Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2502
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11  The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity
12  (Lawson) recommended the following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 4, between lines 21 and 22,
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18         Section 4.  Restoration activities for the Lake
19  Okeechobee Restoration Program managed by the Department of
20  Environmental Protection, the Department of Agriculture and
21  Consumer Services, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
22  Commission, or the South Florida Water Management District are
23  exempt from the competitive procurement requirements
24  established in section 287.057, Florida Statutes, but shall
25  comply with the provisions of section 337.11, Florida
26  Statutes, to the extent that the entities award proposed
27  construction, operations, and maintenance work to the lowest
28  responsible bidder or to the lowest evaluated responsible
29  bidder in a time-plus-money contract.  The contract may
30  provide for an incentive payment to the contractor for early
31  completion of the project or critical phases of the work and
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2502 Barcode 802674 1 for damages to be assessed against the contractor for the 2 completion of the project or critical phases of the working 3 excess of the time specified. Regardless of the option 4 elected, the protect procedures in section 120.57(3), Florida 5 Statutes, apply to all such contracts. 6 7 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 8 9 10 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 11 And the title is amended as follows: 12 On page 1, line 16, after the semicolon 13 14 insert: 15 creating a provision to allow the water 16 management districts to utilize the contracting 17 provisions of s. 337.11, F.S., for Lake 18 Okeechobee Restoration activities; 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 8:30 AM 04/19/05 s2502.go06.001