75-1254. Architectural, engineering and land surveying services when no negotiating committee convened; duties of secretary of administration; direct negotiation; agency architects, engineers and land surveyors. (a) Whenever a negotiating committee is not convened in accordance with K.S.A. 75-1253, and amendments thereto, for a proposed project for the construction of a building or for major repairs or improvements to a building for a state agency, the secretary of administration shall:
(1) Conduct discussions with at least three firms regarding the proposed project, determine the architectural, engineering or land surveying services desired for such project, and negotiate a contract with one of such firms as project architect, engineer or land surveyor for the desired services for all phases of the project which are authorized by appropriations therefor at a rate of compensation in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-1263, and amendments thereto;
(2) undertake to provide all or part of the architectural, engineering or land surveying services for such project, including the construction administration services as described in K.S.A. 75-1260, and amendments thereto; or
(3) designate a qualified employee of the state agency or institution for which the project is being constructed, or of the state agency which controls and supervises the operation and management of such institution, to provide all or part of such services for the project; for the purposes of providing such architectural, engineering or land surveying services, such employee shall be known as the agency architect, engineer or land surveyor, as the case may be, for the project.
(b) The employee of such agency designated as the agency architect, engineer or land surveyor, as the case may be, for the project shall be a licensed architect, engineer or land surveyor under the provisions of K.S.A. 74-7001 to 74-7046, inclusive, and amendments thereto, and shall be found by the secretary of administration to be qualified to perform all of the architectural, engineering or land surveying services for the particular project, including the construction administration services as described in K.S.A. 75-1260, and amendments thereto.
(c) The secretary of administration or the agency architect, engineer or land surveyor for the project, as the case may be, shall provide the preliminary design services, construction contract documents, bidding services and construction administration services as described in K.S.A. 75-1260, and amendments thereto, for each phase of the project for which no firm is employed as project architect, engineer or land surveyor.
History: L. 1978, ch. 337, § 23; L. 1979, ch. 280, § 11; L. 1986, ch. 317, § 1; L. 2008, ch. 130, § 5; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees
Article 12 - Architectural Services
75-1202b Same; transfer of powers, duties and functions; preservation of orders and directives.
75-1214 Same; rent, lease, sell or distribute.
75-1216 Alteration of unit prohibited.
75-1218 Exemption from construction codes of municipality or local government; zoning.
75-1220 Adoption of standards.
75-1221 Warranty by manufacturer; terms.
75-1227 Securing certain mobile homes to ground by devices approved by secretary; exceptions.
75-1229 Same; inspections; notice of determination; visibility of model number.
75-1230 Same; placement of approved tie downs; roof protectors; over-the-top tie downs.
75-1231 Same; foundations for piers; construction of piers; requirements.
75-1232 Same; unlawful acts; penalty.
75-1233 Same; certain cities exempt from act, when; certification.
75-1234 Same; rules and regulations.
75-1255 Written project description; basis for development; no alteration without approval.
75-1256 Negotiating committee access to data on firms; selection of firm.
75-1260 Construction administration duties of project architect, engineer or land surveyor.
75-1266 Rules and regulations by secretary of administration.