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NE Code § 81-161.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-161.02 - Competitive bids; rejection by materiel division; grounds; new bids.

81-161.02.  Competitive bids; rejection by materiel division; grounds; new bids.Any or all bids may be rejected by the materiel division. The materiel division may reject the bid of any bidder who has failed to perform a previous contract with the state. In any case where competitive bids are required and all bids are rejected, and the proposed purchase is not abandoned, new bids shall be solicited.Source   Laws 1963, c. 508, § 11, p. 1620;  Laws 2000, LB 654, § 15.
NE Code § 81-161.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-161.03 - Direct purchases, contracts, or leases; approval required, when; report required; materiel division; duties; Department of Correctional Services; purchases authorized.

81-161.03.  Direct purchases, contracts, or leases; approval required, when; report required; materiel division; duties; Department of Correctional Services; purchases authorized.The materiel division may, by written order, permit purchases, contracts, or leases to be made by any using agency directly with the vendor or supplier whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the materiel division that, because of the unique nature of the personal property, the price in connection therewith, the quantity to be purchased, the location of the using agency, the time of the use of the personal property, or any other circumstance, the interests of the state will be served better by purchasing or contracting direct than through the materiel division.Such permission shall be revocable and shall be operative for a period not exceeding twelve months from the date of issue. Using agencies receiving such permission shall report their acts and expenditures under such orders to the materiel division in writing and furnish proper evidence that competition has been secured at such time and covering such period as may be required by the materiel division.The materiel division shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations establishing criteria which must be met by any agency seeking direct market purchase authorization. Purchases for miscellaneous needs may be made directly by any agency without prior approval from the materiel division for purchases of less than twenty-five thousand dollars if the agency has completed a certification program as prescribed by the materiel division.The Department of Correctional Services may purchase raw materials, supplies, component parts, and equipment perishables directly for industries established pursuant to section 83-183, whether such purchases are made to fill specific orders or for general inventories. Any such purchase shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars. The department shall comply with the bidding process of the materiel division and shall be subject to audit by the materiel division for such purchases.Source   Laws 1943, c. 215, § 16, p. 709;   R.S.1943, § 81-160;   Laws 1963, c. 508, § 12, p. 1620;   Laws 1975, LB 359, § 9;   Laws 1975, LB 447, § 5;   Laws 1981, LB 381, § 7;   Laws 1984, LB 933, § 13;   Laws 1987, LB 354, § 1;   Laws 1992, LB 1241, § 18;   Laws 1997, LB 314, § 6;  Laws 2000, LB 654, § 16;  Laws 2007, LB256, § 5;  Laws 2016, LB1080, § 1;  Laws 2017, LB320, § 2.
NE Code § 81-161.05 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-161.05 - Materiel administrator or employee; financial or beneficial personal interest forbidden; gifts and rebates prohibited; violations; penalty.

81-161.05.  Materiel administrator or employee; financial or beneficial personal interest forbidden; gifts and rebates prohibited; violations; penalty.Neither the materiel administrator nor any employee under his or her direction shall be financially interested or have any beneficial personal interest, directly or indirectly, in the purchase or leasing of any personal property nor in any firm, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or association furnishing personal property. No such person shall receive or accept directly or indirectly from any person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation submitting any bid or to whom a contract may be awarded by rebate, gift, or otherwise, any money or other thing of value whatsoever or any promise, obligation, or contract for future reward, or compensation. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class IV felony and shall be subject to forfeiture of his or her office or position.Source   Laws 1963, c. 508, § 14, p. 1621;   Laws 1975, LB 359, § 10;   Laws 1977, LB 39, § 265;   Laws 1992, LB 1241, § 19;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 523;  Laws 2017, LB320, § 3.
NE Code § 81-161.06 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-161.06 - State Surplus Property Revolving Fund; created; use; investment.

81-161.06.  State Surplus Property Revolving Fund; created; use; investment.There is hereby created the State Surplus Property Revolving Fund. The fund shall be administered by the materiel division of the Department of Administrative Services. The fund shall consist of money collected from the sale of surplus property and fees from such sales and shall be used to reimburse the appropriate funds from the proceeds of such sales and pay for expenses incurred by the division for the sale of the property.Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source   Laws 1994, LB 1194, § 6;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 96.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 81-162 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-162 - Purchases or leases; form of contract.

81-162.  Purchases or leases; form of contract.Contracts for purchases or leases may be made in any of the following forms:(1) For the furnishing of specific personal property at specific prices;(2) For the furnishing of personal property, according to the specifications, at a fixed rate for a minimum quantity, subject to furnishing a greater quantity at the same or a lesser rate; or(3) For the furnishing of personal property, according to the specifications without a stated minimum at a rate stated, commonly known as a price agreement.The form of the contract to be used in any case shall be subject to the discretion of the materiel division.Source   Laws 1943, c. 215, § 18, p. 709;   R.S.1943, § 81-162;   Laws 1975, LB 359, § 11;   Laws 1992, LB 1241, § 20.
NE Code § 81-164 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-164 - Central mailing room; equipment required.

81-164.  Central mailing room; equipment required.The materiel division, under the direction of the Director of Administrative Services, shall operate and maintain a central mailing room. The central mailing room shall be equipped with postage metering machines and postal handling equipment for the purpose of metering official mail of the state and employ such help as may be necessary for the efficient operation of such mailing room.Source   Laws 1943, c. 218, § 1, p. 714;   R.S.1943, § 81-164;  Laws 2000, LB 654, § 18.
NE Code § 81-165 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-165 - Official outgoing mail to be metered; members of Legislature, when exempt.

81-165.  Official outgoing mail to be metered; members of Legislature, when exempt.Beginning July 1, 1943, all official outgoing mail of each state officer, department, commission, board, bureau, court or other agency, occupying quarters in the Capitol Building in Lincoln, Nebraska, or in any state building which may hereafter be located adjacent thereto, shall be delivered unstamped to such central mailing room to be metered and dispatched; Provided, however, members of the Legislature shall be specifically exempt from the provisions of sections 81-164 to 81-171 for and during the time the Legislature is not in actual session. All employees of such state officers, departments, commissions, boards, bureaus, courts or other agencies, when working away from the Capitol Building, shall use the metered mail for outgoing mail so far as may be possible, consistent with postal regulations.Source   Laws 1943, c. 218, § 2, p. 715;   R.S.1943, § 81-165;   Laws 1945, c. 225, § 1, p. 669.
NE Code § 81-166 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-166 - Postage records; requirements.

81-166.  Postage records; requirements.The materiel division shall keep an accurate record of the postage used by each state officer, department, commission, board, bureau, court, or other agency and charge such state officer, department, commission, board, bureau, court, or other agency with the exact amount of postage so used plus administrative and operational costs. Administrative and operational costs shall be charged as a percentage of the amount charged for postage. Such charge shall, as nearly as may be practical, reflect the actual administrative and operational costs of the central mailing room and its related activities. The division shall submit electronically an annual report to the Appropriations Committee of the Legislature of the percentage charge. Rates planned for the coming fiscal year shall be included in the instructions for completion of budget request forms as annually prepared by the Department of Administrative Services' budget division. If rate revisions are required during the fiscal year to reflect changes in the administrative and operational costs, these revisions shall be announced to each state officer, department, commission, board, bureau, court, or other agency at least thirty days prior to their use.Source   Laws 1943, c. 218, § 3, p. 715;   R.S.1943, § 81-166;   Laws 1978, LB 961, § 1;   Laws 1981, LB 381, § 9;  Laws 2000, LB 654, § 19;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 165.
NE Code § 81-167 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-167 - Advances for postage; monthly statement by materiel division; remittance by warrant; overdrafts not allowed.

81-167.  Advances for postage; monthly statement by materiel division; remittance by warrant; overdrafts not allowed.Each state officer, department, commission, board, bureau, court or other agency, occupying quarters in the Capitol Building or any state building which may hereafter be located adjacent thereto, shall advance to the materiel division of the Department of Administrative Services, a sum estimated to be sufficient to cover his, her or its postage for at least one month but never to exceed two months' average use as determined by the materiel division. On the first day of each month, the materiel division shall send a statement to each state officer, department, commission, board, bureau, court or other agency of their mailings during the month, and each state officer, department, commission, board, bureau, court or other agency shall remit by warrant to the materiel division the amount of such statement. No overdrafts shall be permitted. If the original amount advanced to the materiel division for postage is not sufficient to cover the postage, additional advances shall be made by the respective state officer, department, commission, board, bureau, court or other agency.Source   Laws 1943, c. 218, § 4, p. 715;   R.S.1943, § 81-167;   Laws 1969, c. 782, § 1, p. 2959;   Laws 1971, LB 28, § 2.
NE Code § 81-168 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-168 - Central mailing room; employees; hours staggered.

81-168.  Central mailing room; employees; hours staggered.The materiel division under the direction of the Director of Administrative Services shall stagger the hours of employees in the central mailing room so that the central mailing room is open until the last mail departs from the Capitol Building.Source   Laws 1943, c. 218, § 5, p. 716;   R.S.1943, § 81-168;  Laws 2000, LB 654, § 20.
NE Code § 81-169 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-169 - Rules and regulations; authority of materiel division.

81-169.  Rules and regulations; authority of materiel division.The materiel division under the direction of the Director of Administrative Services may make such reasonable rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the administration of sections 81-164 to 81-171.Source   Laws 1943, c. 218, § 6, p. 716;   R.S.1943, § 81-169.
NE Code § 81-171 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-171 - Delivery of mail to mailing room for unofficial business; violation; penalty.

81-171.  Delivery of mail to mailing room for unofficial business; violation; penalty.It shall be unlawful to deliver any mail to any state mailing room, to be metered and dispatched, or to deposit in the United States mail any envelope, metered by a postage metering machine of the State of Nebraska, for any purpose or upon any business other than the dispatch of mail appertaining strictly to official business of the State of Nebraska. Any person violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.Source   Laws 1943, c. 218, § 8, p. 716;   R.S.1943, § 81-171;  Laws 2000, LB 654, § 21.
NE Code § 81-173 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-173 - Terms, defined.

81-173.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Deferred Building Renewal Act and sections 85-106 and 85-304, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Renewal work means any (a) deferred or preventive maintenance projects that will restore facilities and utility systems as closely as practicable to their original constructed condition as defined by the Task Force for Building Renewal, (b) projects that will bring facilities into compliance with current fire safety, life safety, and hazardous materials abatement requirements, and (c) projects that will bring facilities into compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The standard of quality maintenance shall be set after consideration of the facility users, geographical location, condition, and physical analysis of each building;(2) Deferred maintenance means any measures taken to: (a) Correct or repair structural or mechanical defects that would endanger the integrity of a building or its components or allow unwanted penetration of the building by the outdoor elements; (b) correct or repair structural, mechanical, or other defects in a building or its components or utility systems which endanger the lives or health of state employees or the general public; (c) bring a building into compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; (d) correct a waste of energy, including minor repairs, alteration and maintenance painting, cost of materials, hiring of building maintenance personnel, and other necessary expenses for the maintenance of roofs, exterior walls, retaining walls, foundations, flooring, ceilings, partitions, doors, building hardware, windows, plaster, structural ironwork, screens, plumbing, heating, air-handling, and air conditioning equipment, or electrical systems, but excluding decorative finish or furnishing or building additions; or (e) conduct an energy audit;(3) Preventive maintenance means any measures taken to maintain the structural or mechanical integrity of a building or its components including those measures listed in subdivision (2) of this section; and(4) Task force means the Task Force for Building Renewal.Source   Laws 1977, LB 309, § 1;   Laws 1980, LB 835, § 1;   Laws 1982, LB 604, § 1;   Laws 1993, LB 369, § 1;   Laws 1998, LB 1100, § 14;   Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 15;  Laws 2011, LB228, § 1.
NE Code § 81-174 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-174 - Task Force for Building Renewal; established; purpose; consultants; appointment; how selected.

81-174.  Task Force for Building Renewal; established; purpose; consultants; appointment; how selected.There is hereby established the Task Force for Building Renewal to carry out the Deferred Building Renewal Act. The Director of Administrative Services shall appoint an administrator as the chief officer of the task force. The administrator shall retain not more than four consultants to assist him or her in the administration of the Deferred Building Renewal Act. Each task force member shall be selected on the basis of his or her ability to administer and accomplish efficient building maintenance and shall have knowledge of and experience in the contracting of construction projects and the maintaining of buildings. Members shall be selected so that the task force represents diversified expertise needed for maintenance judgments and, if practical, each member should reside at a location that allows efficient visitation of state-owned buildings.Source   Laws 1977, LB 309, § 2;   Laws 1980, LB 835, § 2;   Laws 1997, LB 314, § 8;   Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 16.
NE Code § 81-175 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-175 - Task force; members; compensation; expenses.

81-175.  Task force; members; compensation; expenses.The compensation of the members of the task force shall be established by the Governor on a per diem basis, and they shall work the days and hours required to accomplish the task. Members of the task force shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177.Source   Laws 1977, LB 309, § 3;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 168;  Laws 2020, LB381, § 101.
NE Code § 81-176 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-176 - Task force; review; report.

81-176.  Task force; review; report.The task force shall conduct a review of the plans, specifications, and other construction and repair documents and ongoing maintenance requirements for real property, structures, or improvements that may be proposed to be made available to any state agency, board, or commission by means of gift, bequest, or devise and any acquisition of real property or structures by any state agency, board, or commission with the proceeds of donations, gifts, bequests, devises, or grants from individuals, organizations, corporations, foundations, or similar entities or from nonfederal governmental agencies, if the combined proceeds of such donations, gifts, bequests, devises, or grants exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars, pursuant to section 81-1108.33. The task force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Committee on Building Maintenance.Source  Laws 1999, LB 369, § 2;  Laws 2011, LB264, § 3;  Laws 2012, LB761, § 1.
NE Code § 81-177 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-177 - State agency; inspection of facilities; report; contents; referred to task force.

81-177.  State agency; inspection of facilities; report; contents; referred to task force.Each state agency operating or managing state-owned buildings, utilities, or grounds shall make a detailed inspection of facilities under its care to determine accurately what renewal work items exist and the probable cost and time required for doing the work. A detailed report of the findings shall be made to the Governor, listing for each building, utility, or grounds improvement, the individual work items with estimated quantities and unit prices. Such report shall also include a listing of projects needed in state-owned structures to accommodate persons with handicaps as provided in sections 81-5,147 and 81-5,148. The report shall state which work items are recommended to be done under contract and which are proposed to be done by agency forces with an estimate of hours of labor and labor costs. The Governor shall refer the report to the task force for its study and recommendations pursuant to section 81-178.Source   Laws 1977, LB 309, § 5;   Laws 1980, LB 835, § 4;   Laws 1995, LB 8, § 1;  Laws 2002, LB 93, § 21.
NE Code § 81-178 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-178 - Report; classification of work items; task force, duties.

81-178.  Report; classification of work items; task force, duties.The report required by section 81-177 shall classify work items by urgency of need using three classes defined as follows:Class I — items for immediate action to (1) provide safety and protection against costly damage to buildings or their utility systems, (2) make structural, mechanical, or other repairs to buildings or their components or utility systems which are an immediate danger to the lives or health of state employees or the general public, or (3) bring buildings into compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;Class II — items of imperative need to correct problems that if neglected will quickly deteriorate further into Class I items that must be done to provide efficient and safe use of the facility or system; andClass III — additional items necessary to fully renew or provide efficient and safe use of the facility or system.The task force shall recommend to the Governor the classification of projects and priorities to be established for grants within the classifications. The Governor shall make such classification of projects and establish such priorities as shall be best calculated to achieve the purposes of the Deferred Building Renewal Act.Source   Laws 1977, LB 309, § 6;   Laws 1979, LB 322, § 40;   Laws 1980, LB 835, § 5;   Laws 1982, LB 604, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 369, § 2;   Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 17.
NE Code § 81-180 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-180 - Building renewal funds; expenditures; allocation of funds; procedure.

81-180.  Building renewal funds; expenditures; allocation of funds; procedure.The Building Renewal Allocation Fund, State Building Renewal Assessment Fund, University Building Renewal Assessment Fund, and State College Building Renewal Assessment Fund shall only be expended for the purpose of building renewal work except as appropriated by the Legislature to meet the cost of administering the Deferred Building Renewal Act or as otherwise provided. In each fiscal year, expenditures for the cost of administering the act from any one of such funds shall be proportional to the revenue credited to such fund in the preceding fiscal year in comparison to the total revenue credited to all of such funds in such year. As applicable, each agency shall be allocated funds as directed by the Governor using the system of priorities established in section 81-178. In the making of allocations from such funds, the Governor shall follow a policy that first considers the use of private enterprise services for deferred maintenance projects while using state employees primarily for the performance of preventive maintenance. When such preventive maintenance is of a nature that only occasional highly technical attention is scheduled, primary consideration shall be given to using contractual services. The task force shall review all such contracts for such services from private enterprises.Source   Laws 1977, LB 309, § 8;   Laws 1980, LB 835, § 7;   Laws 1982, LB 604, § 3;   Laws 1998, LB 1100, § 16;  Laws 2003, LB 410, § 2.