South Dakota § 5-14-3 Supervision of state capital improvements, repairs--State building committees--Approval of plans by governing board or commission--Final documents.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 5-14-3 — Supervision of state capital improvements, repairs--State building committees--Approval of plans by governing board or commission--Final documents.

South Dakota § 5-14-3

Title 5PUBLIC PROPERTY, PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS

Ch. 5-13PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS

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Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 5-14-3 (2026).

Text

The Bureau of Human Resources and Administration has general charge and supervision of the design and construction of all state buildings, power and heating plants, heating, cooling, and air-conditioning systems, water supply, fire protection, sewerage and sewage disposal systems, electrical generation and distribution, and all major repairs, rebuilding or alterations thereof. The bureau shall supervise the alterations, construction, rebuilding, or repair of all projects having a value of two million dollars or more, except as specifically delegated, in writing by the commissioner of human resources and administration, to a firm or qualified designee within the board, department, or institution concerned. The firm or designee must comply with the requirements of chapter 5-14 . A state buil

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The Bureau of Human Resources and Administration has general charge and supervision of the design and construction of all state buildings, power and heating plants, heating, cooling, and air-conditioning systems, water supply, fire protection, sewerage and sewage disposal systems, electrical generation and distribution, and all major repairs, rebuilding or alterations thereof. The bureau shall supervise the alterations, construction, rebuilding, or repair of all projects having a value of two million dollars or more, except as specifically delegated, in writing by the commissioner of human resources and administration, to a firm or qualified designee within the board, department, or institution concerned. The firm or designee must comply with the requirements of chapter 5-14 . A state building committee is required on all projects having a value of five million dollars or more. The committee shall consist of a member of the board or commission governing the institution or department concerned, the executive director or like officer of the respective board or commission, a representative of the institution or department appointed by the governing board or commission of that institution or department, and a representative of the bureau. If the project is funded pursuant to chapter 5-12 , the South Dakota Building Authority may appoint a representative. The bureau or its delegate, under the direction of the committee, shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, the preliminary plans, specifications, and other descriptive material or reports for all proposed new construction, capital improvement, or major repairs and remodeling. After the preliminary plans have been approved by the committee, the plans must be presented to the respective board or commission governing the institution or department concerned. Upon proper authorization of the board or commission, the bureau or its delegate, under the direction of the committee, shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, all final plans, specifications, advertisements, notices, and instructions to bidders, proposal forms, and contract forms, and all work incidental to securing bids and contracts for the same, according to the direction of the board or commission governing the institution or department concerned.

Legislative History

SL 1913, ch 329, § 1; RC 1919, § 8208; SL 1931, ch 240, § 1; SDC 1939, § 55.1814; SL 1955, ch 240, § 1; SL 1963, ch 306; SL 1969, ch 209, § 3; SL 1992, ch 46, § 2; SL 1994, ch 50, § 12; SL 2019, ch 47, § 1; SL 2024, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 24-1), § 34, eff. Apr. 8, 2024; SL 2025, ch 34, § 1.