| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to continuing contracts; amending s. 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | 255.103, F.S.; revising the maximum estimated 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | construction cost of construction projects for which a 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | governmental entity may enter into a continuing 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | contract; requiring the Department of Management 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Services, beginning on a specified date and annually 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | thereafter, to adjust the maximum amount allowed under 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | specified contracts using a specified index and 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | publish the adjusted amount on the department's 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | website; amending s. 287.055, F.S.; revising the 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | definition of the term "continuing contract" to 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | increase the maximum dollar value of such contract and 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | to require the department, beginning on a specified 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | date and annually thereafter, to adjust the maximum 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | amount allowed under such contracts using a specified 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | index and publish the adjusted amount on the 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | department's website; providing an effective date. 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida : 20 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 255.103, Florida 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Statutes, is amended, and subsections (2) and (3) of that 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | section are republished, to read: 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 255.103 Construction management or program management 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | entities.— 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (2) A governmental entity may sele ct a construction 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | management entity, pursuant to the process provided by s. 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | 287.055, which is to be responsible for construction project 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | scheduling and coordination in both preconstruction and 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | construction phases and generally responsible for the 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | successful, timely, and economical completion of the 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | construction project. The construction management entity must 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | consist of or contract with licensed or registered professionals 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | for the specific fields or areas of construction to be 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | performed, as required by law. The construction management 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | entity may retain necessary design professionals selected under 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | the process provided in s. 287.055. At the option of the 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | governmental entity, the construction management entity, after 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | having been selected and after competitive negotiations, may be 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | required to offer a guaranteed maximum price and a guaranteed 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | completion date or a lump -sum price and a guaranteed completion 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | date, in which case, the construction management entity must 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | secure an appropriate surety bond pursuant to s. 255.05 and must 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | hold construction subcontracts. If a project, as defined in s. 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | 287.055(2)(f), solicited by a governmental entity under the 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | process provided in s. 287.055 includes a grouping of 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | substantially similar construction, rehabilitation, or 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | renovation activities as permitted under s. 287.055(2)(f), the 49 |
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| 75 | 75 | | governmental entity, after competitive negotiations, may require 50 |
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| 88 | 88 | | the construction management entity to provide for a separate 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | guaranteed maximum price or a separate lump -sum price and a 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | separate guaranteed completion date for each grouping of 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | substantially similar construction, rehabilitation, or 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | renovation activities included within the project. 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | (3) A governmental entity may select a program management 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | entity, pursuant to the process provided by s. 287.055, which is 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | to be responsible for schedule control, cost control, and 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | coordination in providing or procuring planning, design, and 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | construction services. The program management entity must 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | consist of or contract with licensed or registered profession als 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | for the specific areas of design or construction to be performed 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | as required by law. The program management entity may retain 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | necessary design professionals selected under the process 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | provided in s. 287.055. At the option of the governmental 65 |
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| 103 | 103 | | entity, the program management entity, after having been 66 |
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| 104 | 104 | | selected and after competitive negotiations, may be required to 67 |
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| 105 | 105 | | offer a guaranteed maximum price and a guaranteed completion 68 |
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| 106 | 106 | | date or a lump-sum price and guaranteed completion date, in 69 |
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| 107 | 107 | | which case the program m anagement entity must secure an 70 |
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| 108 | 108 | | appropriate surety bond pursuant to s. 255.05 and must hold 71 |
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| 109 | 109 | | design and construction subcontracts. If a project, as defined 72 |
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| 110 | 110 | | in s. 287.055(2)(f), solicited by a governmental entity under 73 |
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| 111 | 111 | | the process provided in s. 287.055 incl udes a grouping of 74 |
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| 112 | 112 | | substantially similar construction, rehabilitation, or 75 |
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| 125 | 125 | | renovation activities as permitted under s. 287.055(2)(f), the 76 |
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| 126 | 126 | | governmental entity, after competitive negotiations, may require 77 |
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| 127 | 127 | | the program management entity to provide for a separat e 78 |
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| 128 | 128 | | guaranteed maximum price or a lump -sum price and a separate 79 |
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| 129 | 129 | | guaranteed completion date for each grouping of substantially 80 |
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| 130 | 130 | | similar construction, rehabilitation, or renovation activities 81 |
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| 131 | 131 | | included within the project. 82 |
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| 132 | 132 | | (4) A governmental entity's authority under subsections 83 |
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| 133 | 133 | | (2) and (3) includes entering into a continuing contract for 84 |
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| 134 | 134 | | construction projects, pursuant to the process provided in s. 85 |
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| 135 | 135 | | 287.055, in which the estimated construction cost of each 86 |
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| 136 | 136 | | individual project under the contract does not exceed $7.5 $4 87 |
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| 137 | 137 | | million. Beginning July 1, 2025, and each July 1 thereafter, the 88 |
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| 138 | 138 | | Department of Management Services shall adjust the maximum 89 |
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| 139 | 139 | | amount allowed on the preceding June 30 for each individual 90 |
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| 140 | 140 | | project in a continuing contract by using the change in the 91 |
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| 141 | 141 | | June-to-June Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers issued 92 |
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| 142 | 142 | | by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States 93 |
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| 143 | 143 | | Department of Labor. The Department of Management Services shall 94 |
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| 144 | 144 | | publish the adjusted amount on its website. For purposes of this 95 |
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| 145 | 145 | | subsection, the term "continuing contract" means a contract with 96 |
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| 146 | 146 | | a construction management or program management entity for work 97 |
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| 147 | 147 | | during a defined period on construction projects described by 98 |
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| 148 | 148 | | type which may or may not be identified at the time of entering 99 |
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| 149 | 149 | | into the contract. 100 |
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| 162 | 162 | | Section 2. Paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section 101 |
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| 163 | 163 | | 287.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 102 |
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| 164 | 164 | | 287.055 Acquisition of professional architectural, 103 |
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| 165 | 165 | | engineering, landscape architectural, or surveying and mapping 104 |
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| 166 | 166 | | services; definitions; procedu res; contingent fees prohibited; 105 |
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| 167 | 167 | | penalties.— 106 |
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| 168 | 168 | | (2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 107 |
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| 169 | 169 | | (g)1. A "continuing contract" is a contract for any of the 108 |
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| 170 | 170 | | following: 109 |
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| 171 | 171 | | a. Professional services entered into in accordance with 110 |
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| 172 | 172 | | all the procedures of this act between an agency and a firm 111 |
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| 173 | 173 | | whereby the firm provides professional services to the agency 112 |
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| 174 | 174 | | for projects in which the estimated construction cost of each 113 |
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| 175 | 175 | | individual project under the contract does not exceed $7.5 $4 114 |
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| 176 | 176 | | million. Beginning July 1, 2025, and each July 1 thereafter, the 115 |
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| 177 | 177 | | department shall adjust the maximum amount allowed on the 116 |
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| 178 | 178 | | preceding June 30 for each individual project in a continuing 117 |
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| 179 | 179 | | contract by using the change in the June -to-June Consumer Price 118 |
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| 180 | 180 | | Index for All Urban Consumers issued by the Bure au of Labor 119 |
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| 181 | 181 | | Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. The 120 |
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| 182 | 182 | | department shall publish the adjusted amount on its website; , 121 |
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| 183 | 183 | | b. for Study activity if the fee for professional services 122 |
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| 184 | 184 | | for each individual study under the contract does not exceed 123 |
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| 185 | 185 | | $500,000;, or 124 |
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| 186 | 186 | | c. for Work of a specified nature as outlined in the 125 |
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| 199 | 199 | | contract required by the agency, with the contract being for a 126 |
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| 200 | 200 | | fixed term or with no time limitation except that the contract 127 |
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| 201 | 201 | | must provide a termination clause. 128 |
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| 202 | 202 | | 2. Firms providing professional services under continuing 129 |
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| 203 | 203 | | contracts may shall not be required to bid against one another. 130 |
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| 204 | 204 | | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 131 |
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