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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 SENATE BILL 45 |
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| 5 | 5 | | February 14, 2023 - Introduced by Senators STROEBEL, MARKLEIN and NASS, |
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| 6 | 6 | | cosponsored by Representatives SORTWELL, KNODL and DUCHOW. Referred to |
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| 7 | 7 | | Committee on Government Operations, Elections and Consumer Protection. |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT to create 16.867 (3) of the statutes; relating to: selection of architects |
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| 9 | 9 | | and engineers for state projects. |
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| 10 | 10 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 11 | 11 | | Under current law, the secretary of administration must establish a committee |
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| 12 | 12 | | for each construction project under the Department of Administration's supervision, |
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| 13 | 13 | | except certain emergency projects, for the purpose of selecting an architect or |
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| 14 | 14 | | engineer for the project. If the estimated cost of a construction project is $7,400,000 |
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| 15 | 15 | | or more, the selection committee must use a request-for-proposal process |
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| 16 | 16 | | established by DOA to select an architect or engineer for the project on the basis of |
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| 17 | 17 | | qualifications. This bill prohibits such a committee from refusing to select an |
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| 18 | 18 | | architect or engineer who operates an architect and engineering firm with only one |
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| 19 | 19 | | responsible architect or engineer for a construction project that has an estimated cost |
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| 20 | 20 | | of less than $2,000,000. The bill also allows DOA to increase this threshold up to |
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| 21 | 21 | | $7,400,000. |
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| 22 | 22 | | For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as |
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| 23 | 23 | | an appendix to this bill. |
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| 24 | 24 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 25 | 25 | | enact as follows: |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 1. 16.867 (3) of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 45 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 16.867 (3) A committee appointed under sub. (1) may not refuse to select an |
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| 33 | 33 | | architect or engineer for a construction project that has an estimated cost of less than |
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| 34 | 34 | | $2,000,000 because the architect or engineer operates an architect and engineering |
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| 35 | 35 | | firm with only one responsible architect and engineer. The department may increase |
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| 36 | 36 | | the threshold under this subsection as necessary, but may not exceed $7,400,00. |
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