Amendment AA2-AB654

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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 2, TO 2009 ASSEMBLY BILL 654

April 7, 2010 - Offered by Representative Molepske Jr..

AB654-AA2,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB654-AA2,1,2 1. Page 3, line 23: delete "$250,000" and substitute "$500,000".

AB654-AA2,1,4 2. Page 3, line 24: delete "some amount of financial assistance to the" and substitute "at least 5 percent of the total cost of the complete".

AB654-AA2,1,5 3. Page 5, line 24: after that line insert:

AB654-AA2,1,8 "(d) The requirement for a local governmental unit to use the qualifications-based selection process for hiring a consultant, as described under sub. (2), does not apply to a project if all of the following apply:

AB654-AA2,1,12 1. The local governmental unit submits written notification to the department of administration that it intends to hire a consultant without using the qualifications-based selection process, and the notification describes the method the local governmental unit intends to use to hire the consultant.

AB654-AA2,2,3 2. The notification contains the local governmental unit's reasons why it believes the method it intends to use to hire the consultant would better serve the public interest than if it used the qualifications-based selection process.

AB654-AA2,2,8 3. Based on the written notification that it receives from the local governmental unit, the department of administration issues a written finding that the local governmental unit has demonstrated that a major factor in the method it intends to use to hire the consultant is the qualifications of the consultant, and that the local governmental unit does not intend to use a process that is based only on cost.

AB654-AA2,2,10 4. The local governmental unit has not submitted the notification described in subd. 1. more than twice during any 12-month period.".

AB654-AA2,2,11 (End)