Bill Text: IN SB0188 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Qualification of public works professionals.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-02-08 - First reading: referred to Committee on Labor and Employment [SB0188 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2010-SB0188-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 4-13.6-5-7; 4IC 5-16-11.1.
Synopsis: Qualification of public works professionals. Requires state
agencies and a political subdivision to comply with certain procedures
when acquiring the services of architects, engineers, and land
surveyors. (Under current law, the procedures are not mandatory and
do not apply to a state agency.)
Effective: July 1, 2010.
January 5, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government.
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(1) Comply with IC 5-16-11.1.
(2) Submit a recommendation to the commissioner, who shall award a contract.
(b) In making a recommendation to the commissioner, the director shall consider only the competence and the qualifications of the persons offering to perform the professional services in relation to the type of services to be performed. The department shall negotiate compensation for performance of the professional services that the commissioner determines is reasonable.
JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "public agency"
includes a: any of the following:
(1) A state agency (as defined in IC 4-13-1-1).
(1) (2) A political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13).
(2) (3) A municipally owned utility.
(3) (4) A lessor corporation leasing a school building to a school
corporation under IC 20-47-2 or IC 20-47-3. or
(4) (5) A lessor corporation constructing a public facility to be
leased to a political subdivision.
(1) Publish notice in accordance with IC 5-3-1.
(2) Provide for notice (other than notice in accordance with IC 5-3-1) as it determines is reasonably calculated to inform those performing professional services of a proposed project.
(3) Provide for notice in accordance with both subdivisions (1) and (2).
(4) Determine not to provide any notice.
(b) If the public agency provides for notice under subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3), each notice must include all of the following:
(1) The location of the project.
(2) A general description of the project.
(3) The general criteria to be used in selecting professional services firms for the project.
(4) The place where any additional project description or specifications are on file.
(5) The hours of business of the public agency.
(6) The last date for accepting statements of qualifications from interested parties.