16.855 (1g) (ec) “Single trade contractor” means a contractor whose primary business is the performance of a trade.
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9. 16.855 (1g) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
16.855 (1g) (em) “Trade” means mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or fire protection work.
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10. 16.855 (14) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.855 (14) (am) Except as provided in sub. (14s) and s. 13.48 (19), the department shall let all construction projects that exceed $185,000 $300,000 through single prime contracting. The department may not request or accept any alternate bids when letting a construction project through single prime contracting.
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11. 16.855 (14s) of the statutes is created to read:
16.855 (14s) (a) The department may let any construction project that exceeds $300,000 to a single trade contractor for all work on the project if at least 85 percent of the estimated construction cost of the project is for work that involves the trade that is the primary business of the single trade contractor.
(b) The department and the Board of Regents shall each develop and implement an open and public bidding process for purposes of contracting with single trade contractors who have submitted the lowest bid on a project and who are qualified responsible bidders. For purposes of this paragraph, the department and the board shall follow the requirements and procedures under sub. (2).
(c) Within 48 hours after the deadline for a single trade contractor to submit a bid, the department or the Board of Regents shall post on its Internet site the tabulations of all bids that identify the names of the single trade contractors that bid and the amount of each bid and shall make the tabulations and amounts available at the department or board if they are unavailable on the Internet site.
(d) Except as provided in sub. (10m) (am), the department or the Board of Regents shall award all contracts under this subsection to the lowest bidder who is a qualified responsible bidder that results in the lowest total construction cost for the project.
(e) Within 30 days after the deadline for a single trade contractor to submit a bid, the department or the Board of Regents shall notify the single trade contractor bidder that was awarded the contract.
(f) A contract awarded under this subsection is not subject to subs. (13) and (14m).
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12. 16.855 (22) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.855 (22) The provisions of this section, except sub. (10m), do not apply to construction work for any project that does not require the prior approval of the building commission under s. 13.48 (10) (a) involving a cost of not more than $300,000 if the project is constructed in accordance with policies and procedures prescribed by the building commission under s. 13.48 (29). If the estimated construction cost of any project, other than a project exempted under sub. (12m) or (24), is at least $50,000, and the building commission elects to utilize the procedures prescribed under s. 13.48 (29) to construct the project, the department shall provide adequate public notice of the project and the procedures to be utilized to construct the project on a publicly accessible computer site.
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13. 16.867 of the statutes is created to read:
16.867 Selection of architects and engineers. (1) The secretary shall establish a committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c) for each construction project under the department's supervision, except an emergency project approved under s. 16.855 (16) (b) 2., for the purpose of selecting an architect or engineer for the project.
(2) If the estimated cost of a construction project under the department's supervision is $7,400,000 or more, the selection committee appointed under sub. (1) shall use a request-for-proposal process established by the department to select an architect or engineer for the project based on qualifications.
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14. 16.87 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.87 (3) Except as provided in sub. (4), a contract under sub. (2) is not valid or effectual for any purpose until it is endorsed in writing and approved by the secretary or the secretary's designated assistant
designee and, if the contract involves an expenditure over $60,000 $300,000, approved by the governor. The governor may delegate the authority to approve any contract requiring his or her approval under this subsection that involves an expenditure of less than $150,000 to the secretary or the secretary's designee. Except as provided in sub. (4), no payment or compensation for work done under any contract involving $2,500 or more, except a highway contract, may be made unless the written claim is audited and approved by the secretary or the secretary's designee. Any change order to a contract requiring approval under this subsection requires the prior approval by the secretary or the secretary's designated assistant
designee and, if the change order involves an expenditure over $60,000 $300,000, the approval of the governor or, if the governor delegates his or her authority to approve contracts under this subsection and the change order involves an expenditure of less than $150,000, the approval of the secretary or the secretary's designee.
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15. 20.924 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.924 (1) (a) Shall authorize the design and construction of any building, structure or facility costing in excess of $760,000 $1,000,000 regardless of funding source, only if that project is enumerated in the authorized state building program.
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16. 20.924 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.924 (1) (b) Shall authorize the acquisition of land, or the repair, remodeling or improvement to any existing building, structure or facility costing in excess of $760,000 $1,000,000, regardless of funding source, only if that project is enumerated in the authorized state building program. This paragraph does not apply to the acquisition of land by the building commission in the city of Madison within a block number specified in s. 13.48 (18). This paragraph does not apply to projects authorized under s. 16.858.
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17.
Initial applicability.
(1) State building program thresholds.
(a) The treatment of sections 13.48 (3) and 20.924 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes first applies to authorizations occurring on the effective date of this paragraph.
(b) The treatment of sections 13.48 (10) (a) and (b) 5., 16.855 (22), and 16.87 (3) of the statutes first applies to contracts entered into, or extended, modified, or renewed, on the effective date of this paragraph.
(2) Bidding and contracting. The treatment of sections 13.48 (29) and 16.855 (14) (am) and (14s) of the statutes first applies to an advertisement that is published, or a solicitation that occurs, under section 16.855 (2) (a) of the statutes on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication.
(3) Selection of architects and engineers. The treatment of section 16.867 of the statutes first applies to a construction project under the department of administration's supervision for which an advertisement is published or solicitation occurs on the effective date of this subsection.
