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AR Code § 22-8-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 8 - Motor Vehicles|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-8-105. Global positioning devices on certain state-owned vehicles — Definition

 (a) As used in this section, “global positioning device” means a device that can access a global navigation satellite system or that uses radio frequency information technology and provides reliable location and time information and is capable of recording the travel and location of a vehicle.  (b)  (1) A global positioning device may be installed on a state-owned vehicle.  (2) Each state agency, board, or commission may keep records of its vehicles' travels and locations as recorded by the global positioning device.    (c)  (1) The records kept by a state agency, board, or commission under this section are subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.  (2) However, disclosure shall not be made for the travels or locations of any state-owned vehicle under this section until thirty (30) days have elapsed after the travel or after the state-owned vehicle was at the location.    (d) The records kept by a state agency, board, or commission under this section are subject to audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit and shall be kept for at least five (5) years.  (e) Each state agency, board, or commission that uses global positioning devices on its vehicles may promulgate rules for the implementation and administration of this section.
AR Code § 22-8-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 8 - Motor Vehicles|Subchapter 2 - Automobile and Pickup Truck Acquisition Act for the State of Arkansas|§ 22-8-201. Title

 This subchapter may be known as the “Automobile and Pickup Truck Acquisition Act for the State of Arkansas”.
AR Code § 22-8-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 8 - Motor Vehicles|Subchapter 2 - Automobile and Pickup Truck Acquisition Act for the State of Arkansas|§ 22-8-202. Purpose

 The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures for the acquisition, disposal, and reassignment by the Department of Finance and Administration of automobiles and pickup trucks, as defined in § 22-8-203, to be acquired, owned, or otherwise disposed of by certain state agencies, boards, commissions, departments, and institutions of higher education.
AR Code § 22-8-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 8 - Motor Vehicles|Subchapter 2 - Automobile and Pickup Truck Acquisition Act for the State of Arkansas|§ 22-8-203. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Automobile” means a motorized vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires used for the transportation of persons, as commonly known and recognized by the Revenue Division, as a pleasure vehicle for licensing purposes as established by § 27-14-601(a)(1);  (2) “Emergency vehicle” means an automobile or pickup truck used in law enforcement or for protection of the public peace and health of the citizens of Arkansas;  (3)  (A) “Law enforcement agency” means a police force or organization whose primary responsibility as established by statute or ordinance is the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of this state.  (B) “Law enforcement agency” does not include the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation;    (4) “Pickup truck” means a motorized vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires which are regularly and commonly rated as having a load capacity not exceeding three-fourths (¾) ton, as recognized by the Revenue Division, for licensing purposes for trucks and trailers as established in § 27-14-601(a)(3)(A);  (5) “State agency” means a state agency, board, commission, department, or institution of higher education which derives any financial support from the fund accounts enumerated in §§ 19-5-302 — 19-5-304, 19-5-306, 19-5-307, 19-5-1011, 19-6-404, 19-6-411, and 25-4-117;  (6) “State Vehicle Inventory and Control System” means an automated system maintained by the Department of Finance and Administration to record and control the size and composition of the state's vehicle fleet and to accumulate historical data on the costs associated with the vehicle fleet; and  (7) “Vehicle” or “motor vehicle” means an automobile or pickup truck as defined in this section, unless used out of context in implementing the purposes and intent of this subchapter.
AR Code § 22-8-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 8 - Motor Vehicles|Subchapter 2 - Automobile and Pickup Truck Acquisition Act for the State of Arkansas|§ 22-8-204. Applicability

 This subchapter shall not apply to the elected constitutional officers of the state, to the moneys appropriated by the General Assembly for financing the statutory responsibilities of these officers, to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, nor to any local political subdivision.
AR Code § 22-8-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 8 - Motor Vehicles|Subchapter 2 - Automobile and Pickup Truck Acquisition Act for the State of Arkansas|§ 22-8-205. Allocation of vehicles — Priority listing

 (a) Each state agency requesting the acquisition of an automobile or pickup truck shall:  (1) Have its existing automobiles and pickup trucks included on the state vehicle inventory and control system;  (2) Not exceed the number of motor vehicles as authorized by law for the agency; and  (3) Submit a schedule as required for replacing its automobiles or pickup trucks reflecting each vehicle's historical information, the need for replacement, and the disposition of the existing vehicle.    (b) From the information provided by state agencies requesting the acquisition of automobiles or pickup trucks, the Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare a prioritized ranking for the then-current fiscal year based upon:  (1) Age of the vehicle to be replaced;  (2) Actual and projected mileage of the vehicle to be replaced;  (3) A history of repair costs of the vehicle to be replaced;  (4) Number and average age of each state agency's fleet of vehicles; and  (5) Condition of state agency fleet and cost of maintenance of its vehicles.    (c) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, through the Marketing and Redistribution Section, shall have the authority to reassign a vehicle from a state agency to another state agency based upon need, age, condition, utilization, and justification but not to decrease a state agency's actual number of vehicles owned.  (d) The secretary shall review the schedule of prioritized ranking for acquiring vehicles, and he or she shall have the authority to make changes, as he or she deems necessary, to the priority listing. He or she shall then forward the priority listing to the Governor for his or her approval or modification.  (e) Upon securing the Governor's approved priority listing for acquisition of motorized vehicles, the secretary shall then proceed to acquire the vehicles, and he or she shall ensure that the replaced vehicle is transferred to the Marketing and Redistribution Section within thirty (30) days for disposal.
AR Code § 22-8-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 8 - Motor Vehicles|Subchapter 2 - Automobile and Pickup Truck Acquisition Act for the State of Arkansas|§ 22-8-207. Purchase from qualified vendors

 The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall have the authority to purchase new or used vehicles from qualified vendors in accordance with the Arkansas Procurement Law, § 19-11-201 et seq.
AR Code § 22-8-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 8 - Motor Vehicles|Subchapter 2 - Automobile and Pickup Truck Acquisition Act for the State of Arkansas|§ 22-8-208. Vehicle ownership

 Vehicles acquired or assigned under the provisions of this subchapter shall be the property of the state agency to which the vehicle is assigned, and legal title to the vehicle is to rest with the agency.
AR Code § 22-8-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 8 - Motor Vehicles|Subchapter 2 - Automobile and Pickup Truck Acquisition Act for the State of Arkansas|§ 22-8-209. Rules

 The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, through his or her disbursing officer, is authorized to promulgate such rules as deemed necessary to implement the provisions and intent of this subchapter.
AR Code § 22-8-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 8 - Motor Vehicles|Subchapter 2 - Automobile and Pickup Truck Acquisition Act for the State of Arkansas|§ 22-8-210. Motor vehicle renovation

 (a) Funds deposited into the Motor Vehicle Acquisition Revolving Fund created by § 19-5-1002(a) and § 22-8-206(b), which may be made available for the purchase of motor vehicles for the Division of Arkansas State Police, may in addition be made available and used for expenses associated with the renovation of state police motor vehicles.  (b) If the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police determines the cost associated with renovating or repairing state police motor vehicles is economically beneficial, he or she shall contract with a qualified vendor and, when invoiced, shall submit said invoice to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, who shall direct payment from moneys set aside in the fund for the division.
AR Code § 22-8-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 8 - Motor Vehicles|Subchapter 2 - Automobile and Pickup Truck Acquisition Act for the State of Arkansas|§ 22-8-211. Emergency vehicles — Limited use for out-of-state travel

 (a) If requested by a law enforcement officer, a law enforcement agency may allow a law enforcement officer employed by the law enforcement agency to use an emergency vehicle owned by the law enforcement agency to travel outside the State of Arkansas for the funeral of a:  (1) Law enforcement officer;  (2) Victim of a crime; or  (3) Witness to a crime.    (b)  (1) If a law enforcement agency approves a law enforcement officer's request under this section to travel to a funeral and the law enforcement agency will pay for the travel with state funds, the law enforcement agency shall consider the cost to the law enforcement agency for travel by:  (A) Emergency vehicle; and  (B) Commercial airplane.    (2) If the law enforcement agency approves the law enforcement officer's request to travel to the funeral, the law enforcement agency shall approve the least costly means of transportation under subdivision (b)(1) of this section.
AR Code § 22-9-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 9 - Public Works|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-9-101. Observation by registered professionals required

 (a) The state or a township, county, municipality, village, or other political subdivision of the state shall not engage in the capital improvement of public works involving engineering or architecture for which the plans, specifications, and estimates have not been made by and the capital improvement executed under the observation of a professional engineer as defined in § 17-30-101 or architect as defined in § 17-15-102, in their respective areas of expertise.  (b) Nothing in this section shall be held to apply to any public works wherein the contemplated capital improvement expenditure:  (1) For an engineering project does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); or  (2) For an architectural project does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).    (c) This section does not apply to:  (1) A school district, county, municipality, or township project that is planned and executed according to plans and specifications furnished by authorized state agencies; or  (2)  (A) The design or construction of an unpaved trail project as defined under § 22-2-102.  (B) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission shall ensure that an unpaved trail project created under this subdivision (c)(2) meets the standards for observation by registered professionals as established by the Building Authority Division.
AR Code § 22-9-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 9 - Public Works|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-9-103. Authorization for state agency to commit cash funds for construction — Penalty

 (a)  (1) It shall be unlawful for any agency, department, or institution supported by state-appropriated funds or cash funds to expend any cash funds of the agency for the construction of a building or to incur any obligation committing or pledging the cash funds of the agency for the construction of a building unless the agency, department, or institution has previously obtained specific authorization by legislative enactment for the construction of the building to be paid, wholly or in part, from cash funds of the agency.  (2) If the agency does not have specific legislative authority to construct a building from cash funds, the agency, department, or institution shall first obtain specific legislative authorization for the construction of the building prior to the expending of any cash funds of the agency, or prior to entering into any contract or agreement with respect to constructing any building to be paid from cash funds of the agency.    (b) In the interim between legislative sessions, authorization for the construction of buildings and for the expending of cash funds of the agency therefor may be given by the Governor, in writing.  (c) Nothing in this section shall apply to public school districts.  (d) Any board, commission, or authorized head of any agency, department, or institution which shall expend any cash funds of the agency in violation of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of malfeasance in office and shall be removed therefrom.
AR Code § 22-9-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 9 - Public Works|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-9-104. Proposed capital expenditures — Definition

 (a) Prior to the convening of regular sessions of the General Assembly, each state agency, department, or institution shall submit a proposed capital expenditures request which shall:  (1) Identify each public works construction project proposed to be constructed or obligated by construction contract by the governmental body during the next biennial period of the state;  (2) Indicate a method of financing the construction through state appropriation, federal grants, revenue bonds, or revenue notes provided by law, the use of agency or institutional receipts, the use of donated funds from private sources, or a combination of one (1) or more such sources; and  (3) Be accompanied by estimates of the cost of maintaining and operating the capital improvement facility once constructed.    (b) After appropriate hearings and review, the General Assembly shall designate each proposed capital expenditure for construction which has been approved and the method of financing the proposed capital expenditure.  (c) Proposed capital expenditure projects shall not be undertaken until approved by the General Assembly.  (d)  (1) In unusual circumstances between sessions of the General Assembly, a state agency, department, or institution which needs to make a capital expenditure in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), which has not been approved by the General Assembly, may submit a request for the expenditure to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, who shall review the request and submit his or her recommendation for the method of finance for the expenditure to the Legislative Council for its advice and recommendation.  (2) Upon obtaining the advice and recommendation of the Legislative Council, the state agency, department, or institution is authorized to proceed with the capital expenditure, subject to the provisions of the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, § 19-4-101 et seq., and other fiscal laws of the state.    (e) As used in this section, “public works construction project” means the purchase or construction of all lands, buildings, structures, utility systems, and similar facilities for the use of the governmental body filing the request but shall not include projects involving less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).  (f) Nothing in this section shall apply to public school districts.
AR Code § 22-9-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 9 - Public Works|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-9-105. Poor contractual performance — Additional bids prohibited

 (a)  (1) A firm that has an existing state contract with a state agency shall not bid on any additional state contracts with a state agency if the firm's existing state contract with a state agency has one (1) or more material issues, including without limitation a material delay in the commencement or completion of a project or a breach of contract.  (2)  (A) If a state agency determines that an existing state contract with a firm has one (1) or more material issues under this section, the firm may appeal the state agency's determination to the State Procurement Director.  (B) The decision of the director regarding an appeal under this subsection is final and conclusive.  (C) The director shall adopt rules to establish the process and procedure for appeals under this subsection.      (b) As used in this section, “state agency” means the same as defined in § 22-2-102.  (c) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall adopt rules to provide guidance on what is considered to be a material issue under subsection (a) of this section.
AR Code § 22-9-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 9 - Public Works|Subchapter 2 - Award of Contracts|§ 22-9-201. Applicability of §§ 22-9-202 — 22-9-204

 (a) The provisions of §§ 22-9-202 — 22-9-204 shall not apply to contracts awarded by the State Highway Commission for construction or maintenance of public highways, roads, or streets under the provisions of §§ 27-67-206 and 27-67-207.  (b) The provisions of § 22-9-204 shall not apply to projects designed to provide utility needs of the state or any agency thereof, a municipality, or a county. Those projects shall include, but shall not be limited to, pipeline installation, sanitation projects, light earth work and foundation work, local flood control, sanitary landfills, drainage projects, site clearing, water lines, streets, roads, alleys, sidewalks, water channelization, light construction sewage, water works, and improvements to street and highway construction.  (c)  (1)  (A) The notice and bid security provisions of §§ 19-4-1401, 19-4-1405, and 22-9-203 pertaining to the project amount and the time frames of the advertisement shall not apply to contracts for the performance of any work or the making of any capital improvements due to emergency contracting procedures.  (B) Nothing shall prohibit the contracting authority from requiring a bid security if the contracting authority determines to require a bid security.    (2)  (A) The percentage requirements of § 22-9-203(e) shall not apply to contracts for the performance of any work or the making of any capital improvements due to emergency contracting procedures.  (B) If negotiations are unsuccessful and the contracting authority determines further negotiations with the lowest responsible bidder are not in the contracting authority's best interests, nothing shall prohibit the contracting authority from terminating negotiations and negotiating the award of the contract to the next lowest responsible bidder.    (3) “Emergency contracting procedures” means the acquisition of services and materials for capital improvements, including without limitation acquisitions funded in whole or in part with insurance proceeds, that are in accordance with the minimum standards and criteria of the Building Authority Division.  (4) Emergency contracting procedures may include sole sourcing or competitive quote bids.  (5) The Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services or a designee may make or authorize others to make emergency contracting procedures as defined in subdivision (c)(3) of this section and in accordance with the minimum standards and criteria of the division.    (d) To the extent that federal purchasing laws or bidding preferences conflict, this subchapter does not apply to projects related to supplying water or wastewater utility services, operations, or maintenance to a federal military installation by a municipality of the state.
AR Code § 22-9-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 22 - Public Property|Chapter 9 - Public Works|Subchapter 2 - Award of Contracts|§ 22-9-202. Construction of this section and §§ 22-9-203 and 22-9-204

 (a) It is the intent of this section and §§ 22-9-203 and 22-9-204 to provide a uniform procedure that a taxing unit shall follow when work is done under formal contract.  (b)  (1) This section and §§ 22-9-203 and 22-9-204 do not:  (A) Prevent a taxing unit from performing any of the work or making any of the improvements referred to in this section and §§ 22-9-203 and 22-9-204 by the use of its own employees; or  (B) Require that bids must be received from a contractor as a condition precedent to the right to use the taxing unit's own employees.    (2) This section and §§ 22-9-203 and 22-9-204 do not prevent a county government from separately procuring:  (A) Commodities in accordance with § 14-22-101 et seq.;  (B) Professional services in accordance with § 19-11-801 et seq.; or  (C) Construction work from one (1) or more separate contractors under separate contract or invoice so that the work is not included in calculating the bid requirement threshold of thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000).      (c) This section and §§ 22-9-203 and 22-9-204 do not amend or repeal any law that requires the publication of notice in those instances in which the estimated amount of the cost of the proposed improvements within the scope of the contract is more than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000).