STATE PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES; MODIFY                             S.B. 642 (S-1):

                                                                                         SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                         REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 642 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor:  Senator Jim Ananich

Committee:  Economic and Small Business Development

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Management and Budget Act to do the following:

-- Specify that, if a proposed project by a State agency required architectural services, engineering services, or land surveying services, the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB) or a State agency would have to publish a notice requesting a statement of interest in the proposed project by any qualified firm, along with a statement of qualifications and performance data from that firm.

-- Prescribe criteria by which the DTMB or a State agency would have to evaluate a qualified firm for a proposed project that required any of the services listed above.

-- Allow the DTMB or a State agency to conduct discussions with, and require presentations by, a qualified firm being considered to provide any of the services described above for a proposed project.

-- Require the DTMB or State agency to negotiate with the highest-ranked qualified firm at compensation it determined to be fair and reasonable.

-- Specify that, if the DTMB or a State agency were unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with any of the selected qualified firms, the DTMB or State agency would have to reevaluate the required services, including the estimated value, scope, complexity, and fee requirements.

-- Allow the DTMB or a State agency to waive the bill's requirements if it determined that an emergency situation existed and a qualified firm had to be selected in an expeditious manner or if the cost of the required services for a project were less than $250,000.

MCL 18.1237b                                            Legislative Analyst:  Tyler VanHuyse

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.                      

Date Completed:  12-13-21                         Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Raczkowski

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.