HF 2810

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/06/2014 01:54pm

A bill for an act
relating to the Metropolitan Council; requiring formal solicitation procedures for
professional and technical services contracts; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [473.1291] PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
CONTRACTS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this section, "professional or
technical services" means services that are intellectual in character, including consultation,
analysis, evaluation, prediction, planning, programming, or recommendation, and result in
the production of a report or the completion of a task. Professional or technical contracts
do not include the provision of supplies or materials except as incidental to the provision
of professional or technical services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Solicitation of service contracts. new text end

new text begin The council must use a formal
solicitation process with sealed responses for any professional or technical services
contract valued in excess of $50,000.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPLICATION.
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new text begin This section applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, and Washington.
new text end