Florida Statutes
Chapter 255 - Public Property and Publicly Owned Buildings
255.254 - No Facility Constructed or Leased Without Life-Cycle Costs.


(1) A state agency may not lease, construct, or have constructed, within limits prescribed in this section, a facility without having secured from the department an evaluation of life-cycle costs based on sustainable building ratings. Construction shall proceed only upon disclosing to the department, for the facility chosen, the life-cycle costs as determined in s. 255.255, the facility’s sustainable building rating goal, and the capitalization of the initial construction costs of the building. The life-cycle costs and the sustainable building rating goal shall be primary considerations in the selection of a building design. For leased facilities larger than 2,000 square feet in area within a given building boundary, an energy performance analysis that calculates the total annual energy consumption and energy costs per square foot shall be performed. The analysis must also compare the energy performance of the proposed lease to like facilities. A lease may not be finalized until the energy performance analysis has been approved by the department.
(2) No state agency shall initiate construction or have construction initiated, prior to approval thereof by the department, on a facility or self-contained unit of any facility, the design and construction of which incorporates or contemplates the use of an energy system other than a solar energy system when the life-cycle costs analysis prepared by the department has determined that a solar energy system is the most cost-efficient energy system for the facility or unit.
(3) After September 30, 1985, when any state agency must replace or supplement major items of energy-consuming equipment in existing state-owned or leased facilities or any self-contained unit of any facility with other major items of energy-consuming equipment, the selection of such items shall be made on the basis of a life-cycle cost analysis of alternatives in accordance with rules promulgated by the department under s. 255.255.
History.—s. 4, ch. 74-187; s. 1, ch. 78-27; s. 4, ch. 85-256; s. 37, ch. 85-349; s. 15, ch. 98-279; s. 19, ch. 2008-227; s. 8, ch. 2013-152; s. 27, ch. 2016-10.

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Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property

Chapter 255 - Public Property and Publicly Owned Buildings

255.01 - Proceeds of Insurance May Be Used to Replace Property Destroyed.

255.02 - Boards Authorized to Replace Buildings Destroyed by Fire.

255.03 - Proceeds of Insurance to Be Paid Into State Treasury; Disbursement of Funds.

255.04 - Preference to Home Industries in Building Public Buildings.

255.041 - Separate Specifications for Building Contracts.

255.042 - Shelter in Public Buildings.

255.043 - Art in State Buildings.

255.045 - Cleanup After Events Held on Public Property.

255.047 - Publicly Owned or Operated Convention Centers, Sports Stadiums, Sports Arenas, Coliseums, or Auditoriums; Booking Business Records; Confidentiality.

255.05 - Bond of Contractor Constructing Public Buildings; Form; Action by Claimants.

255.051 - Public Bids; Check or Draft as Good Faith Deposit.

255.0515 - Bids for State Contracts; Substitution of Subcontractors.

255.0516 - Bid Protests by Educational Boards.

255.0517 - Owner-Controlled Insurance Programs for Public Construction Projects.

255.0518 - Public Bids; Bid Opening.

255.052 - Substitution of Securities for Amounts Retained on Public Contracts.

255.0525 - Advertising for Competitive Bids or Proposals.

255.065 - Public-Private Partnerships.

255.0705 - Popular Name.

255.071 - Payment of Subcontractors, Sub-Subcontractors, Materialmen, and Suppliers on Construction Contracts for Public Projects.

255.072 - Definitions.

255.073 - Timely Payment for Purchases of Construction Services.

255.074 - Procedures for Calculation of Payment Due Dates.

255.075 - Mandatory Interest.

255.076 - Award of Court Costs and Attorney’s Fees.

255.077 - Project Closeout and Payment of Retainage.

255.078 - Public Construction Retainage.

255.099 - Preference to State Residents.

255.0991 - Contracts for Construction Services; Prohibited Local Government Preferences.

255.0992 - Public Works Projects; Prohibited Governmental Actions.

255.101 - Contracts for Public Construction Works; Utilization of Minority Business Enterprises.

255.102 - Contractor Utilization of Minority Business Enterprises.

255.103 - Construction Management or Program Management Entities.

255.20 - Local Bids and Contracts for Public Construction Works; Specification of State-Produced Lumber.

255.21 - Special Facilities for Physically Disabled.

255.211 - Special Symbol May Be Displayed.

255.22 - Reconveyance of Lands Not Used for Purpose Specified.

255.248 - Definitions.

255.249 - Department of Management Services; Responsibility; Department Rules.

255.25 - Approval Required Before Construction or Lease of Buildings.

255.25001 - Department of Management Services Not Required to Participate in Pride Leasing Process; Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Authorized to Sell Property Without Complying With Specified Laws.

255.2501 - Lease of Space Financed With Local Government Obligations.

255.2502 - Contracts Which Require Annual Appropriation; Contingency Statement.

255.2503 - Contracts for Lease of Buildings; Prohibited Provisions.

255.251 - Energy Conservation and Sustainable Buildings Act; Short Title.

255.252 - Findings and Intent.

255.253 - Definitions; Ss. 255.251-255.2575.

255.254 - No Facility Constructed or Leased Without Life-Cycle Costs.

255.255 - Life-Cycle Costs.

255.256 - Energy Performance Index.

255.257 - Energy Management; Buildings Occupied by State Agencies.

255.2575 - Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Buildings.

255.259 - Florida-Friendly Landscaping on Public Property.

255.28 - Department Authority to Acquire Land With or for Facility Thereon.

255.29 - Construction Contracts; Department Rules.

255.30 - Fixed Capital Outlay Projects; Department Rules; Delegation of Supervisory Authority; Delegation of Responsibility for Accounting Records.

255.31 - Authority to the Department of Management Services to Manage Construction Projects for State and Local Governments.

255.32 - State Construction Management Contracting.

255.40 - Use of Asbestos in New Public Buildings or Buildings Newly Constructed for Lease to Governmental Entities; Prohibition.

255.45 - Correction of Firesafety Violations in Certain State-Owned Property.

255.451 - Electronic Firesafety and Security System.

255.501 - Building and Facilities Act; Short Title.

255.502 - Definitions; Ss. 255.501-255.525.

255.503 - Powers of the Department of Management Services.

255.504 - Use of Facilities.

255.505 - Creation of the Pool.

255.506 - Facilities in Pool.

255.507 - Determination of Qualified Facilities.

255.508 - Participation in Pool.

255.509 - Request for Advisory Statement.

255.51 - Determination of Rental Rates.

255.511 - Factors to Be Considered in Establishing Rental Rates.

255.513 - Powers of the Division of Bond Finance and the Department of Management Services.

255.514 - Division of Bond Finance; Revenue Bonds.

255.515 - Issuance of Obligations by the Division.

255.516 - Security for Payment of Obligations.

255.517 - Anticipation Obligations.

255.518 - Obligations; Purpose, Terms, Approval, Limitations.

255.519 - Variable Rate Obligations.

255.52 - Approval by State Board of Administration.

255.521 - Failure of Payment.

255.522 - State and Political Subdivisions Not Liable on Obligations.

255.523 - Exemption From Taxes.

255.524 - Obligations Issued Constitute Legal Investments.

255.525 - Inconsistent Provisions of Other Laws Superseded.

255.5576 - Consideration of Energy-Efficient Materials; High-Energy Lighting.

255.60 - Special Contracts With Charitable or Not-for-Profit Organizations.