16.855(23)(b)
(b) In connection with any bid or proposal submitted or contract entered into under this section, the department may accept a digital signature. If the department accepts a digital signature, a person submitting a bid or proposal or entering into a contract with the department may use a digital signature if the digital signature meets all of the following requirements:
16.855(23)(b)2.
2. The digital signature is under the sole control of the person using it.
16.855(23)(b)3.
3. The digital signature is linked to data in such a manner that if any of the data is changed, the digital signature becomes invalid.
16.855(23)(b)4.
4. The digital signature is capable of verification under the procedures promulgated as rules under
par. (d).
16.855(23)(b)5.
5. The digital signature conforms to any other rules promulgated under
par. (d).
16.855(23)(c)
(c) A digital signature that meets all of the requirements specified in
par. (b) 1. to
5. has the same force and effect as a manual signature and is effective, valid and enforceable against the signer.
16.855(23)(d)
(d) The department shall promulgate rules to govern the use of digital signatures under this subsection and to establish procedures for their verification.
16.855 Annotation
Construing subs. (2) (a) 2. and (14), it is held that the department has authority to create a division of work not limited to traditional trade practices, which may include work divisions other than the four enumerated in the statute if the new division involves a specialized area of construction, e.g., elevator work which is commonly designated a division although it involves the electrical trade. Breiby v. Dept. of Administration, 55 W (2d) 16, 197 NW (2d) 737.
16.855 Annotation
A bid proposal asking for the name of a subcontractor is contrary to sub. (13) (a), and the request is invalid. 61 Atty. Gen. 224.
16.855 Annotation
Preference for Wisconsin businesses under ss. 16.75 (1) (a) and 16.855 (1) operates only in case of a tie bid.
74 Atty. Gen. 47.
16.858
16.858
Energy conservation audits and construction projects. 16.858(1)(1) The department may contract with a qualified contractor for an energy conservation audit to be performed at any state-owned building, structure or facility. Under the contract, the contractor shall prepare a report containing a description of the physical modifications to be performed to the building, structure or facility that are required to effect specific future energy savings within a specified period and a determination of the minimum savings in energy usage that will be realized by the state from making these modifications within that period. After review of the audit report and subject to approval under
s. 13.48 (10), where required, the department may contract with the contractor for construction work to be performed at the building, structure or facility for the purpose of realizing potential savings of future energy costs identified in the audit if, in the judgment of the department, the anticipated savings to the state after completion of the work will enable recovery of the costs of the work within a reasonable period of time.
16.858(2)
(2) Any contract under
sub. (1) shall require the contractor to undertake the construction work at its own expense. The contract shall provide for the state to pay a maximum stated amount, which shall include any financing costs incurred by the contractor. The maximum stated amount may not exceed the minimum savings determined under the audit to be realized by the state within the period specified in the audit. The state shall make payments under the contract as the savings identified in the audit are realized by the state, in the amounts actually realized, but not to exceed the lesser of the maximum stated amount or the actual amount of the savings realized by the state within the period specified in the audit. The department shall charge the cost of the payments to the applicable appropriation for fuel and utility costs at the building, structure or facility where the work is performed in the amounts equivalent to the savings that accrue to the state under that appropriation from expenditures not made as a result of the construction work, as determined by the department in accordance with the contract. The department may also charge its costs for negotiation and administration of the contract to the same appropriation.
16.858(3)
(3) Any contract under
sub. (1) shall include a provision stating in substance that payments under the contract are contingent upon available appropriations.
16.858(4)
(4) No later than January 1 of each year, the secretary shall report to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance identifying any construction work for which the department has contracted under this section for which the state has not made its final payment as of the date of the preceding report, together with the actual energy cost savings realized by the state as a result of the contract to date, or the estimated energy cost savings to be realized by the state if the total savings to be realized in the audit under
sub. (1) have not yet been realized, and the date on which the state made its final payment under the contract or, if the final payment has not been made, the latest date on which the state is obligated to make its final payment under the contract.
16.858 History
History: 1997 a. 27.
16.865
16.865
Department of administration; statewide risk management coordination. The department shall:
16.865(1)
(1) Be responsible for statewide risk management coordination in order to:
16.865(1)(a)
(a) Protect the state from losses which are catastrophic in nature and minimize total cost to the state of all activities related to the control of accidental loss.
16.865(1)(b)
(b) Place emphasis on the reduction of loss through professional attention to scientific loss control techniques and by motivational incentives, prompt claims payments and other loss prevention measures.
16.865(2)
(2) Identify and evaluate exposure to loss to the state, its employes or injury to the public by reason of fire or other accidents and fortuitous events at state-owned properties or facilities.
16.865(3)
(3) Recommend changes in procedures, program conditions or capital improvement for all agencies which would satisfactorily eliminate or reduce the existing exposure.
16.865(4)
(4) Manage the state employes' worker's compensation program and the statewide self-funded programs to protect the state from losses of and damage to state property and liability.
16.865(5)
(5) Arrange appropriate insurance contracts for the transfer of risk of loss on the part of the state or its employes, to the extent such loss cannot reasonably be assumed by the individual agencies or the self-funded programs. The placement of insurance may be by private negotiation rather than competitive bid, if such insurance has a restricted number of interested carriers. The department shall approve all insurance purchases.
16.865(6)
(6) Train, upgrade and guide appropriate personnel in the agencies in implementation of sound risk management practices.
16.865(7)
(7) Have the authority to contract for investigative and adjustment services as provided in
s. 20.865 (1) (fm) which can be performed more economically or efficiently by such contract.
16.865(8)
(8) Annually in each fiscal year, allocate as a charge to each agency a proportionate share of the estimated costs attributable to programs administered by the agency to be paid from the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (2) (k). The department may charge premiums to agencies to finance costs under this subsection and pay the costs from the appropriation on an actual basis. The department shall deposit all collections under this subsection in the appropriation account under
s. 20.505 (2) (k). Costs assessed under this subsection may include judgments, investigative and adjustment fees, data processing and staff support costs, program administration costs, litigation costs and the cost of insurance contracts under
sub. (5). In this subsection, "agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in
ch. 231,
232,
233,
234 or
235.
16.87
16.87
Approval of contracts by secretary and governor; audit. 16.87(1)(a)
(a) "Construction work" includes all labor and materials used in the framing or assembling of component parts in the erection, installation, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, conversion, razing, demolition or removal of any appliance, device, equipment, building, structure or facility.
16.87(1)(b)
(b) "Environmental consultant services" includes services provided by environmental scientists, engineers and other experts.
16.87(2)
(2) A contract for engineering services or architectural services or a contract involving an expenditure of $2,500 or more for construction work, or $20,000 or more for limited trades work, to be done for or furnished to the state or a department, board, commission or officer of the state is exempt from the requirements of
ss. 16.705 and
16.75. The department shall attempt to ensure that 5% of the total amount expended under this section in each fiscal year is paid to minority businesses, as defined under
s. 16.75 (3m) (a).
16.87(3)
(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 and, if the contract involves an expenditure over $30,000, approved by the governor. 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 and, if the change order involves an expenditure over $30,000, the approval of the governor.
16.87(4)
(4) This section does not apply to contracts by the department of natural resources for environmental consultant services or engineering services for hazardous substance spill response under
s. 292.11 or environmental repair under
s. 292.31, or for environmental consultant services to assist in the preparation of an environmental impact statement or to provide preapplication services under
s. 23.40.
16.875
16.875
Setoffs. All amounts owed by this state under this subchapter are subject to being set off under
s. 73.12.
16.875 History
History: 1985 a. 29.
16.88
16.88
Charges against projects. The cost of services furnished pursuant to
s. 16.85 (2) to
(4),
(6) and
(7) shall be charged to and paid out of available funds for the respective projects, whenever in the judgment of the secretary the charges are warranted and the cost of the services can be ascertained with reasonable accuracy.
16.89
16.89
Construction and services controlled by this chapter. No department, independent agency, constitutional office or agent of the state shall employ engineering, architectural or allied services or expend money for construction purposes on behalf of the state, except as provided in this chapter.
16.89 History
History: 1981 c. 390;
1983 a. 27.
16.895
16.895
State-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plants. 16.895(2)(a)
(a) Prepare all specifications, bid and administer contracts for the purchase of fuels for all state-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plants.
16.895(2)(b)
(b) Coordinate the state fuel and utility management program to maximize the economy of operations of the program.
16.895(2)(c)
(c) Determine the method of operation of state-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plants, including maintenance standards and policies concerning utilization of alternative fuels and energy conservation.
16.895(2)(d)
(d) Assure compliance with federal and state laws, federal regulations and state administrative rules applicable to state-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plants.
16.895(2)(e)
(e) Delegate to any agency the department's authority under
par. (c) or
(d) and approve all expenditures of the agency under
par. (c) or
(d).
16.895(2)(f)
(f) Review and approve rates charged by any agency for the sale of fuel, water, sewage treatment service, electricity, heat or chilled water under
s. 16.93, and the rates at which any agency charges its appropriations for fuel, water, sewage treatment service, electricity, heat or chilled water that the agency provides to itself.
16.895(2)(g)
(g) Provide for emissions testing, waste product disposal and fuel quality testing at state-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plants, and secure permits that are required for operation of the plants.
16.895(2)(h)
(h) Periodically assess to agencies their proportionate cost of the expenses incurred by the department under this subsection and
ss. 16.85 (4),
16.90,
16.91 and
16.92 in accordance with a method of apportionment determined by the department.
16.895 History
History: 1989 a. 31 ss.
135,
140.
16.90
16.90
Fuel for state heating, cooling or power plants. 16.90(2)(a)
(a) Prepare all specifications for contracts for the purchase of fuel for each state-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plant. All such specifications where feasible shall provide for purchase of such fuel on a heating value and quality basis and may provide for an adjustment of the base price of any fuel as a result of changes in production or transportation costs during the term of a contract.
16.90(2)(b)
(b) Distribute fuel purchased by the department or any agency to agencies that require it, and reallocate such fuel between agencies in the event of a shortage.
16.90(2)(c)
(c) Set standards for storage of fuel by agencies.
16.90(2)(d)
(d) Test all fuel purchased for each state-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plant wherein the annual requirement is in excess of 12,500 therms and where purchased on a heating value and quality basis.
16.90(2)(e)
(e) Promulgate such rules as the secretary considers necessary, not inconsistent with this section, to promote efficiency, energy conservation and economy in the testing, handling and use of fuel for state-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plants.
16.90 History
History: 1989 a. 31,
359.
16.91
16.91
Contracts for fuel. 16.91(2)
(2) No contract for the purchase of fuel for any state-owned or operated heating or heating and power plant wherein the annual requirement is in excess of 12,500 therms is binding unless purchased upon specifications furnished by the secretary. A contract for fuel may be for any term deemed to be in the best interests of the state, but the term and any provisions for renewal or extension shall be incorporated in the bid specifications and the contract document.
16.91(3)
(3) Payments for fuel delivered under contracts specified in
sub. (2) and for delivery costs shall be made upon vouchers approved by the secretary. Upon being audited and paid, the department shall charge each purchase against the appropriation to the agency which has jurisdiction over the facility at which the fuel is used. The secretary shall report on a quarterly basis to each such agency the total amount of payments charged under this subsection to each of its appropriations and facilities. Approval of the payments by the agency whose appropriation is charged is not required.
16.91 History
History: 1979 c. 34;
1989 a. 31.
16.92
16.92
Purchase of fuel, electricity, heat and chilled water. 16.92(2)
(2) Each agency shall utilize the most cost-effective means of procurement of fuel, electricity, heat and chilled water.
16.92 History
History: 1989 a. 31.
16.93
16.93
Sale of fuel or utility service. 16.93(2)
(2) Except as provided in
sub. (3), any agency, with the approval of the department, may sell fuel, water, sewage treatment service, electricity, heat or chilled water to another agency, a federal agency, a local government or a private entity.
16.93(3)
(3) Prior to contracting for the sale of any fuel or extending any water, sewage treatment, electrical, heating or chilled water service to a new private entity after August 9, 1989, an agency shall contact each public utility that serves the area in which the private entity is located and that is engaged in the sale of the same fuel or utility service. If a public utility so contacted objects to the proposed sale and commits to provide the fuel or service, the agency shall not contract for the sale.
16.93 History
History: 1989 a. 31.
STATE PLANNING AND ENERGY
16.95
16.95
Powers and duties. The department shall, through a system of comprehensive long-range planning, promote the development and the maximum wise use of the energy, natural and human resources of the state. It shall:
16.95(1)
(1) Collect, analyze, interpret and, in cooperation with the other state agencies, maintain the comprehensive data needed for effective state agency planning and effective review of those plans by the governor and the legislature.
16.95(2)
(2) Perform research to evaluate and measure alternative objectives and administrative actions.
16.95(3)
(3) Stimulate and encourage all state agencies to comprehensively plan and advance proposals for their area of state government services, and assist the state agencies to develop a necessary planning capacity.
16.95(4)
(4) Prepare and maintain plans for those state agencies which do not have an adequate planning capacity, at the request and in cooperation with those agencies.
16.95(5)
(5) Advise and assist state agencies in their development and maintenance of comprehensive plans, providing them with technical and program information, and advising them of the impact of related plans of other state agencies.
16.95(6)
(6) Stimulate the consideration and possible use of creative techniques and actions that may better accomplish the objectives of this section.
