Florida Senate - 2020 CS for CS for SB 506 By the Committees on Appropriations; and Governmental Oversight and Accountability; and Senator Perry 576-04563-20 2020506c2 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the public procurement of services; 3 amending s. 255.103, F.S.; revising the maximum dollar 4 amount for continuing contracts for construction 5 projects; amending s. 287.055, F.S.; revising the term 6 “continuing contract” to increase certain maximum 7 dollar amounts for professional architectural, 8 engineering, landscape architectural, and surveying 9 and mapping services; providing an effective date. 10 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 13 Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 255.103, Florida 14 Statutes, is amended to read: 15 255.103 Construction management or program management 16 entities.— 17 (4) A governmental entity’s authority under subsections (2) 18 and (3) includes entering into a continuing contract for 19 construction projects, pursuant to the process provided in s. 20 287.055, in which the estimated construction cost of each 21 individual project under the contract does not exceed $4$222 million. For purposes of this subsection, the term “continuing 23 contract” means a contract with a construction management or 24 program management entity for work during a defined period on 25 construction projects described by type which may or may not be 26 identified at the time of entering into the contract. 27 Section 2. Paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section 28 287.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 29 287.055 Acquisition of professional architectural, 30 engineering, landscape architectural, or surveying and mapping 31 services; definitions; procedures; contingent fees prohibited; 32 penalties.— 33 (2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 34 (g) A “continuing contract” is a contract for professional 35 services entered into in accordance with all the procedures of 36 this act between an agency and a firm whereby the firm provides 37 professional services to the agency for projects in which the 38 estimated construction cost of each individual project under the 39 contract does not exceed $4$2million, for study activity if 40 the fee for professional services for each individual study 41 under the contract does not exceed $500,000,$200,000,or for 42 work of a specified nature as outlined in the contract required 43 by the agency, with the contract being for a fixed term or with 44 no time limitation except that the contract must provide a 45 termination clause. Firms providing professional services under 46 continuing contracts shall not be required to bid against one 47 another. 48 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.