Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri Senate Bill SB827 Compare Versions

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2	2	EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
3	3	and is intended to be omitted in the law.
4	4	FIRST REGULAR SESSION
5	5	SENATE BILL NO. 827
6	6	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
7	7	INTRODUCED BY SENATOR GREGORY (21).
8	8	2995S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
9	9	AN ACT
10	10	To repeal section 8.255, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to public
11	11	contracts.
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13	13	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
14	14	Section A. Section 8.255, RSMo, is repealed and two new 1
15	15	sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 8.255 2
16	16	and 8.292, to read as follows:3
17	17	8.255. 1. The director of the division of facilities 1
18	18	management, design and construction may authorize any agency 2
19	19	of the state to establish standing contracts for the purpose 3
20	20	of accomplishing construction, renovation, maintenance and 4
21	21	repair projects not exceeding [one] two hundred fifty 5
22	22	thousand dollars. Such contracts shall be advertised and 6
23	23	bid in the same manner as contracts for work which exceeds 7
24	24	[one] two hundred [thousand] fifty dollars, except that each 8
25	25	contract shall allow for multiple projects, the cost of eac h 9
26	26	of which does not exceed [one] two hundred fifty thousand 10
27	27	dollars. Each contract shall be of a stated duration and 11
28	28	shall have a stated maximum total expenditure. For job 12
29	29	order contracts, the total expenditure per project shall not 13
30	30	exceed [three] seven hundred fifty thousand dollars. 14
31	31	2. The director, with full documentation, shall have 15
32	32	the authority to authorize any agency to contract for any 16
33	33	design or construction, renovation, maintenance, or repair 17
34	34	work which in his judgment can best be p rocured directly by 18 SB 827 2
35	35	such agency. The director shall establish, by rule, the 19
36	36	procedures which the agencies must follow to procure 20
37	37	contracts for design, construction, renovation, maintenance 21
38	38	or repair work. Each agency which procures such contracts 22
39	39	pursuant to a delegation shall file an annual report as 23
40	40	required by rule. The director shall provide general 24
41	41	supervision over the process. The director may establish 25
42	42	procedures by which such contracts are to be procured, 26
43	43	either generally or in accordan ce with each authorization. 27
44	44	3. The director, in his sole discretion, may with full 28
45	45	documentation approve a recommendation from a project 29
46	46	designer that a material, product or system within a 30
47	47	specification for construction, renovation or repair work be 31
48	48	designated by brand, trade name or individual mark, when it 32
49	49	is determined to be in the best interest of the state. The 33
50	50	specification may include a preestablished price for 34
51	51	purchase of the material, product or system where required 35
52	52	by the director. 36
53	53	8.292. 1. As used in this section, "master agreement" 1
54	54	means a contract for architecture, engineering, or land 2
55	55	surveying services that will be performed on an as -need 3
56	56	basis for an indefinite quantity of projects over a defined 4
57	57	period. 5
58	58	2. The division of facilities management, design and 6
59	59	construction may establish master agreements using a 7
60	60	qualification-based selection process. Master agreements 8
61	61	may be used for multiple projects, provided the estimated 9
62	62	fee for architecture, engineering, or land surveying 10
63	63	services for each individual project does not exceed one 11
64	64	hundred thousand dollars. 12
65	65	3. The division shall issue a request for 13
66	66	qualifications for all master agreements. Each request for 14 SB 827 3
67	67	qualifications shall be pub lished on the website of the 15
68	68	division or advertised through an electronic medium 16
69	69	available to the general public for a period of at least ten 17
70	70	days before statements of qualifications are reviewed. 18
71	71	4. The request for qualifications shall specify th e 19
72	72	number of master agreements to be awarded and the basis for 20
73	73	establishing multiple master agreements. Multiple master 21
74	74	agreements may be awarded based on a set number, geographic 22
75	75	region, or the type of projects or services to be performed. 23
76	76	5. The division shall evaluate statements of 24
77	77	qualifications for a master agreement based on the following 25
78	78	criteria: 26
79	79	(1) The specialized experience and technical 27
80	80	competence of the firm with respect to the type of services 28
81	81	that may be required; 29
82	82	(2) The past record of performance of the firm with 30
83	83	respect to such factors as control of costs, quality of 31
84	84	work, and ability to meet schedules; and 32
85	85	(3) If applicable, the firm's proximity to and 33
86	86	familiarity with the area in which services are to be 34
87	87	performed. 35
88	88	6. The period for each master agreement may not exceed 36
89	89	two years, including all renewal periods, and the total 37
90	90	value of all services performed under the master agreement 38
91	91	may not exceed one million dollars per year. 39
92	92	7. A master agreement shall set forth the agreed -upon 40
93	93	terms and conditions and the fee schedule or hourly rate for 41
94	94	the specified period. The scope, schedule, and total fee 42
95	95	for each project performed under the master agreement shall 43
96	96	be established by a task order i ssued by the division. 44
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