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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to acquisition of professional 2
services; amending s. 287.055, F.S.; removing language 3
requiring that an agency, when determining whether a 4
firm is qualified to perform certain services, operate 5
with the object of effecting an equitable distribution 6
of contracts among qualified firms; providing an 7
effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 12
287.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 13
287.055 Acquisition of professional architectural, 14
engineering, landscape architectural, or surveying and mapping 15
services; definitions; procedures; contingent fees p rohibited; 16
penalties.— 17
(4) COMPETITIVE SELECTION. — 18
(b) The agency shall select in order of preference no 19
fewer than three firms deemed to be the most highly qualified to 20
perform the required services. In determining whether a firm is 21
qualified, the agency shall consider such factors as the ability 22
of professional personnel; whether a firm is a certified 23
minority business enterprise; past performance; willingness to 24
meet time and budget requirements; location; recent, current, 25
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and projected workloads of the firms; and the volume of work 26
previously awarded to each firm by the agency , with the object 27
of effecting an equitable distribution of contracts among 28
qualified firms, provided such distribution does not violate the 29
principle of selection of the most h ighly qualified firms . The 30
agency may request, accept, and consider proposals for the 31
compensation to be paid under the contract only during 32
competitive negotiations under subsection (5). 33
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 34