SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL 482

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2015

AN ACT

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT; PERMITTING A DESIGNEE OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO SERVE ON AN ARCHITECT, ENGINEER, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND SURVEYOR SELECTION COMMITTEE AND REQUIRING SERVICE WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. Section 13-1-121 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1984, Chapter 65, Section 94, as amended) is amended to read:

     "13-1-121. COMPETITIVE SEALED QUALIFICATIONS-BASED PROPOSALS--ARCHITECTS--ENGINEERS--LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS--

SURVEYORS--SELECTION COMMITTEE--STATE PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.--

          A. [The] For each state public works project, an "architect, engineer, landscape architect and surveyor selection committee" [is created. The committee, which shall serve as the selection committee for state public works projects, except for highway projects of the department of transportation, is composed of] shall be formed with four members as follows:

                (1) one member of the agency for which the project is being designed;

                (2) the director of the facilities management division of the general services department, or the director's designee, who shall be chair;

                (3) one member designated by the joint practice committee; and

                (4) one member designated by the secretary.

          B. Once an architect, engineer, landscape architect and surveyor selection committee is formed, no member shall be substituted or permitted to serve through a proxy for the duration of the selection process for a state public works project.

          [B.] C. The staff architect or the staff architect's designee of the facilities management division shall serve as staff to the architect, engineer, landscape architect and surveyor selection committee.

          [C.] D. The members of the architect, engineer, landscape architect and surveyor selection committee shall be reimbursed by the facilities management division for per diem and mileage in accordance with the provisions of the Per Diem and Mileage Act.

          [D.] E. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, an architect, engineer, landscape architect and surveyor selection committee shall not be formed for department of transportation highway projects. The department of transportation shall create [a] its own selection committee by rule, after notice and hearing, [that shall serve as the selection committee] for department of transportation highway projects [of the department]."

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