§ 262-749. Competitive procurement; bids; negotiations; related provisions required.

(a)

No contract shall be let by the board for any goods, supplies, or materials to be purchased when the amount thereof to be paid by the district shall exceed the amount provided in F.S. § 287.017, as amended from time to time, for category four, unless notice of bids shall be advertised once in a newspaper in general circulation in Collier County. Any board seeking to construct or improve a public building, structure, or other public works shall comply with the bidding procedures of F.S. § 255.20, as amended from time to time, and other applicable general law. In each case, the bid of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder shall be accepted unless all bids are rejected because the bids are too high, or the board determines it is in the best interests of the district to reject all bids. The board may require the bidders to furnish bond with a responsible surety to be approved by the board. Nothing in this section shall prevent the board from undertaking and performing the construction, operation, and maintenance of any project or facility authorized by this Act by the employment of labor, material, and machinery.

(b)

The provisions of the Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act, F.S. § 287.055, as amended from time to time, apply to contracts for engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, or registered surveying and mapping services let by the board.

(c)

Contracts for maintenance services for any district facility or project shall be subject to competitive bidding requirements when the amount thereof to be paid by the district exceeds the amount provided in F.S. § 287.017, as amended from time to time, for category four. The district shall adopt rules, policies, or procedures establishing competitive bidding procedures for maintenance services. Contracts for other services shall not be subject to competitive bidding unless the district adopts a rule, policy, or procedure applying competitive bidding procedures to said contracts.

(Laws of Fla. ch. 2004-461, § 4)