2006 Kansas Code - 75-1254

      75-1254.   Architectural services when no negotiating committee convened; duties of secretary of administration; direct negotiation; agency architects. (a) Whenever a negotiating committee is not convened in accordance with K.S.A. 75-1253 and amendments thereto for a proposed project for the construction of a building or for major repairs or improvements to a building for a state agency, the secretary of administration shall:

      (1)   Conduct discussions with at least three firms regarding the proposed project, determine the architectural services desired for such project, and negotiate a contract with one of such firms as project architect for the desired architectural services for all phases of the project which are authorized by appropriations therefor at a rate of compensation not in excess of those specified in K.S.A. 75-1263 and amendments thereto;

      (2)   undertake to provide all or part of the architectural services for such project, including the construction administration services as described in K.S.A. 75-1260 and amendments thereto; or

      (3)   designate a qualified employee of the state agency or institution for which the project is being constructed, or of the state agency which controls and supervises the operation and management of such institution, to provide all or part of such services for the project; for the purposes of providing such architectural services, such employee shall be known as the agency architect for the project.

      (b)   The employee of such agency designated as the agency architect for the project shall be a licensed architect under the provisions of K.S.A. 74-7001 to 74-7035, inclusive, and amendments thereto and shall be found by the secretary of administration to be qualified to perform all of the architectural services for the particular project, including the construction administration services as described in K.S.A. 75-1260 and amendments thereto.

      (c)   The secretary of administration or the agency architect for the project, as the case may be, shall provide the preliminary design services, construction contract documents, bidding services and construction administration services as described in K.S.A. 75-1260 and amendments thereto for each phase of the project for which no firm is employed as project architect.

      History:   L. 1978, ch. 337, § 23; L. 1979, ch. 280, § 11; L. 1986, ch. 317, § 1; April 24.