Chapter 450
2008 -- S 2947
SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 07/08/08
A N A C T
RELATING
TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - STATE PURCHASES
Introduced
By: Senators Lenihan, C Levesque, Sosnowski, Ciccone, and Issa
Date
Introduced: April 09, 2008
It is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
SECTION 1. Section
37-2-59 of the General Laws in Chapter 37-2 entitled "State
Purchases" is hereby amended to read as
follows:
37-2-59.
Professional services -- Architectural, engineering, and consultant services -
- Committee. -- (a) It shall be the
policy of this state to publicly announce requirements for
architectural, engineering, and consultants
services, which are reasonably estimated to exceed
twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), and to
negotiate contracts for such professional services on
the basis of demonstrated competence and
qualifications and at fair and reasonable prices.
(b) Except for
architectural, engineering and consultant services which can be solicited
and awarded in accordance with the requirements
for competitive sealed offers set forth in
sections 37-2-18 -- 37-2-19 of this chapter, a
selection committee shall select persons or firms to
render such professional services. For state
agency contracts, the committee shall consist of the
following individuals: the purchasing agent, or
his or her designee, as chairman; a representative
of the user agency; and a public member,
appointed by the governor, subject to the advice and
consent of the senate, who shall represent the
interests of the general public. The governor may
appoint an alternate public member, subject to
advice and consent of the senate, who shall
represent the interests of the general public
who shall serve in the absence of the public member.
The term of the public member shall be
concurrent with that of the governor. Three (3) members,
one being the purchasing agent or his or her
designee, shall constitute a quorum. A quorum must
be present to conduct business.
(c) The
procurement of auditing and accounting services shall continue to be subject to
the provisions of sections 22-13-6 and 35-7-13.
SECTION 2. This
act shall take effect upon passage.
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