Florida Senate - 2008 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT

Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1978

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CHAMBER ACTION

Senate

Comm: RCS

4/24/2008

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House



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The Committee on Transportation and Economic Development

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Appropriations (Fasano) recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 1084-1140

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and insert:

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     Section 13.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section

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337.11, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     337.11  Contracting authority of department; bids; emergency

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repairs, supplemental agreements, and change orders; combined

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design and construction contracts; progress payments; records;

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requirements of vehicle registration.--

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     (7)(a)  If the head of the department determines that it is

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in the best interests of the public, the department may combine

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the design and construction phases of a building, a major bridge,

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a limited access facility, or a rail corridor project into a

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single contract. Such contract is referred to as a design-build

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contract. The department's goal shall be to procure up to 25

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percent of the construction contracts which add capacity in the

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5-year adopted work program as design-build contracts by July 1,

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2013. Design-build contracts may be advertised and awarded

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notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (3)(c). However,

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construction activities may not begin on any portion of such

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projects for which the department has not yet obtained title to

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the necessary rights-of-way and easements for the construction of

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that portion of the project has vested in the state or a local

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governmental entity and all railroad crossing and utility

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agreements have been executed. Title to rights-of-way shall be

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deemed to have vested in the state when the title has been

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dedicated to the public or acquired by prescription.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 61-63

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and insert:

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s. 337.11; establishing a goal for the procurement of

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design-build contracts; amending s. 337.18, F.S.; revising

4/24/2008  10:51:00 AM     TR.TA.08593

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.