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F I S C A L   I M P A C T   R E P O R T

 

 

SPONSOR:

Nunez

 

DATE TYPED:

03/21/03

 

HB

HJM 69/aSCOR/aSFl#1

 

SHORT TITLE:

Procurement Code Design & Build Task Force

 

SB

 

 

 

ANALYST:

Geisler

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

 

 

See Narrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

General Services Department (GSD)

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Senate Floor Amendment #1

 

The Senate Floor Amendment to House Joint Memorial 69 streamlines the discussion in the introductory section of the joint memorial by striking:

 

1.      On page 1, lines 21 through 25.

2.      On page 2, lines 1 through 11.

3.      On page 2, lines 15 through 18

 

In addition, the Senate deletes the Associated General Contractors – New Mexico Building Branch from the task force.

 

     Synopsis of SCOR Amendments

 

The Senate Corporations and Transportation Committee Amendments to House Joint Memorial 69 added three additional members to be invited to participate in the task force to review and recommend changes to the “Design and Build” provisions of the Procurement Code:  the Rio Grande chapter of the associated builders and contractors, the American subcontractors association of New Mexico, and the northern New Mexico independent electrical contractors association.

 

     Synopsis of Original Bill

 

House Joint Memorial 69 requests the Purchasing Division (PD) of the GSD to convene a task force made up of government and industry parties to review and recommend changes to the “Design and Build” provisions of the Procurement Code.  HJM 69 further requests that the task force review other construction provisions of the Procurement Code and the Public Works section of Chapter 13, Laws of New Mexico to bring them more in line with neighboring states and the national trend in procurement methodology for construction projects

 

     Significant Issues

 

The task force is requested to report its findings and recommendations, if any, to the Governor and members of the Legislature by October 31, 2003.  Because the analysis called for in the memorial could be extensive, GSD believes that the product could be of higher quality if the deadline for submittal is amended to December 31, 2003.

 

GSD/ PD believes the study would be valuable for the following reasons:

 

  • A task force, such as the one proposed, can look at the bigger picture from the viewpoint of a variety of agency needs and provide a mechanism for these agencies to have input in proposed changes that may improve the process.

 

  • The American Bar Association’s Model Procurement Code Review Project has been completed.  A lot of attention was given to reviewing the Public Works portion of the original 1984 model code with changes as were deemed appropriate.  Since New Mexico’s Procurement Code is a modified version of the ABA’s code it would seem appropriate to compare one to the other, which would be a component of the study called for in this Memorial.   


FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

Indeterminate.  There could be some travel related costs for GSD and other state agency staff  due to the possibility of having task force meetings at different locations around the state.

 

AMENDMENTS 

 

On page 4, line 6 replace “October” and insert in lieu thereof the word “December”.

 

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