Title: Contracted Airport Projects

Summary: Authorizes single entity to provide certain contracted services for airport projects wholly or partially funded by DOT.

Full Text:
An act relating to contracted airport projects; amending s. 337.14, F.S.; authorizing a single entity to provide certain contracted services for airport projects wholly or partially funded by the Department of Transportation; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (7) of section 337.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 337.14 Application for qualification; certificate of qualification; restrictions; request for hearing.-(7) A "contractor" as defined in s. 337.165(1)(d) or his or her "affiliate" as defined in s. 337.165(1)(a) qualified with the department under this sec tion may not also qualify under s. 287.055 or s. 337.105 to provide testing services, construction, engineering, and inspection services to the department. This limitation does not apply to any design-build prequalification under s. 337.11(7) and does not apply when the department otherwise determines by written order entered at least days before advertisement that the limitation is not in the best interests of the public with respect to a particular contract for testing services, construction, engineeri ng, and inspection services. This subsection does not authorize a contractor to HB 1441 2020 provide testing services, or provide construction, engineering, and inspection services, to the department in connection with a construction contract under which the contractor is performing any work. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for a project that is wholly or partially funded by the department and administered by a local governmental entity, except for a seaport listed in s. 311.09 or an airport as defined in s. 332.004,the entity performing design and construction,engineering,and inspection services may not be the same entity. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.