| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Canaveral Port District, Brevard |
| 3 | County; amending chapter 2003-335, Laws of Florida, as |
| 4 | amended; increasing the amount for which the Canaveral |
| 5 | Port Authority may encumber personal properties and |
| 6 | facilities of the authority; increasing the amount for |
| 7 | which contracts for construction, improvement, repair, or |
| 8 | building may be entered into or goods, supplies, or |
| 9 | materials may be purchased by the district or authority; |
| 10 | providing an effective date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Sections 1 and 2 of Article XVII of chapter |
| 15 | 2003-335, Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 2004-472, Laws |
| 16 | of Florida, are amended to read: |
| 17 | ARTICLE XVII. Contracts; Competition |
| 18 | Section 1. No contract shall be let by the Port Authority |
| 19 | for any construction, improvement, repair, or building, nor |
| 20 | shall any goods, supplies, or materials for Canaveral Port |
| 21 | District purposes or uses be purchased when the amount to be |
| 22 | paid by the Canaveral Port District or the Port Authority shall |
| 23 | exceed $100,000 $50,000, unless notice thereof shall be |
| 24 | advertised at least three times, once each week for 3 |
| 25 | consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the |
| 26 | Canaveral Port District, calling for bids upon the work to be |
| 27 | done or the goods, supplies, or materials to be purchased by the |
| 28 | Port Authority, and in each case the bid of the lowest |
| 29 | responsible bidder shall be accepted, unless the Port Authority |
| 30 | may, in its discretion, reject all bids. The Port Authority may |
| 31 | also require the deposit of cash or a certified check, not to |
| 32 | exceed $1,000 or 15 percent of the bid, as evidence of good |
| 33 | faith on the part of the bidders, such deposit to be returned |
| 34 | when the bid is rejected or performance bond deposited or |
| 35 | contract completed. All other things being equal, preference |
| 36 | shall be given by the Port Authority in making all purchases and |
| 37 | the letting of all contracts to residents of the Canaveral Port |
| 38 | District. |
| 39 | Section 2. In the event it is reasonably expected that the |
| 40 | cost amount of a contract under section 1 of this article shall |
| 41 | be greater than $5,000 but less than $100,000 $50,000, then the |
| 42 | Port Manager or his or her designee shall do the following: |
| 43 | (a) Obtain at least three telephonic bid offers to perform |
| 44 | such work or furnish such property from at least three |
| 45 | independent persons or business entities responsible in the |
| 46 | subject business endeavor under consideration. |
| 47 | (b) Make a record of the offers. |
| 48 | (c) After obtaining and recording such offers, award the |
| 49 | contract to the lowest responsible bidder of those solicited as |
| 50 | provided in this article. |
| 51 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |