An Act relating to state agencies; concerning engineering and land surveying services; amending K.S.A. 75-5804, as amended by section 3 of 1996 House Bill No. 2680 and repealing the existing section; also repealing K.S.A. 75-5804, as amended by section 1 of 1996 House Bill No. 2727.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

Section 1. K.S.A. 75-5804, as amended by section 3 of 1996 House Bill No. 2680, is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-5804. (a) When- ever it becomes necessary in the judgment of the agency head of a state agency for which a project is proposed and, in any case where the total cost of such a proposed project is expected to exceed $100,000 $250,000, the agency head shall convene a negotiating committee. Except as oth- erwise provided in subsection (b), the agency head shall submit the list of at least three and not more than five of the most highly qualified firms to the negotiating committee so convened, without any recommendation of preference or other recommendation.

(b) In any case where a Whenever a negotiating committee is con- vened under this section for a proposed project requiring engineering or land surveying services is proposed which concerns the construction of any building or facility or any major repairs or improvements to any build- ing or facility, including in any case but not limited, to any heating, cooling or power facility, for a state agency and for which project a negotiating committee is convened under this section, the agency head for the state agency shall notify the state building advisory commission of the project and shall request a list of firms qualified to provide the engineering or land surveying services for the proposed project. Upon receipt of any such request the state building advisory commission shall evaluate the current statements of qualifications and performance data on file, together with those statements that may be submitted by other firms regarding the proposed project and other information developed and available to the state building advisory commission, and. The commission shall prepare a list of at least three and not more than five firms which, in the opinion of the state building advisory commission, are qualified to furnish the engineering or land surveying services for the proposed project. Each such list shall be submitted to the negotiating committee so convened without any recommendation of preference or other recommendation.

Sec. 2. K.S.A. 75-5804, as amended by section 3 of 1996 House Bill No. 2680 and 75-5804, as amended by section 1 of 1996 House Bill No. 2727 are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.

Approved May 11, 1996.