HOUSE AMENDMENT

    780-113AX-02                                Bill No. CS/HB 435

    Amendment No. 2 (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Mack offered the following:

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13         Amendment to Amendment (911327) 

14         On page 3, line 1, through page 4, line 22,

15  remove:  all of said lines

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18  statewide total of $50 million in capital costs for all

19  projects not programmed in the adopted 5-year work program.

20         (3)  The department may request proposals for

21  public-private transportation projects or, if the department

22  receives a proposal, shall publish a notice in the Florida

23  Administrative Weekly and a newspaper of general circulation

24  at least once a week for 2 weeks, stating that the department

25  has received the proposal and will accept, for 60 days after

26  the initial date of publication, other proposals for the same

27  project purpose. A copy of the notice must be mailed to each

28  local government in the affected area. After the public

29  notification period has expired, the department shall then

30  rank the proposals in order of preference. In ranking the

31  proposals, the department may consider, but is not limited to

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

    780-113AX-02                                Bill No. CS/HB 435

    Amendment No. 2 (for drafter's use only)





  1  considering, professional qualifications, general business

  2  terms, innovative engineering or cost-reduction terms, finance

  3  plans, and the need for state funds to deliver the proposal.

  4  The department shall negotiate with the top-ranked proposer in

  5  good faith, and if the department is not satisfied with the

  6  results of said negotiations, the department may, at its sole

  7  discretion, terminate negotiations with said proposer. If

  8  these negotiations are unsuccessful, the department may go to

  9  the second and lower-ranked firms in order using this same

10  procedure. If only one proposal is received, the department

11  may negotiate in good faith, and if the department is not

12  satisfied with the results of said negotiations, the

13  department may, at its sole discretion, terminate negotiations

14  with the said proposers. Notwithstanding any other provision

15  of this subsection, the department may, at its sole

16  discretion, reject all proposals at any point in the process

17  up to completion of a contract with the proposer.

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