where the work is located, in one daily newspaper in the state which does not have less than 50,000 daily circulation, and on the website of the officer or agency or through an electronic procurement system. CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-AT-RISK/DESIGN-BUILD DELIVERY METHODS (Section 8.690) The act permits any public owner, as defined in the act, to utilize the construction manager-at-risk delivery method or the design-build delivery method for non-civil projects in excess of $7 million and non-civil works projects valued at less than $1 million. PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS - PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS (Sections 34.057 and 34.058) The act transfers provisions governing prompt payment of public works contracts and the rights of a contractor to recover costs or damages, or obtain an equitable adjustment, for delays in performing a public works contract from chapter 34 to chapter 8. FAIRNESS IN PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION ACT (Sections 34.203 to 34.216) The act transfers the "Fairness in Public Construction Act" from chapter 34 to chapter 8. SINGLE FEASIBLE SOURCE PURCHASING AUTHORITY (Section 34.100) Under current law, the Commissioner of Administration may, when in the Commissioner's best judgment it is in the best interests of the state, delegate the Commissioner's procurement authority to an individual department, provided that in the case of single feasible source purchasing authority in excess of $5,000 the authority must be specifically delegated by the Commissioner. This act increases that threshold to $10,000. SCOTT SVAGERA
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