Minnesota Session Laws - 2010, Regular Session

CHAPTER 302--H.F.No. 3589

An act

relating to state government; reducing the reporting threshold for contracts for professional or technical services;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16C.08, subdivision 4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16C.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Reports.

(a) The commissioner shall submit to the governor, the chairs new text begin and ranking minority members new text end of the house of representatives Ways and Means and senate Finance Committees, and the Legislative Reference Library a yearly listing of all contracts for professional or technical services executed. The report must identify the contractor, contract amount, duration, and services to be provided. The commissioner shall also issue yearly reports summarizing the contract review activities of the department by fiscal year.

(b) The fiscal year report must be submitted by September 1 of each year and must:

(1) be sorted by agency and by contractor;

(2) show the aggregate value of contracts issued by each agency and issued to each contractor;

(3) distinguish between contracts that are being issued for the first time and contracts that are being extended;

(4) state the termination date of each contract;

(5) identify services by commodity code, including topics such as contracts for training, contracts for research and opinions, and contracts for computer systems; and

(6) identify which contracts were awarded without following the solicitation process in this chapter because it was determined that there was only a single source for the services.

(c) Within 30 days of final completion of a contract over deleted text begin $50,000 deleted text end new text begin $25,000 new text end covered by this subdivision, the head of the agency entering into the contract must submit a deleted text begin one-page deleted text end report to the commissioner who must new text begin make the report publicly available online and new text end submit a copy to the Legislative Reference Library. The report must:

(1) summarize the purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary to enter into a contract;

(2) state the amount spent on the contract;

(3) if the contract was awarded without following the solicitation process in this chapter because it was determined that there was only a single source for the services, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services; and

(4) include a written performance evaluation of the work done under the contract. The evaluation must include an appraisal of the contractor's timeliness, quality, cost, and overall performance in meeting the terms and objectives of the contract. Contractors may request copies of evaluations prepared under this subdivision and may respond in writing. Contractor responses must be maintained with the contract file.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2011, and applies to contracts completed on or after that date. new text end

Presented to the governor May 7, 2010

Signed by the governor May 11, 2010, 10:44 a.m.