| 1 | Representative(s) Attkisson offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 754 and 755, insert: |
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| 6 | Section 14. Subsection (3) is added to section 255.248, |
| 7 | Florida Statues, to read: |
| 8 | 255.248 Definitions; ss. 255.249 and 255.25.--The |
| 9 | following definitions shall apply when used in ss. 255.249 and |
| 10 | 255.25: |
| 11 | (3) The term "competitive solicitation" shall mean an |
| 12 | invitation to bid, a request for proposals, or an invitation to |
| 13 | negotiate. |
| 14 | Section 15. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section |
| 15 | 255.249, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 16 | 255.249 Department of Management Services; responsibility; |
| 17 | department rules.-- |
| 18 | (4) The department shall promulgate rules pursuant to |
| 19 | chapter 120 providing: |
| 20 | (b) Procedures for soliciting and accepting competitive |
| 21 | solicitations proposals for leased space of 5,000 square feet or |
| 22 | more in privately owned buildings, for evaluating the proposals |
| 23 | received, for exemption from competitive solicitation bidding |
| 24 | requirements of any lease the purpose of which is the provision |
| 25 | of care and living space for persons or emergency space needs as |
| 26 | provided in s. 255.25(10), and for the securing of at least |
| 27 | three documented quotes for a lease that is not required to be |
| 28 | competitively bid. |
| 29 | Section 16. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section |
| 30 | 255.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 31 | 255.25 Approval required prior to construction or lease of |
| 32 | buildings.-- |
| 33 | (3)(a) Except as provided in subsection (10), no state |
| 34 | agency shall enter into a lease as lessee for the use of 5,000 |
| 35 | square feet or more of space in a privately owned building |
| 36 | except upon advertisement for and receipt of competitive |
| 37 | solicitations bids and award to the lowest and best lessor that |
| 38 | provides the best overall value to the state bidder. The |
| 39 | Department of Management Services shall have the authority to |
| 40 | approve a lease for 5,000 square feet or more of space that |
| 41 | covers more than 1 fiscal year, subject to the provisions of ss. |
| 42 | 216.311, 255.2501, 255.2502, and 255.2503, if such lease is, in |
| 43 | the judgment of the department, in the best interests of the |
| 44 | state. This paragraph does not apply to buildings or facilities |
| 45 | of any size leased for the purpose of providing care and living |
| 46 | space for persons. |
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| 50 | Remove line 55 and insert: |
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| 52 | of the reference; amending s. 255.248, F.S.; defining |
| 53 | "competitive solicitation"; amending s. 255.249, F.S.; requiring |
| 54 | the Department of Management Services to promulgate rules |
| 55 | providing procedures for soliciting and accepting competitive |
| 56 | solicitations for certain leased space and for exemption from |
| 57 | competitive solicitation requirements of any lease the purpose |
| 58 | of which is the provision of care and living space for persons |
| 59 | or emergency space needs; amending s. 255.25, F.S.; providing |
| 60 | that no state agency shall enter into a lease as lessee for the |
| 61 | use of a specified amount of space in a privately owned building |
| 62 | except upon advertisement for and receipt of competitive |
| 63 | solicitations and award to the lowest and best lessor that |
| 64 | provides the best overall value to the state; providing an |
| 65 | effective date. |