Senate Bill sb2930

    Florida Senate - 2007        (NP)                      SB 2930

    By Senators Joyner, Justice, Crist and Storms





    18-1886-07                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Hillsborough County

  3         Aviation Authority; amending chapter 2003-370,

  4         Laws of Florida, relating to the award of

  5         contracts; increasing the minimum amount at

  6         which certain contracts are subject to

  7         competitive bidding or require sureties;

  8         providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection

13  (1) of section 11 of section 3 of chapter 2003-370, Laws of

14  Florida, are amended to read:

15         Section 11.  Award of contracts.--

16         (1)(a)  Except when done by employees of the Authority

17  or by labor supplied under agreement with the federal, state,

18  or local government or when required by or using the

19  Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act, all construction,

20  improvements, repairs, or work of any nature done by the

21  Authority, where the entire cost or value exceeds $30,000

22  $15,000, shall be done only under contract or contracts

23  entered into by the Authority with the lowest responsive bid

24  from a qualified responsible bidder upon proper terms, after

25  advertisement has been given asking for competitive bids,

26  provided that the Authority may reject any and all bids.

27         (b)  Any contract subject to section 255.05, Florida

28  Statutes, as may be amended from time to time, in excess of

29  $50,000 $15,000 shall not be entered into for construction,

30  improvement, or repair of Authority facilities unless the

31  contractor has sufficient surety or sureties, approved by the

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    Florida Senate - 2007        (NP)                      SB 2930
    18-1886-07                                              See HB




 1  Authority, and in an amount fixed by the Authority, for the

 2  faithful performance of the contract. Any such contract shall

 3  include provisions that the person entering into the contract

 4  with the Authority will pay for all materials furnished and

 5  services rendered for the performance of the contract and may

 6  maintain an action to recover for the same against the obligor

 7  in the undertaking, as though such person was named therein,

 8  provided the action is brought within 1 year after the time

 9  the cause of action accrued. Nothing in this section shall be

10  construed to limit the power of the Authority to construct,

11  repair, or improve Authority facilities or any addition,

12  betterment, or extension thereto, directly by the officers,

13  agents, and employees of the Authority, or otherwise than by

14  contract.

15         (c)  All supplies and materials costing in excess of

16  $30,000 $15,000 shall be purchased only after advertisement.

17  The Authority shall accept the lowest responsive bid from a

18  responsible bidder, kind, quality, and material being equal,

19  but the Authority has the right to reject any or all bids or

20  select a single item from any bid.

21         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

22  law.

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