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﻿ Sec. 3.225 MN Statutes
Section 3.225
3.222 3.226
2016 Subd. 2 Amended 2016 c 130 s 1
2016 Subd. 3 Amended 2016 c 130 s 2
2016 Subd. 5 Amended 2016 c 130 s 3
1998 Subd. 1 Amended 1998 c 386 art 2 s 1
1998 Subd. 2 Amended 1998 c 386 art 2 s 2
1997 Subd. 1 Amended 1997 c 202 art 2 s 4
1995 3.225 New 1995 c 254 art 1 s 35
3.225 PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICE CONTRACTS.
This section applies to a contract for professional or technical services entered into by the house of representatives, the senate, the Legislative Coordinating Commission, or any group under the jurisdiction of the Legislative Coordinating Commission. For purposes of this section, "professional or technical services" has the meaning defined in section 16C.08, subdivision 1, but does not include legal services for official legislative business.
Subd. 2.Requirements for all contracts.
(5) the entity will assign personnel to manage the contract; and
(6) the combined contract and amendments will not extend for more than five years.
Subd. 3.Contracts over $25,000.
Before an entity may seek to enter into a professional or technical services contract valued in excess of $25,000, it must determine that:
(1) reasonable efforts were made to publicize the availability of the contract to the public; and
(2) the entity has established any performance measures or other tools that the entity determines are necessary to evaluate contractor performance.
Subd. 4.Renewals.
The renewal of a professional or technical service contract must comply with all requirements, including notice, applicable to the original contract. A renewal contract must be identified as such. All notices and reports on a renewal contract must state the date of the original contract and the amount previously paid under the contract.
(a) The house of representatives, the senate, and the Legislative Coordinating Commission shall submit to the Legislative Reference Library by September 1 of each year a listing of all contracts for professional or technical services executed in the preceding fiscal year. The report must identify the parties and the contract amount, duration, and tasks to be performed.
(b) The yearly report must:
Subd. 6.Contract terms.
(a) A professional or technical services contract must by its terms permit the contracting entity to unilaterally terminate the contract prior to completion, upon payment of just compensation, if the entity determines that further performance under the contract would not serve entity purposes. If the final product of the contract is a written report, a copy must be filed with the Legislative Reference Library.
(b) The terms of a contract must provide that no more than 90 percent of the amount due under the contract may be paid until the final product has been reviewed by the person entering into the contract on behalf of the contracting entity, and that person has certified that the contractor has satisfactorily fulfilled the terms of the contract.
1995 c 254 art 1 s 35; 1997 c 202 art 2 s 4; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 1,2; 2016 c 130 s 1-3