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 substitute for amendment
13  (802674):
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15         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
16         On page 4, between lines 21 and 22,
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18  insert:  
19         Section 4.  Restoration activities for the Lake
20  Okeechobee Restoration Program managed by the Department of
21  Environmental Protection, the Department of Agriculture and
22  Consumer Services, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
23  Commission, or the South Florida Water Management District are
24  exempt from the competitive procurement requirements
25  established in section 287.057, Florida Statutes, but shall
26  comply with the provisions of section 337.11, Florida
27  Statutes, to the extent that the entities award proposed
28  construction, operations, and maintenance work to the lowest
29  responsible bidder or to the lowest evaluated responsible
30  bidder in a time-plus-money contract.  The contract may
31  provide for an incentive payment to the contractor for early
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2502 Barcode 921852 1 completion of the project or critical phases of the work and 2 for damages to be assessed against the contractor for the 3 completion of the project or critical phases of the work in 4 excess of the time specified. Regardless of the option 5 elected, the protest procedures in section 120.57(3), Florida 6 Statutes, apply to all such contracts. 7 8 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 9 10 11 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 12 And the title is amended as follows: 13 On page 1, line 16, after the semicolon 14 15 insert: 16 creating a provision to allow the water 17 management districts to utilize the contracting 18 provisions of s. 337.11, F.S., for Lake 19 Okeechobee Restoration activities; 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 11:52 AM 04/19/05 s2502.go06.002