Florida Senate - 2006                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 856
                        Barcode 344658
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11  Senator Bennett moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 4, between lines 15 and 16,
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17         Section 2.  Paragraph (w) is added to subsection (2) of
18  section 252.35, Florida Statutes, to read:
19         252.35  Emergency management powers; Division of
20  Emergency Management.--
21         (2)  The division is responsible for carrying out the
22  provisions of ss. 252.31-252.90.  In performing its duties
23  under ss. 252.31-252.90, the division shall:
24         (w)1.  In cooperation with the Department of
25  Environmental Protection, establish and maintain a vendor and
26  price list for contractual services of disaster-relief cleanup
27  which will be available statewide for use by state agencies,
28  counties, and municipalities in times of emergencies.
29         a.  Such contracts must require the establishment of
30  hauling rates and debris removal and reduction and must comply
31  with all guidelines of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 856 Barcode 344658 1 which are established at the time of the contract. 2 b. For purposes of this paragraph, certified minority 3 business enterprises shall receive first consideration for all 4 awards. 5 c. Purchases by any county, municipality, or other 6 state agency pursuant to this paragraph related to the 7 collection, removal, and reduction of disaster debris under 8 the provisions in the state purchasing contracts, are exempt 9 from the competitive solicitation requirements that otherwise 10 apply to purchases. 11 2. Evaluate all proposals for agreements for 12 disaster-cleanup services which proposals are timely submitted 13 to the department pursuant to a request for proposal created 14 by the division. The department shall identify the lowest 15 responsible and responsive vendor and all responsible and 16 responsive vendors who have certified that they are minority 17 business enterprises. In awarding a contract for 18 disaster-cleanup services, the department shall allow a 19 10-percent price preference to a responsible and responsive 20 vendor who has certified that it is a minority business 21 enterprise and an additional 5-percent price preference to a 22 responsible and responsive minority business enterprise that 23 is a Florida business. If no vendors are minority business 24 enterprises, the contract must be awarded to the lowest 25 qualified responsible and responsive vendor as ultimately 26 negotiated by the department. If the proposal of a minority 27 business enterprise is competitive in accordance with the 28 criteria set forth in this paragraph, the department shall 29 negotiate first with the minority business enterprise for the 30 award of the agreement. 31 3. Establish guidelines and rules and negotiate such 2 12:34 PM 05/02/06 s0856c3c-21-j01
Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 856 Barcode 344658 1 proposals for collection, reduction, transportation, and 2 disposal of emergency debris by July 1, 2006, and annually 3 thereafter by February 1 to qualify for the division submittal 4 of an emergency preparedness plan and to establish guidelines 5 for price per yard of collection, price per yard for hauling, 6 price per yeard for disposal, and price per yard for reduction 7 of disaster debris. 8 4. Collect proposals for agreements for the temporary 9 storage of emergency debris at sites on a statewide basis for 10 use during times of emergency. 11 a. Such sites must provide a rate per yard for 12 materials delivered, a rate per yard for transportation to the 13 debris ultimate disposal site, and a rate per yard for 14 reduction of the volume of waste. 15 b. For purposes of calculating the collection rate for 16 the disaster-cleanup services, all proposals must assume a 17 15-mile radius for delivery to a temporary disposal facility 18 and must contain additional per-mile costs if the delivery of 19 the disaster debris is outside the 15-mile radius. 20 21 The purpose of this paragraph is to provide state agencies and 22 local governments access to agreements negotiated with the 23 division in times of emergency. This paragraph does not affect 24 the authority of a local government to contract separately 25 with a vendor for debris removal, does not govern the terms of 26 such contracts, and does not limit the authority of a local 27 government to establish sites for the temporary storage of 28 emergency debris during times of emergency. 29 30 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 31 3 12:34 PM 05/02/06 s0856c3c-21-j01
Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 856 Barcode 344658 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 1, line 17, after the semicolon, 4 5 insert: 6 amending s. 252.35, F.S.; requiring the 7 Division of Emergency Management to create a 8 statewide vendor list for emergency cleanup; 9 requiring priority consideration of minority 10 business enterprises in the provision of 11 cleanup services; exempting certain purchases 12 from competitive bidding; 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 4 12:34 PM 05/02/06 s0856c3c-21-j01