Kansas Statutes 75-3741b. Same; negotiation for projects of $10,000 or less; reports
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-3741b
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State agency: means any state office or officer, department, board, commission, institution, bureau or any other state authority which may lawfully request a state appropriation. See Kansas Statutes 75-3728a
(a) In the discretion of the secretary of administration, contracts for the construction, repair or improvement of state buildings or facilities in the amount of $10,000 or less, may be entered into by negotiation in the manner prescribed by this section. In such cases, after the secretary of administration has solicited proposals from at least three firms for such construction, repair or improvement a contract may be negotiated therefor with one such firm. Such contracts shall not be subject to the competitive bid requirements of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 75-3739 to 75-3741, inclusive, and amendments thereto.
(b) The secretary of administration shall report any such negotiated contract to the joint committee on state building construction.
(c) No contract entered into under this section by a state agency shall be binding on the state agency until sufficient moneys have been encumbered therefor on the records of the division of accounts and reports.