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NE Code § 81-1701 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1701 - Act; purpose; applicability.

81-1701.  Act; purpose; applicability.The purpose of the Nebraska Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act is to provide managerial control over competitive negotiations by the state for acquisition of professional architectural, engineering, landscape architecture, or land surveying services. The act does not apply to (1) contracts under section 57-1503, (2) contracts under subsection (6) of section 39-1349, (3) contracts under sections 39-2808 to 39-2823 except as provided in section 39-2810, or (4) contracts under the State Park System Construction Alternatives Act except as provided in section 37-1719.Source   Laws 1978, LB 715, § 1;  Laws 2011, First Spec. Sess., LB4, § 6;  Laws 2015, LB312, § 7;  Laws 2016, LB960, § 30;  Laws 2018, LB775, § 36;  Laws 2019, LB616, § 2.  Cross References  State Park System Construction Alternatives Act, see section 37-1701.
NE Code § 81-1702 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1702 - Act, how cited.

81-1702.  Act, how cited.Sections 81-1701 to 81-1721 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act.Source  Laws 1978, LB 715, § 2.
NE Code § 81-1703 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1703 - Definitions; sections applicable.

81-1703.  Definitions; sections applicable.For purposes of sections 81-1701 to 81-1721, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 81-1704 to 81-1710 shall be used.Source  Laws 1978, LB 715, § 3.
NE Code § 81-1704 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1704 - Professional services, defined.

81-1704.  Professional services, defined.Professional services shall mean those services within the scope of the practice of architecture, professional engineering, landscape architecture, or registered land surveying as defined by the laws of the state, or those performed by any architect, professional engineer, landscape architect, or registered land surveyor in connection with his professional employment practice.Source  Laws 1978, LB 715, § 4.
NE Code § 81-1705 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1705 - Agency, defined.

81-1705.  Agency, defined.Agency shall mean each board, commission, bureau, council, department, officer, division, the University of Nebraska, the Nebraska state colleges, or other administrative office or unit of state government.Source  Laws 1978, LB 715, § 5.
NE Code § 81-1706 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1706 - Firm, defined.

81-1706.  Firm, defined.Firm shall mean any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, or other legal entity permitted by law to practice architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, or land surveying in the state.Source   Laws 1978, LB 715, § 6;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 543.
NE Code § 81-1707 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1707 - Compensation, defined.

81-1707.  Compensation, defined.Compensation shall mean the total amount paid by the agency for professional services.Source  Laws 1978, LB 715, § 7.
NE Code § 81-1708 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1708 - Agency official, defined.

81-1708.  Agency official, defined.Agency official shall mean any elected or appointed officeholder, employee, consultant, person in the category of other personal service, or any other person receiving compensation from a state agency.Source  Laws 1978, LB 715, § 8.
NE Code § 81-1709 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1709 - Project, defined.

81-1709.  Project, defined.Project shall mean that fixed capital outlay, study, or planning activity, except renewal work as defined in section 81-173, described in the public notice of a state agency.Source  Laws 1978, LB 715, § 9.
NE Code § 81-1710 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1710 - Continuing contract, defined.

81-1710.  Continuing contract, defined.Continuing contract shall mean a contract for professional services entered into in accordance with the procedures of sections 81-1701 to 81-1721 between an agency and a firm whereby the firm provides professional services to the agency for work of a specified nature as outlined in the contract required by the agency with no time limitation. Any such contract shall provide a termination clause.Source  Laws 1978, LB 715, § 10.
NE Code § 81-1711 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1711 - Department of Administrative Services; Department of Transportation; project; procedures.

81-1711.  Department of Administrative Services; Department of Transportation; project; procedures.The Department of Administrative Services shall, with the advice of each agency, prescribe by administrative rules procedures for the determination of a project under its jurisdiction. The Department of Transportation shall prescribe such procedures for highway construction projects. Such procedures may include:(1) Determination of a project which constitutes a grouping of minor construction, rehabilitation, or renovation activities; and(2) Determination of a project which constitutes a grouping of substantially similar construction, rehabilitation, or renovation activities.Source   Laws 1978, LB 715, § 11;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 289.
NE Code § 81-1712 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1712 - Project; professional services required; notice; qualifications and performance data; statements; certification; procedures; Department of Administrative Services; adopt.

81-1712.  Project; professional services required; notice; qualifications and performance data; statements; certification; procedures; Department of Administrative Services; adopt.(1) Public notice shall be given by each agency, in a uniform and consistent manner, when professional services are required to be contracted for a project whose basic construction cost is estimated by the agency to be more than four hundred thousand dollars and for professional services when the estimated fee for such professional services exceeds forty thousand dollars, except in cases of public emergencies so certified by the agency head. The Department of Administrative Services shall adjust the dollar amounts in this section every four years beginning January 1, 2002, to account for inflationary and market changes. The adjustments shall be based on percentage changes in a construction cost index and any other published index relevant to operations and utilities costs, as selected by the department. The public notice shall include a general description of the project and shall indicate how interested firms can apply for consideration for such contract.(2) Each agency shall encourage firms engaged in the lawful practice of their profession who desire to provide professional services to the agency to submit annually a statement of qualifications and performance data. The agency may request a firm to update the file statement before the anniversary date to reflect changed conditions of the firm.(3) Any firm desiring to provide professional services to an agency must first be certified by the agency as qualified pursuant to law and the regulations of the agency. The agency shall make a finding that the firm to be employed is fully qualified to render the required service. Factors to be considered in making this finding shall include capabilities to perform, adequacy of personnel, past record and performance, and experience.(4) The Department of Administrative Services shall, with the advice of each agency, adopt administrative procedures for the evaluation of professional services, including capabilities to perform, adequacy of personnel, past record and performance, experience, and such other factors as may be determined by the agency to be applicable to its particular requirements.(5) The public shall not be excluded from the meetings or proceedings under this section in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.Source   Laws 1978, LB 715, § 12;   Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 25;  Laws 2004, LB 821, § 33.  Cross References  Open Meetings Act, see section 84-1407.
NE Code § 81-1713 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1713 - Project; professional services; qualifications; agency; evaluation; selection; considerations.

81-1713.  Project; professional services; qualifications; agency; evaluation; selection; considerations.(1) For each proposed project, the agency or a committee designated by the agency shall evaluate current statements of qualifications and performance data of firms as are on file with the agency, together with those that may be submitted by firms regarding the proposed project, and shall conduct discussions with, and may require public presentations by no less than three firms, regarding their qualifications, approach to the project, and ability to furnish the required service.(2) Any committee designated by the agency shall have among its membership at least one person whose profession represents that particular field of endeavor being considered.(3) The agency or committee designated by the agency shall select, in order of preference, no less than three firms deemed to be most highly qualified to perform the required services after considering such factors as the ability of professional personnel, past performance, willingness to meet time and budget requirements, location, recent, current and projected workloads of the firms, and the volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the agency, with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of contracts among qualified firms, as long as such distribution does not violate the principle of selection of the most highly qualified firms.(4) This section shall not apply to professional service contracts for (a) a project whose basic construction cost is estimated by the agency to be four hundred thousand dollars or less or (b) a planning or study activity when the estimated fee for professional services is forty thousand dollars or less. The Department of Administrative Services shall adjust the dollar amounts in this section every four years beginning January 1, 2002, to account for inflationary and market changes. The adjustments shall be based on percentage changes in a construction cost index and any other published index relevant to operations and utilities costs, as selected by the department.Source   Laws 1978, LB 715, § 13;   Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 26.
NE Code § 81-1714 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1714 - Sections, how construed.

81-1714.  Sections, how construed.Nothing in sections 81-1701 to 81-1721 shall be construed to prohibit continuing contracts between firm and agency.Source  Laws 1978, LB 715, § 14.
NE Code § 81-1715 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1715 - Professional services; agency; negotiate contract; procedure; failure to contract; effect.

81-1715.  Professional services; agency; negotiate contract; procedure; failure to contract; effect.(1) The agency or the committee designated by the agency shall negotiate a contract with the most qualified firm for professional services at compensation which the agency determines is fair and reasonable. In making such determination, the agency or committee designated by the agency shall conduct a detailed analysis of the cost of the professional services required in addition to considering their scope and complexity. For all lump-sum or cost-plus-a-fixed-fee professional service contracts, the agency or committee designated by the agency shall require the firm receiving the award to execute a certificate stating that wage rates and other factual unit costs supporting the compensation are accurate, complete, and current at the time of contracting. Any professional service contract under which such a certificate is required shall contain a provision that the original contract price and any additions thereto shall be adjusted to exclude any significant sums by which the agency or committee designated by the agency determines the contract price had been increased due to inaccurate, incomplete, or noncurrent wage rates and other factual unit costs. All such contract adjustments shall be made within one year following the end of the contract.(2) Should the agency or committee designated by the agency be unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the firm considered to be the most qualified at a price the agency or committee designated by the agency determines to be fair and reasonable, negotiations with that firm shall be formally terminated. The agency or committee designated by the agency shall then undertake negotiations with the second most qualified firm. Failing to reach an agreement with the second most qualified firm, the agency or committee designated by the agency shall terminate negotiations with such firm. The agency or committee designated by the agency shall then undertake negotiations with the third most qualified firm.(3) Should the agency or committee designated by the agency be unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with any of the selected firms, the agency or committee designated by the agency shall either select additional firms in order of their competence and qualification and continue negotiations in accordance with this section until an agreement is reached or review the agreement under negotiation to determine the possible cause for failure to achieve a negotiated agreement.Source  Laws 1978, LB 715, § 15.
NE Code § 81-1716 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1716 - Professional services; contract; contingent fees; prohibited; penalty.

81-1716.  Professional services; contract; contingent fees; prohibited; penalty.(1) Each contract for professional services entered into by the agency shall contain a prohibition against contingent fees as follows: The architect, or registered land surveyor, professional engineer, or landscape architect, as applicable, warrants that he has not employed or retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for him, to solicit or secure this agreement and that he has not paid or agreed to pay any person, company, corporation, individual, or firm, other than a bona fide employee working solely for him, any fee, commission, percentage, gift, or any other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or the making of this agreement.(2) Upon violation of this section, the agency shall have the right to terminate the agreement without liability and, at its discretion, to deduct from the contract price, or otherwise recover, the full amount of such fee, commission, percentage, or consideration.Source  Laws 1978, LB 715, § 16.
NE Code § 81-1717 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1717 - Agency contract for professional services; prohibited acts; penalty.

81-1717.  Agency contract for professional services; prohibited acts; penalty.Any firm, other than a bona fide employee working solely for an architect, professional engineer, registered land surveyor, or landscape architect, who offers, agrees, or contracts to solicit or secure agency contracts for professional services for any other company or firm for or who is paid any fee, commission, percentage, gift, or any other consideration contingent upon, or resulting from, the award or the making of a contract for professional services shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.Source  Laws 1978, LB 715, § 17.
NE Code § 81-1718 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1718 - Professional services; contract; improper action; penalty.

81-1718.  Professional services; contract; improper action; penalty.Any architect, professional engineer, registered land surveyor, or landscape architect, or any group, company, or firm who shall offer to pay, or pay, any fee, commission, percentage, gift, or other consideration contingent upon, or resulting from, the award or making of any agency contract for professional services shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.Source  Laws 1978, LB 715, § 18.
NE Code § 81-1719 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1719 - Professional services; contract; agency official; conflict of interest; penalty.

81-1719.  Professional services; contract; agency official; conflict of interest; penalty.Any agency official who offers to solicit or secure, or solicits or secures, a contract for professional services and to be paid, or is paid, any fee, commission, percentage, gift, or any other consideration contingent upon the award or making of such a contract for professional services between the agency and any company or firm shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.Source  Laws 1978, LB 715, § 19.
NE Code § 81-1720 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1720 - Professional services; selection process; notice; when not required.

81-1720.  Professional services; selection process; notice; when not required.Notwithstanding any other provision of sections 81-1701 to 81-1721, there shall be no public notice requirement or utilization of the selection process as provided in sections 81-1701 to 81-1721 for projects in which the agency is able to reuse existing drawings, specifications, and other documents from a prior project.Source  Laws 1978, LB 715, § 20.
NE Code § 81-1721 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1721 - Existing contracts; validity; unaffected.

81-1721.  Existing contracts; validity; unaffected.Nothing in sections 81-1701 to 81-1721 shall affect the validity of any contracts in existence on July 22, 1978.Source  Laws 1978, LB 715, § 21.
NE Code § 81-1801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1801 - Terms, defined.

81-1801.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Child abuse means an offense under section 28-707;(2) Commission shall mean the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice;(3) Committee shall mean the Crime Victim's Reparations Committee;(4) Dependent shall mean a relative of a deceased victim who was dependent upon the victim's income at the time of death, including a child of a victim born after a victim's death;(5) Domestic assault means an offense under section 28-323;(6) Executive director shall mean the executive director of the commission;(7) Health care provider means any person licensed or certified by the State of Nebraska to deliver health care under the Uniform Credentialing Act and any health care facility licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act. Health care provider includes any professional corporation or other professional entity comprised of such health care providers;(8) Personal injury shall mean actual bodily harm;(9) Relative shall mean spouse, parent, grandparent, stepparent, natural born child, stepchild, adopted child, grandchild, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, or spouse's parent;(10) Sexual assault has the same meaning as in section 29-4309; and(11) Victim shall mean a person who is injured or killed as a result of conduct specified in section 81-1818.Source   Laws 1978, LB 910, § 1;   Laws 1981, LB 328, § 4;   Laws 1986, LB 540, § 2;   Laws 1991, LB 186, § 1;  Laws 2009, LB598, § 2;  Laws 2011, LB390, § 21;  Laws 2021, LB497, § 1.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021  Cross References   Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401.  Uniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101.
NE Code § 81-1801.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1801.01 - Legislative intent.

81-1801.01.  Legislative intent.It is the intent of the Legislature that the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act be construed as enabling the rights set forth in Article I, section 28, of the Constitution of Nebraska.Source Laws 2004, LB 270, § 5.
NE Code § 81-1802 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1802 - Crime Victim's Reparations Committee; created; members.

81-1802.  Crime Victim's Reparations Committee; created; members.A Crime Victim's Reparations Committee is hereby created. The committee shall consist of five members of the commission and three public members to be appointed by the Governor subject to approval by the Legislature. One public member shall represent charitable organizations, one public member shall represent businesses, and one public member, who has training and relevant work experience with victims and survivors of crime, shall represent crime victims. The members of the committee shall select a chairperson who is a member of the commission.Source   Laws 1978, LB 910, § 2;   Laws 1981, LB 328, § 5;   Laws 1986, LB 540, § 3;  Laws 2009, LB598, § 3;  Laws 2015, LB605, § 88.
NE Code § 81-1803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1803 - Committee; members; terms.

81-1803.  Committee; members; terms.Members of the committee shall serve for terms of four years.Source   Laws 1978, LB 910, § 3;   Laws 1986, LB 540, § 4;  Laws 2009, LB598, § 4;  Laws 2015, LB605, § 89.
NE Code § 81-1804 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1804 - Committee; members; vacancy.

81-1804.  Committee; members; vacancy.When a vacancy occurs on the committee, appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made for the balance of the term. As the terms of the initial appointees to the committee expire, succeeding appointees shall be appointed to four-year terms. Members whose terms have expired shall continue to serve until their successors have been appointed.Source   Laws 1978, LB 910, § 4;   Laws 1986, LB 540, § 5.
NE Code § 81-1805 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1805 - Committee; members; expenses.

81-1805.  Committee; members; expenses.Members of the committee shall receive no reimbursement for the performance of their duties as members of the committee, except that such members shall receive reimbursement for expenses as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.Source   Laws 1978, LB 910, § 5;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 199;   Laws 1986, LB 540, § 6;  Laws 2009, LB598, § 5;  Laws 2020, LB381, § 126.
NE Code § 81-1806 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-1806 - Committee; hearing officers; appointment.

81-1806.  Committee; hearing officers; appointment.The executive director may serve as a hearing officer pursuant to this section and in addition the committee, with the approval of the commission, shall appoint one or more additional hearing officers, who shall be licensed to practice law in the state, to conduct hearings, take testimony in proceedings under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act, and make determinations of any matter subject to such act.Source   Laws 1978, LB 910, § 6;   Laws 1981, LB 328, § 6;   Laws 1986, LB 540, § 7;   Laws 1991, LB 186, § 2.