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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
February 3, 2012 - Introduced by Representatives Honadel, Krug, Ballweg, Bies,
Endsley, LeMahieu, Marklein, A. Ott, Spanbauer, Stone, Strachota,
Stroebel
and Van Roy, cosponsored by Senator Olsen. Referred to Committee
on Transportation.
AB522,1,3 1An Act to amend 84.01 (13); and to create 84.01 (13m) of the statutes; relating
2to:
the engagement of engineering and similar services by the Department of
3Transportation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Transportation (DOT) may engage
engineering, consulting, surveying, or other specialized services and this
engagement of services is exempt from certain provisions of law relating to state
procurement. Any engagement of services involving an expenditure of $3,000 or
more must be by formal contract approved by the governor. For an engagement of
services of more than $25,000, DOT must conduct a uniform cost-benefit analysis
before the engagement and must review periodically, and before any renewal, the
continued appropriateness of the engagement.
This bill eliminates the requirements that DOT: 1) conduct a uniform
cost-benefit analysis before an engagement of engineering, consulting, surveying,
or other specialized services involving an expenditure of more than $25,000; and 2)
review periodically and before any renewal the continued appropriateness of such an
engagement. The bill also requires DOT to annually submit a report to the
legislature limited to identifying, for the preceding fiscal year: 1) the total cost of
engineering services provided on projects performed predominantly by DOT
employees; 2) the total cost of engineering services provided on projects performed
predominantly through an engagement of engineering services; and 3) the total cost
of engineering services provided on projects performed jointly by DOT employees and

through an engagement of engineering services. The bill also includes requirements
for DOT to follow in computing the total cost of engineering services.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB522, s. 1 1Section 1. 84.01 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB522,2,132 84.01 (13) Engineering services. The department may engage such
3engineering, consulting, surveying, or other specialized services as it deems
4advisable. Any engagement of services under this subsection is exempt from ss.
516.70 to 16.75, 16.755 to 16.82, and 16.85 to 16.89, but ss. 16.528, 16.752, 16.753, and
616.754 apply to such engagement. Any engagement involving an expenditure of
7$3,000 or more shall be by formal contract approved by the governor. The department
8shall conduct a uniform cost-benefit analysis, as defined in s. 16.70 (3g), of each
9proposed engagement under this subsection that involves an estimated expenditure
10of more than $25,000 in accordance with standards prescribed by rule of the
11department. The department shall review periodically, and before any renewal, the
12continued appropriateness of contracting pursuant to each engagement under this
13subsection that involves an estimated expenditure of more than $25,000.
AB522, s. 2 14Section 2. 84.01 (13m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB522,2,1915 84.01 (13m) Engagement of engineering services reports. (a) Not later than
16December 1, 2013, and annually by December 1 of each year thereafter, the
17department shall submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for
18distribution to the speaker of the assembly and president of the senate under s.
1913.172 (3) a report limited to identifying all of the following:
AB522,3,2
11. The total cost of engineering services provided during the preceding fiscal
2year on projects performed predominantly by employees of the department.
AB522,3,53 2. The total cost of engineering services provided during the preceding fiscal
4year on projects performed predominantly through an engagement of services under
5sub. (13).
AB522,3,86 3. The total cost of engineering services provided during the preceding fiscal
7year on projects performed jointly through an engagement of services under sub. (13)
8and by employees of the department.
AB522,3,149 (b) In computing the total cost of engineering services provided by employees
10of the department under par. (a), the department shall include indirect costs
11allocable to direct engineering labor. Allocations of indirect costs that are applied
12equally to engineering services provided by the department's employees and to
13engineering services provided through an engagement of services under sub. (13)
14shall be excluded from the reporting of indirect costs.
AB522, s. 3 15Section 3. Initial applicability.
AB522,3,1716 (1) The treatment of section 84.01 (13) of the statutes first applies to
17engagements initially entered into on the effective date of this subsection.
AB522, s. 4 18Section 4. Effective date.
AB522,3,2019 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after
20publication.
AB522,3,2121 (End)
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