FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 789
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR FITZWATER.
3122S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 8, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to state contracts for certain
services.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 8, RSMo, is amended by adding th ereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 8.292, to read as 2
follows:3
8.292. 1. As used in this section, "master agreement" 1
shall mean a contract for architecture, engineering, or land 2
surveying services that will be performed on an as -needed 3
basis for an indefinite quantity of projects over a defined 4
period. 5
2. The division of facilities management, design and 6
construction of the office of administration may establish 7
master agreements using a qualification -based selection 8
process. Master agreements may be used where the estimated 9
fee for architecture, engineering, or land surveying 10
services does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars per 11
project. 12
3. The division shall issue a request for 13
qualifications for all master agr eements. Each request for 14
qualifications shall be published on the website of the 15
division or advertised through an electronic medium 16
available to the general public for a period of at least ten 17
days before statements of qualifications are reviewed. A 18 SB 789 2
request for qualifications for all master agreements shall 19
also be published in a newspaper, as specified in section 20
493.050, once per week for two consecutive weeks in the 21
county or counties where the master agreement services are 22
to be performed. 23
4. The request for qualifications shall specify the 24
number of master agreements to be awarded and the basis for 25
establishing multiple master agreements. Multiple master 26
agreements may be awarded based on a set number, geographic 27
region, or the type of projects or services to be performed. 28
5. The division shall evaluate statements of 29
qualifications for a master agreement based on the criteria 30
set forth in subdivisions (1) to (4) of section 8.289. 31
6. The period for each master agreeme nt shall not 32
exceed two years, including all renewal periods and the 33
total value of all services performed under the agreement 34
may not exceed one million dollars per year. 35
7. A master agreement shall set forth the agreed -upon 36
terms and conditions and the fee schedule or hourly rate for 37
the specified period. The scope, schedule, and total fee 38
for each project performed under the master agreement shall 39
be established by a task order issued by the division. 40