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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2912
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE VEIT .
6500H.02I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal section 8.255, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to state
contracts for certain services.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 8.255, RSMo, is repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as sections 8.255 and 8.292, to read as follows:
8.255. 1. The director may authorize any agency of the state to establish standing
2 contracts for the purpose of accomplishing construction, renovation, maintenance and repair
3 projects not exceeding [ one ] two hundred fifty thousand dollars. Such contracts shall be
4 advertised and bid in the same manner as contracts for work which exceeds one hundred
5 thousand dollars, except that each contract shall allow for multiple projects, the cost of each
6 of which does not exceed [ one ] two hundred fifty thousand dollars. Each contract shall be of
7 a stated duration and shall have a stated maximum total expenditure. For job order contracts,
8 the total expenditure per project shall not exceed [ three ] seven hundred fifty thousand dollars.
9 2. The director , with full documentation, shall have the authority to authorize any
10 agency to contract for any design or construction, renovation, maintenance, or repair work
11 which in his judgment can best be procured directly by such agency . The director shall
12 establish, by rule, the procedures which the agencies must follow to procure contracts for
13 design, construction, renovation, maintenance or repair work. Each agency which procures
14 such contracts pursuant to a delegation shall file an annual report as required by rule. The
15 director shall provide general supervision over the process. The director may establish
16 procedures by which such contracts are to be procured, either generally or in accordance with
17 each authorization.
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
18 3. The director , in his sole discretion, may with full documentation approve a
19 recommendation from a project designer that a material, product or system within a
20 specification for construction, renovation or repair work be designated by brand, trade name
21 or individual mark, when it is determined to be in the best interest of the state. The
22 specification may include a preestablished price for purchase of the material, product or
23 system where required by the director .
8.292. 1. As used in this section, "master agreement" shall mean a contract for
2 ar chitectur e, engineering, or land surveying services that will be performed on an as-
3 needed basis for an indefinite quantity of pr ojects over a defined period.
4 2. The division of facilities management, design, and construction of the office of
5 administration may establish master agreements using a qualification-based selection
6 pr ocess. Master agreements may be used wher e the estimated fee for ar chitectur e,
7 engineering, or land surveying services does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars
8 per pr oject.
9 3. The division shall issue a r equest for qualifications for all master agr eements.
10 Each requ est for qualifications shall be published on the website of the division or
11 advertised thr ough an electr onic medium available to the general public for a period of
12 at least ten days before statements of qualifications ar e r eviewed.
13 4. The requ est for qualifications shall specify the number of master agr eements
14 to be awarded and the basis for establishing multiple master agr eements. Multiple
15 master agr eements may be awarded based on a set number , geographic r egion, or the
16 type of pr ojects or services to be performed.
17 5. The division shall evaluate statements of qualifications for a master agreement
18 based on the following criteria:
19 (1) The specialized experience and technical competence of the firm with res pect
20 to the type of services that may be req uired ;
21 (2) The past r ecord of performance of the firm with respect to such factors as
22 contr ol of costs, quality of work, and ability to meet schedules; and
23 (3) If applicable, the firm's pr oximity to and familiarity with the ar ea in which
24 services are to be performed.
25 6. The period for each master agree ment shall not exceed two years, including all
26 r enewal periods and the total value of all services performed under the agreement may
27 not exceed one million dollars per year .
28 7. A master agr eement shall set forth the agr eed-upon terms and conditions and
29 the fee schedule or hourly rate for the specified period. The scope, schedule, and total
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30 fee for each project performed under the master agreement shall be established by a
31 task order issued by the division.
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