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The department shall work with the department of administrative services to accomplish
the following responsibilities:
1.The department shall prepare and submit to the director of the department of
management, as provided in section 8.23, a multiyear construction program including
estimates of the expenditure requirements for the construction, repair, or improvement of
buildings, grounds, or equipment at the institutions.
2.The department shall have plans and specifications prepared by the department of
administrative services for authorized construction, repair, or improvement projects costing
over the competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, or as established in section 314.1B. An
appropriation for a project shall not be expended until the department of administrative
services has ad
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The department shall work with the department of administrative services to accomplish
the following responsibilities:
1. The department shall prepare and submit to the director of the department of
management, as provided in section 8.23, a multiyear construction program including
estimates of the expenditure requirements for the construction, repair, or improvement of
buildings, grounds, or equipment at the institutions.
2. The department shall have plans and specifications prepared by the department of
administrative services for authorized construction, repair, or improvement projects costing
over the competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, or as established in section 314.1B. An
appropriation for a project shall not be expended until the department of administrative
services has adopted plans and specifications and has completed a detailed estimate of
the cost of the project, prepared under the supervision of a licensed architect or licensed
professional engineer. Plans and specifications shall not be adopted and a project shall not
proceed if the project would require an expenditure of money in excess of the appropriation.
3. The department of administrative services shall comply with the competitive bid
procedures in chapter 26 to let all contracts under chapter 8A, subchapter III, for authorized
construction, repair, or improvement of departmental buildings, grounds, or equipment.
4. If the director and the director of the department of administrative services determine
that emergency repairs or improvements estimated to cost more than the competitive bid
threshold in section 26.3, or as established in section 314.1B are necessary to assure the
continued operation of a departmental institution, the requirements of subsections 2 and
3 for preparation of plans and specifications and competitive procurement procedures are
waived. A determination of necessity for waiver by the director and the director of the
department of administrative services shall be in writing and shall be entered in the project
record for emergency repairs or improvements. Emergency repairs or improvements shall
be accomplished using plans and specifications and competitive quotation or bid procedures,
as applicable, to the greatest extent possible, considering the necessity for rapid completion
of the project. A waiver of the requirements of subsections 2 and 3 does not authorize an
expenditure in excess of an amount otherwise authorized for the repair or improvement.
5. A claim for payment relating to a project shall be itemized on a voucher form pursuant
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to section 8A.514, certified by the claimant and the architect or engineer in charge, and
audited and approved by the department of administrative services. Upon approval by the
department of administrative services, the director of the department of administrative
services shall draw a warrant to be paid by the treasurer of state from funds appropriated
for the project. A partial payment made before completion of the project does not constitute
final acceptance of the work or a waiver of any defect in the work.
6. Subject to the prior approval of the director or the director’s designee, minor projects
costing five thousand dollars or less may be authorized and completed by the superintendent
of the institution through the use of day labor.