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Florida Senate - 2001 SB 24-B
By Senator Clary
309-504-02
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to construction of
3 transportation facilities; amending s. 337.107,
4 F.S.; allowing the Department of Transportation
5 to include right-of-way services as part of
6 design-build contracts; amending s. 337.11,
7 F.S.; broadening the list of transportation
8 projects that may be awarded as design-build
9 contracts; specifying that construction of any
10 portion of a project under a design-build
11 contract may not begin until title to the
12 necessary rights-of-way and easements for that
13 portion has vested in the state or a local
14 governmental entity and all railroad crossing
15 and utility agreements have been executed;
16 providing an effective date.
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18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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20 Section 1. Section 337.107, Florida Statutes, is
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22 337.107 Contracts for right-of-way services.--The
23 department may enter into contracts pursuant to s. 287.055 for
24 right-of-way services on transportation corridors and
25 transportation facilities, or the department may include
26 right-of-way services as part of design-build contracts
27 awarded pursuant to s. 337.11. Right-of-way services include
28 negotiation and acquisition services, appraisal services,
29 demolition and removal of improvements, and asbestos-abatement
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1 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section
2 337.11, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
3 337.11 Contracting authority of department; bids;
4 emergency repairs, supplemental agreements, and change orders;
5 combined design and construction contracts; progress payments;
6 records; requirements of vehicle registration.--
7 (7)(a) If the head of the department determines that
8 it is in the best interests of the public, the department may
9 combine the right-of-way services and design and construction
10 phases of any a building, a major bridge, or a rail corridor
11 project into a single contract, except for a resurfacing or
12 minor bridge project the right-of-way services and design and
13 construction phases of which may be combined under s. 337.025.
14 Such contract is referred to as a design-build contract.
15 Design-build contracts may be advertised and awarded
16 notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (3)(c). However,
17 construction activities may not begin on any portion of such
18 projects for which the department has not yet obtained title
19 until title to the necessary rights-of-way and easements for
20 the construction of that portion of the project has vested in
21 the state or a local governmental entity and all railroad
22 crossing and utility agreements have been executed. Title to
23 rights-of-way shall be deemed to have vested in the state when
24 the title has been dedicated to the public or acquired by
25 prescription.
26 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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Permits the Department of Transportation to include
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on transportation corridors and transportation
5 facilities. Broadens the list of transportation projects
that may be awarded as design-build contracts and
6 specifies that construction of any portion of a project
under a design-build contract may not begin until title
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portion has vested in the state or a local governmental
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have been executed.
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