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House Bill 0205




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                 HB 205

        By Representative Lacasa






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to educational facilities;

  3         amending s. 235.31, F.S.; requiring boards to

  4         prequalify bidders for construction contracts

  5         according to State Board of Education rule;

  6         requiring certification or licensure of bidders

  7         or contractors; amending s. 489.125, F.S.;

  8         conforming language relating to construction

  9         contractors; repealing s. 489.527, F.S.,

10         relating to electrical and alarm system

11         contractors, to conform; repealing section

12         633.551(5), F.S., relating to fire protection

13         system contractors, to conform; providing an

14         effective date.

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16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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18         Section 1.  Subsection (2) of section 235.31, Florida

19  Statutes, is amended to read:

20         235.31  Advertising and awarding contracts;

21  prequalification of contractor.--

22         (2)  Boards shall prequalify bidders for construction

23  contracts according to may elect to come under the rules

24  prescribed by the State Board of Education which require for

25  the prequalification of bidders of educational facilities

26  construction.  Boards shall require that all construction or

27  capital improvement bids be accompanied by evidence that the

28  bidder holds an appropriate certificate or license or that the

29  prime contractor has a current valid license prior to bid

30  award for each project.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                 HB 205

    574-121-97






  1         Section 2.  Section 489.125, Florida Statutes, is

  2  amended to read:

  3         489.125  Prequalification of certificateholders

  4  eligible to participate in projects under s. 235.31.--Any

  5  person holding a certificate shall be prequalified is

  6  qualified to bid by participate in any project under s.

  7  235.31, unless a district school board elects to prequalify

  8  contractors pursuant to uniform prequalification of

  9  contractors criteria adopted by rule of the State Board of

10  Education. This section does not supersede any small,

11  woman-owned or minority-owned business enterprise preference

12  program adopted by a district school board. A district school

13  board may not modify or supplement the uniform

14  prequalification criteria adopted by rule. If a district

15  school board elects to prequalify contractors, A person

16  holding a certificate must apply to each that board for

17  prequalification consideration.

18         Section 3.  Section 489.527 and subsection (5) of

19  section 633.551, Florida Statutes, are hereby repealed.

20         Section 4.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1997.

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23                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      With respect to educational facilities, provides that the
25    prequalification of bidders for construction contracts
      shall be a requirement rather than an option.  Requires
26    certification or licensure of bidders or prime
      contractors.
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