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FL Stat § 337.025 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 337 - Contracting; Acquisition, Disposal, and Use of Property|337.025 - Innovative Transportation Projects; Department to Establish Program.

337.025 Innovative transportation projects; department to establish program.—(1) The department may establish a program for transportation projects demonstrating innovative techniques of highway and bridge design, construction, maintenance, and finance which have the intended effect of measuring resiliency and structural integrity and controlling time and cost increases on construction projects. Such techniques may include, but are not limited to, state-of-the-art technology for pavement, safety, and other aspects of highway and bridge design, construction, and maintenance; innovative bidding and financing techniques; accelerated construction procedures; and those techniques that have the potential to reduce project life cycle costs. To the maximum extent practical, the department must use the existing process to award and administer construction and maintenance contracts. When specific innovative techniques are to be used, the department is not required to adhere to those provisions of law that would prevent, preclude, or in any way prohibit the department from using the innovative technique. However, before using an innovative technique that is inconsistent with another provision of law, the department must document in writing the need for the exception and identify what benefits the traveling public and the affected community are anticipated to receive. The department may enter into no more than $120 million in contracts awarded annually for the purposes authorized by this section.(2) The annual cap on contracts provided in subsection (1) does not apply to:(a) Turnpike enterprise projects.(b) Low-bid design-build milling and resurfacing contracts.History.—s. 34, ch. 96-323; s. 45, ch. 99-385; s. 10, ch. 2000-266; s. 9, ch. 2002-20; s. 2, ch. 2009-89; s. 3, ch. 2019-153; s. 9, ch. 2019-169; s. 8, ch. 2021-188.
FL Stat § 337.026 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 337 - Contracting; Acquisition, Disposal, and Use of Property|337.026 - Authority of Department to Enter Into Agreements for Construction Aggregate Materials.

337.026 Authority of department to enter into agreements for construction aggregate materials.—(1) The department may pursue procurement techniques that will provide the department with reliable and economic supplies of construction aggregate materials and control time and cost increases on construction projects.(2) The department may enter into agreements with private or public entities. Such agreements may include, but are not limited to, department acquisition of materials or resources or long-term leases for a term not to exceed 99 years that will advance the state’s transportation needs.(3) To the maximum extent practical, the department must use the existing process to award and administer such procurement techniques. When techniques authorized by this section are to be used, the department is not required to adhere to provisions of law that would prevent, preclude, or prohibit it from using this procurement technique. However, prior to using this procurement technique, the department must document in writing the need for the exception and identify the benefits the traveling public and the affected community are anticipated to receive.History.—s. 31, ch. 2007-196.
FL Stat § 337.0261 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 337 - Contracting; Acquisition, Disposal, and Use of Property|337.0261 - Construction Aggregate Materials.

337.0261 Construction aggregate materials.—(1) DEFINITIONS.—“Construction aggregate materials” means crushed stone, limestone, dolomite, limerock, shell rock, cemented coquina, sand for use as a component of mortars, concrete, bituminous mixtures, or underdrain filters, and other mined resources providing the basic material for concrete, asphalt, and road base.(2) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—The Legislature finds that there is a strategic and critical need for an available supply of construction aggregate materials within the state and that a disruption of the supply would cause a significant detriment to the state’s construction industry, transportation system, and overall health, safety, and welfare. In addition, the Legislature recognizes that construction aggregate materials mining is an industry of critical importance to the state and that the mining of construction aggregate materials is in the public interest.(3) LOCAL GOVERNMENT DECISIONMAKING.—A local government may not approve or deny a proposed land use zoning change, comprehensive plan amendment, land use permit, ordinance, or order regarding construction aggregate materials without considering any information provided by the Department of Transportation regarding the effect such change, amendment, permit decision, ordinance, or order would have on the availability, transportation, cost, and potential extraction of construction aggregate materials on the local area, the region, and the state. The failure of the Department of Transportation to provide this information shall not be a basis for delay or invalidation of the local government action. A local government may not impose a moratorium, or combination of moratoria, of more than 12 months’ duration on the mining or extraction of construction aggregate materials, commencing on the date the vote was taken to impose the moratorium. January 1, 2007, shall serve as the commencement of the 12-month period for moratoria already in place as of July 1, 2007.(4) EXPEDITED PERMITTING.—Due to the state’s critical infrastructure needs and the potential shortfall in available construction aggregate materials, limerock environmental resource permitting and reclamation applications filed after March 1, 2007, are eligible for the expedited permitting processes contained in s. 403.973. Challenges to state agency action in the expedited permitting process for establishment of a limerock mine in this state under s. 403.973 are subject to the same requirements as challenges brought under s. 403.973(14)(a), except that, notwithstanding s. 120.574, summary proceedings must be conducted within 30 days after a party files the motion for summary hearing, regardless of whether the parties agree to the summary proceeding.History.—s. 30, ch. 2007-196; s. 67, ch. 2008-4; s. 3, ch. 2009-89; s. 65, ch. 2010-5; s. 39, ch. 2016-239.
FL Stat § 337.0262 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 337 - Contracting; Acquisition, Disposal, and Use of Property|337.0262 - Purchase and Use of Clay, Peat, Gravel, Sand, or Any Other Solid Substance Extracted From Borrow Pits.

337.0262 Purchase and use of clay, peat, gravel, sand, or any other solid substance extracted from borrow pits.—(1) The department, and any contractor or subcontractor of the department, may not purchase or use any clay, peat, gravel, sand, or other solid substance extracted from a borrow pit as defined in s. 378.403 unless:(a) Certification is provided to the department, contractor, or subcontractor by the operator of the borrow pit that it is in compliance with the notice requirements and substantive requirements of s. 378.801; and(b) The operator of the borrow pit is in compliance with the performance standards in s. 378.803, including, but not limited to, providing proof of currently valid permits required by the Department of Environmental Protection and the appropriate water management district.(2) All contracts and purchase orders executed by the department, and all subcontracts and purchase orders executed by contractors or subcontractors after July 1, 2021, must include specific requirements for compliance with this section.(3) In the event that the department determines that substances are being obtained and used from a borrow pit that is not in compliance with this section, the department must cease to accept any substances from that borrow pit within 48 hours after such determination. The department may resume acceptance of substances from the borrow pit once the borrow pit is in compliance with this section.History.—s. 9, ch. 2021-188.
FL Stat § 337.027 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 337 - Contracting; Acquisition, Disposal, and Use of Property|337.027 - Authority to Implement a Business Development Program.

337.027 Authority to implement a business development program.—(1) The department may establish a program for highway projects which would assist small businesses. The purpose of this program is to increase competition, lower prices, and provide increased support to meet the department’s future work program. The program may include, but is not limited to, setting aside contracts, providing preference points for the use of small businesses, providing special assistance in bidding and contract completion, waiving bond requirements, and implementing other strategies that would increase competition.(2) For purposes of this section, the term “small business” means a business with yearly average gross receipts of less than $15 million for road and bridge contracts and less than $6.5 million for professional and nonprofessional services contracts. A business’ average gross receipts is determined by averaging its annual gross receipts over the last 3 years, including the receipts of any affiliate as defined in s. 337.165.(3) The department may adopt rules to implement this section.History.—s. 12, ch. 2016-181.
FL Stat § 337.03 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 337 - Contracting; Acquisition, Disposal, and Use of Property|337.03 - Authority of Department to Purchase Surplus Properties From the Federal Government.

337.03 Authority of department to purchase surplus properties from the Federal Government.—(1) The department is authorized to purchase from the Federal Government any supplies, material, equipment, appliances, or other property at such price and upon such terms as may in the judgment of the department be proper, without first advertising for bids, regardless of the value of, or the price paid for, such property; provided the price paid for such supplies, materials, equipment, appliances, or other property does not exceed the price for which such property may be purchased upon the open market.(2) Payment of the cost of all supplies, material, equipment, appliances, or other property purchased pursuant to the authority given in subsection (1) shall be made upon vouchers issued and certified to by the department.History.—s. 82, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 5, ch. 67-461; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 113, ch. 71-377; s. 100, ch. 77-104; s. 135, ch. 84-309.
FL Stat § 337.106 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 337 - Contracting; Acquisition, Disposal, and Use of Property|337.106 - Professional Service Providers; Requirement for Professional Liability Insurance.

337.106 Professional service providers; requirement for professional liability insurance.—Except for any person or firm providing professional services of a research or training nature, any person or firm rendering legal, architectural, engineering, or other professional services to the department shall have and maintain during the period the services are rendered a professional liability insurance policy or policies with a company or companies authorized to do business in the state affording professional liability coverage for the professional services rendered, in an amount deemed sufficient by the department. The requirement for professional liability insurance set forth in this section may be waived by the department, if the person or firm providing professional services obtains and maintains an unexpired, irrevocable letter of credit, established pursuant to chapter 675, in an amount not less than the minimum insurance coverage required by the contract with the department. The letter of credit shall be solely for the benefit of the department and must remain valid until 3 years after final acceptance of the project of which the professional services were a part. The letter of credit shall be approved by the department comptroller and be payable to the department as beneficiary upon presentment of a final judgment indicating liability and awarding damages to be paid to the department by the professional service provider or upon presentment of a settlement agreement signed by all parties. The letter of credit shall be nonassignable and nontransferable. The letter of credit shall be issued by any bank or savings association organized and existing under the laws of this state or any bank or savings association organized under the laws of the United States that has its principal place of business in this state or has a branch office which is authorized under the laws of this state or of the United States to receive deposits in this state.History.—s. 3, ch. 70-168; s. 138, ch. 84-309; s. 1, ch. 88-299; s. 51, ch. 90-136; s. 119, ch. 92-152; s. 2, ch. 92-318.
FL Stat § 337.107 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 337 - Contracting; Acquisition, Disposal, and Use of Property|337.107 - Contracts for Right-of-Way Services.

337.107 Contracts for right-of-way services.—The department may enter into contracts pursuant to s. 287.055 for right-of-way services on transportation corridors and transportation facilities. Right-of-way services include negotiation and acquisition services, appraisal services, demolition and removal of improvements, and asbestos-abatement services.History.—s. 111, ch. 92-152; s. 25, ch. 95-257; ss. 1, 3, ch. 2001-350; ss. 13, 14, ch. 2005-290.
FL Stat § 337.1075 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 337 - Contracting; Acquisition, Disposal, and Use of Property|337.1075 - Contracts for Planning Services.

337.1075 Contracts for planning services.—The department may enter into contracts pursuant to s. 287.055 for professional transportation-related planning services to be provided by planners certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners.History.—s. 14, ch. 93-164.
FL Stat § 337.108 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 337 - Contracting; Acquisition, Disposal, and Use of Property|337.108 - Hazardous Materials and Pollutants; Indemnification.

337.108 Hazardous materials and pollutants; indemnification.—(1) For purposes of this section:(a) The term “hazardous materials” shall have the same meaning as provided in s. 768.128(1)(a).(b) The term “pollutants” shall have the same meaning as provided in s. 376.031.(c) The term “contractor” means any person or firm having a contract for rendering services to the department relating to the construction or maintenance of a transportation facility; the term does not include persons or firms performing hazardous material or pollutant response, containment, disposal, or cleanup services.(2) The department may agree to hold harmless and indemnify a contractor for damages when the contractor discovers or encounters hazardous materials or pollutants during the performance of services for the department when the presence of such materials or pollutants was unknown or not reasonably discoverable. Such indemnification agreements shall only be effective if the contractor immediately stops work and notifies the department of the hazardous material or pollutant problem.(3) Such an indemnification agreement may not indemnify the contractor for damages resulting from any willful, wanton, or intentional conduct of the contractor.History.—s. 125, ch. 92-152; s. 164, ch. 94-356.
FL Stat § 337.1101 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 337 - Contracting; Acquisition, Disposal, and Use of Property|337.1101 - Contracting and Procurement Authority of the Department; Settlements; Notification Required.

337.1101 Contracting and procurement authority of the department; settlements; notification required.—(1) When the department, or any entity or enterprise within the department, determines that it is in the best interest of the public to resolve a protest filed in accordance with s. 120.57(3) of the award of a contract being procured pursuant to s. 337.11 or related to the purchase of personal property or contractual services being procured pursuant to s. 287.057, through a settlement that requires the department to pay a nonselected responsive bidder a total sum of $1 million or more, including any amount paid pursuant to s. 334.049, s. 337.11(8), or any other law, the department must:(a) Document in a written memorandum by the secretary the specific reasons that such settlement and payment to a nonselected responsive bidder is in the best interest of the state. The written memorandum must be included and maintained in the department’s permanent files concerning the procurement and must include:1. A description of the property rights, patent rights, copyrights, trademarks, or the engineering design or other design work that the department will acquire or retain as a result of such settlement; and2. The specific appropriation in the existing General Appropriations Act which the department intends to use to provide such payment.(b) Provide prior written notification to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Senate and House of Representatives minority leaders, the chair and vice chair of the Legislative Budget Commission, and the Attorney General at least 5 business days, or as soon thereafter as practicable, before the department makes the settlement agreement final. Such written notification must include the written memorandum required pursuant to paragraph (a).(c) Provide, at the time settlement discussions regarding any such payment have begun in earnest, written notification of such discussions to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Senate and House of Representatives minority leaders, the chair and vice chair of the Legislative Budget Commission, and the Attorney General.(2) The department may not pledge any current or future action by another branch of state government as a condition of any procurement action. Any settlement that commits the state to spending any amount in excess of current appropriations, to the appropriation of funds in a subsequent fiscal year, or to policy changes inconsistent with current state law must be contingent upon and subject to legislative appropriation or statutory amendment. The department may agree to use its efforts to procure legislative funding or statutory amendments.History.—s. 6, ch. 2019-43.
FL Stat § 337.111 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 337 - Contracting; Acquisition, Disposal, and Use of Property|337.111 - Contracting for Monuments and Memorials to Military Veterans at Rest Areas.

337.111 Contracting for monuments and memorials to military veterans at rest areas.—The Department of Transportation is authorized to enter into contract with any not-for-profit group or organization that has been operating for not less than 2 years for the installation of monuments and memorials honoring Florida’s military veterans at highway rest areas around the state pursuant to the provisions of this section.(1) Proposals for contracts must be approved by a committee composed of the Secretary of Transportation or the secretary’s designee, the executive director of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs or the executive director’s designee, and three members of the board of directors of the direct-support organization established under s. 292.055, appointed by the executive director of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The terms of the appointed members may not exceed 2 years and shall run concurrently with the members’ terms on the board of directors of the direct-support organization. Appointed members may be reappointed to the committee.(2) Installations may consist of monuments or other memorials, plaques, markers, or retired military equipment that honor the accomplishments of military veterans and the sacrifices made by them and their families.(3) The group or organization making the proposal shall be responsible for all costs of the monument and its installation.(4) The group or organization making the proposal shall provide an annual renewable bond, an irrevocable letter of credit, or another form of security as approved by the department’s comptroller, for the purpose of securing the cost of removal of the monument and any modifications made to the site as part of the placement of the monument should the Department of Transportation determine it necessary to remove or relocate the monument. Such removal or relocation shall be approved by the committee described in subsection (1).History.—s. 3, ch. 2005-43; s. 4, ch. 2008-84; s. 29, ch. 2012-174.
FL Stat § 337.125 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 337 - Contracting; Acquisition, Disposal, and Use of Property|337.125 - Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Business Enterprises; Notice Requirements.

337.125 Socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises; notice requirements.—(1) When contract goals are established, in order to document that a subcontract is with a certified socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprise, the prime contractor must either submit a disadvantaged business enterprise utilization form which has been signed by the socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprise and the prime contractor, or submit the written or oral quotation of the socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprise, and information contained in the quotation must be confirmed as determined by the department by rule.(2) The department shall provide reasonable advance notice of the date of the preconstruction conference to each socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprise utilized by the prime contractor in meeting the socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprise contract goals.(3) The department shall provide a socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprise with reasonable advance notice prior to removing such enterprise from any area of specialization of certified socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises.(4) The department shall promulgate rules for implementing the directives contained in this section.History.—s. 2, ch. 87-93; s. 15, ch. 90-227; s. 30, ch. 2012-174.
FL Stat § 337.135 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 337 - Contracting; Acquisition, Disposal, and Use of Property|337.135 - Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Business Enterprises; Punishment for False Representation.

337.135 Socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises; punishment for false representation.—(1) It is unlawful for any individual to fraudulently represent an entity as a socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprise for purposes of qualifying for certification as such an enterprise under a program of the department designed to assist socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises in the receipt of contracts with the department for the provision of goods or services. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.(2) An individual found in violation of subsection (1) shall not create a new corporate structure for the purpose of circumventing this section.History.—s. 3, ch. 87-93.