Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 12 - Finance and Administration › Part 3 - Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management › Chapter 20 - Mississippi Air Service Growth Program (MASGP) › Sec2 12-3-20-100 - GENERAL › Section 12-3-20-100.6 - BUREAU POWERS & DUTIES

Current through June 25, 2024
The duties and responsibilities of the Bureau of Building,
					 Grounds and Real Property Management are defined within the law. [Mississippi
					 Code 1972, Annotated, Sections
					 31-11-1
					 through
					 31-11-31]
					 The Bureau serves the State of Mississippi as a building authority at the state
					 level not covered by the Mississippi Department of Transportation, or other
					 authority. The Bureau is not a regulatory agency of the State, but a service
					 arm assisting State Institutions/Agencies and Departments with construction
					 projects.
The primary function of the Bureau is to properly
					 administer funds appropriated to it by the Legislature in accordance with state
					 laws, regulations and established procedures in a business-like manner. The
					 Bureau will, at all times, attempt to serve all Institutions, Agencies and
					 Departments in meeting their physical facilities needs; however, if there is a
					 conflict in the attempt of the Bureau to properly administer funds or to
					 service an Institution, Agency or Department, the primary function of the
					 Bureau, as previously defined, will take precedence over serving the
					 Institution, Agency or Department.
In addition, the Bureau has power to acquire, hold and
					 dispose of real and personal property for the State of Mississippi.
					 [Mississippi Code 1972, Annotated, Section
					 31-11-3(2)(m)]
The following list denotes many of the Bureau of Building,
					 Grounds and Real Property Management's responsibilities administered by its
					 Section of Planning and Construction:
1. Contracting with Architects, Engineers,
				  Contractors, Suppliers and others.
2. Approving plans, specifications, studies
				  and sites for buildings.
3.
				  Expending appropriated funds within the legal intent.
4. Serving as liaison with the federal
				  government in various building programs.
5. Inspecting incarceration facilities at the
				  Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman) and court approved county
				  jails.
6. Providing a staff of
				  professionals to plan, manage, inspect and approve services for which the
				  Bureau has contracted.
7. Setting
				  policies and procedures to guide those concerned with the orderly and lawful
				  pursuit of providing physical facilities for state government
				  operations.
8. Handling furniture
				  and equipment needs funded by the Legislature which involves specifying,
				  bidding, awarding, preparing contract documents, confirming delivery and
				  authorizing payment.
9. Reviewing
				  and submitting to the Legislative Budget Office the repair and renovation,
				  capital improvement and preplanning needs for state Institutions, Agencies and
				  Departments.
9. Reviewing repair
				  and renovation requests and making allocations based on the priority of
				  requests and inspections of the sites.
10. Reviewing State Agencies Professional
				  contracts.
11. Accomplishing any
				  special tasks mandated by the Legislature.