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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
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32 HOUSEBILLNO.199
43 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
54 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEFALKNER.
6-0316H.03P JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
5+0316H.03I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
76 ANACT
87 Torepealsections107.170and513.455,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections
98 relatingtocontractswithpublicentities.
109 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1110 SectionA.Sections107.170and513.455,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections
1211 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections107.170and513.455,toreadasfollows:
1312 107.170.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
1413 2 (1)"Contractor":
1514 3 (a)Apersonorbusinessentitywho:
1615 4 a.Providesorarrangesforconstructionservicesonapublicworksprojectunder
1716 5contracttoapublicentityforagovernmentalpurpose;or
1817 6 b.Contracts,provides,orarrangesforconstructionservicesonapublicworksproject
1918 7foranongovernmentalpurposewhenactingasalessee,agent,designee,orrepresentativeofa
2019 8publicentity;
2120 9 (b)Contractorshallnotinclude:
2221 10 a.Professionalengineers,architectsorlandsurveyorslicensedpursuanttochapter
2322 11327;
2423 12 b.Thosewhoprovideenvironmentalassessmentservices;
2524 13 c.Thosewhodesign,createorotherwiseprovideworksofartunderacity'sformally
2625 14establishedprogramfortheacquisitionandinstallationofworksofartandotheraesthetic
2726 15adornmentstopublicbuildingsandproperty;or
2827 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
2928 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16 d.Aconstructionmanagernot-at-riskwithinthemeaningofsection8.675,orwho
3029 17doesnototherwiseenterintocontractswithcontractorsforthefurnishingoflabor,materials,
3130 18orservicestothepublicworksproject;
3231 19 (2)"Publicentity",[anyofficial,board,commissionoragencyof]thisstate[or];any
3332 20county,city,town,township,municipality,school[, road] district, orotherpolitical
3433 21subdivisionofthisstate; oranyofficial,board,commission,oragencyofanyofthe
3534 22precedingentities;
3635 23 (3)"Publicofficial",anyofficial,officer,employee,ormemberofagoverning
3736 24bodyorboardofapublicentity,whetherelected,employed,orappointed,andany
3837 25personservinginacapacitythatcould,underapplicablelaworatequity,bepersonally
3938 26liableforthefailuretorequirethefurnishingofapaymentbondunderthissection;
4039 27 (4)"Publicworks",theerection,construction,alteration,repairorimprovementof
4140 28anybuilding,road,street,publicutilityorotherpublicfacilityownedbythepublicentity,
4241 29includingworkfornongovernmentalpurposes.
4342 30 2.Itisherebymadethedutyofallpublicentitiesinthisstate,inmakingcontractsfor
4443 31publicworksexemptfromattachmentandexecutionundersection513.455, thecostof
4544 32whichisestimatedtoexceedfiftythousanddollars,tobeperformedfor:
4645 33 (1)Thepublicentity;or
4746 34 (2)Thepublicentity'slessee,agent,designee,orrepresentativeonworkfor
4847 35nongovernmentalpurposes,
4948 36
5049 37torequireeverycontractorforsuchworktofurnishtothepublicentityabondwithgoodand
5150 38sufficientsureties,inanamountfixedbythepublicentity.Suchbond,amongother
5251 39conditions,shallbeconditionedforthepaymentofanyandallmaterials,incorporated,
5352 40consumedorusedinconnectionwiththeconstructionofsuchwork;allinsurancepremiums,
5453 41bothforcompensation,andforallotherkindsofinsurance,onsaidwork;andforalllabor
5554 42performedinsuchworkwhetherbyasubcontractor,asupplieratanytier,orotherwise.
5655 43Remotesuppliersshallnotbeentitledtorecoveryunderthebondrequiredbythissection,
5756 44unlesssuchsuppliersshallhavegivenwrittennoticetothecontractorthatithasnotbeenpaid
5857 45withinninetydaysofthetimethesupplierlastsuppliedmaterialsonthepublicworksproject.
5958 46Forpurposesofthisprovision,a"remotesupplier"isanymaterialsuppliertoapublicworks
6059 47projecthavingacontractwithasecond,orlower,tiersubcontractor,orwithanothermaterial
6160 48supplierofanytier.
6261 49 3.Allbondsexecutedandfurnishedundertheprovisionsofthissectionshallbe
6362 50deemedtocontaintherequirementsandconditionsashereinsetout,regardlessofwhetherthe
6463 51samebesetforthinsaidbond,orofanytermsorprovisionsofsaidbondtothecontrary
6564 52notwithstanding.
6665 HB199 2 53 4.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtorequirea[memberoftheschoolboard
6766 54ofanypublicschooldistrictofthisstate] publicofficialtoindependentlyconfirmthe
6867 55existenceorsolvencyofanybondingcompanyifacontractorrepresentstothe[member]
6968 56publicofficialthatthebondingcompanyissolventandthattherepresentationsmadeinthe
7069 57purportedbondaretrueandcorrect.Thissubsectionshallnotrelievefromanyliabilityany
7170 58[schoolboardmember] publicofficialwhohasanyactualknowledgeoftheinsolvencyof
7271 59anybondingcompany,orany[schoolboardmember] publicofficialwhodoesnotactin
7372 60goodfaithincomplyingwiththeprovisionsofsubsection2ofthissection.
7473 61 5.Apublicentitymaydefend,saveharmlessandindemnifyanyofits[officersand
7574 62employees] publicofficials, whether[electiveorappointive] elected,employed,or
7675 63appointed, againstanyclaimordemand,whethergroundlessorotherwisearisingoutof
7776 64anallegedactoromissionoccurringintheperformanceofadutyunderthissection.The
7877 65provisionsofthissubsectiondonotapplyincaseofmalfeasanceinofficeorwillfulor
7978 66wantonneglectofduty.
8079 67 6.[Nothinginthissectionshallbedeemedtorequireanycontractorwhoprovides
8180 68constructionservicesforapublicworksprojectusedfornongovernmentalpurposesandwho
8281 69contractswithapublicentity'slessee,agent,designee,orrepresentativeonsuchpublicworks
8382 70projectusedfornongovernmentalpurposestofurnishabondwhenthepublicentity'slessee,
8483 71agent,designee,orrepresentativeisrequiredunderthissectiontofurnishabond] Ifconsent
8584 72thatmeetstherequirementsofsubsection2ofsection513.455hasbeenexecutedand
8685 73recordedasthereinrequired,nobondisrequiredtobefurnishedunderthissection.
8786 74 7.Nothinginthissectionshallbedeemedtorequireanypublicentity'slessee,
8887 75agent,designee,orrepresentativethatcontractswithacontractortoprovide
8988 76constructionservicesforapublicworksprojectintendedbeleasedprimarilytoa
9089 77privateentityfornongovernmentalusetofurnishabondwhenthecontractoris
9190 78requiredtofurnishabondunderthissectionorinfactfurnishesacomplyingbond.
9291 79 8.Theprovidingofabondunderthissectionshallprecludethefilingofamechanic's
9392 80lienunderchapter429byanysubcontractororsupplier.Anymechanic'slienfiledin
9493 81violationhereofshallbevoidandunenforceableandshallbesummarilydischargedbya
9594 82judgeofthecountyinwhichthemechanic'slienisfiled.
9695 513.455.1.(1)Asusedinthissection,"entity"meansthisstate,apublicbody
9796 2corporateandpoliticofthisstate,acounty,acity,atown,atownship,amunicipality,a
9897 3roaddistrict,awaterdistrict,asewerdistrict,afiredistrict,alibrarydistrict,ahospital
9998 4district,aschooldistrict,oranyotherpoliticalsubdivisionofthisstate.
10099 5 (2)All[courthouses,jails,clerks'officesandotherbuildingsownedbyanycountyor
101100 6municipality,andthelotsonwhichtheystand,andallburialgrounds,] ofthefollowing
102101 HB199 3 7ownedbyanentitydefinedinsubdivision(1)ofthissubsectionshallbeexemptfrom
103102 8attachmentandexecution:
104103 9 (a)Courthouses;
105104 10 (b)Jails;
106105 11 (c)Clerks'offices;
107106 12 (d)Otherbuildingsandimprovements;
108107 13 (e)Lotsuponwhichstructureslistedinparagraphs(a)to(d)ofthissubdivision
109108 14arelocated;and
110109 15 (f)Burialgroundsandotherlands.
111110 16 2.Ifanentitydefinedinsubdivision(1)ofsubsection1ofthissectionentersinto
112111 17aleaseorotheragreementwithalessee,agent,designee,orrepresentativewhoisto
113112 18provideorarrangeconstructionservicesonaprojectintendedbeleasedprimarilytoa
114113 19privateentityfornongovernmentaluse,theentitymayconsenttothesubjectionofthe
115114 20projectandthelanduponwhichitislocatedtotheattachmentofmechanics'liensfiled
116115 21underchapter429.Anysuchconsentshallbeinwritingspecificallystatingsuch
117116 22consent,shallcontainalegaldescriptionofthepropertytobesubjecttoattachment,
118117 23shallbesignedandacknowledgedbyitsauthorizedofficialorofficerinaformsuitable
119118 24forrecording,andshallberecordedintheofficeoftherecorderofdeedsforthecounty
120119 25inwhichthepropertyislocated.Suchconsentmaybeincludedaspartofanyleaseor
121120 26otheragreement,oramemorandumthereof,executedandrecordedinthesame
122121 27manner.Uponsuchrecording,thepropertydescribedthereinshallbesubjecttothe
123122 28provisionsofchapter429asifthepropertywereownedbyaprivateperson.
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