Wis. Stat. § 16.854
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Services provided to professional baseball park districts.
Official statutory text
(1) In this section:
(a) “Minority business” has the meaning given in s. 16.287 (1) (e) .
(b) “Minority group member” has the meaning given in s. 16.287 (1) (f) .
(c) “Women’s business” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture or corporation that is at least 51 percent owned, controlled and actively managed by women.
(2) Subject to the requirements of s. 16.82 (7) , the department may, upon request of any local professional baseball park district, if the district has entered into a lease agreement with the department under s. 16.82 (7) , take charge of and supervise engineering or architectural services or construction work, as defined in s. 16.87 (1) (a) , performed by, or for, the district for compensation to be agreed upon between the department and the district. In connection with such services or work, the department may furnish engineering, architectural, project management and other building construction services whenever requisitions therefor are presented to the department by the district. If the district has entered into a lease agreement with the department under s. 16.82 (7) , the department may also assist the district, upon request of the district, in letting contracts for engineering, architectural or construction work authorized by law and in supervising the work done thereunder. The department may award any such contract for any combination or division of work it designates and may consider any factors in awarding a contract including price, time for completion of work and the qualifications and past performance of a contractor. In awarding contracts under this section for the construction of baseball park facilities, as defined in s. 229.65 (1) , the department shall ensure that any person who is awarded a contract agrees, as a condition to receiving the contract, that his or her goal shall be to ensure that at least 25 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be minority group members and at least 5 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be women. It shall also be a goal of the department to ensure that at least 25 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded for the construction of such facilities in the following areas are awarded to minority businesses and at least 5 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded for the construction of such facilities in the following areas are awarded to women’s businesses:
(a) Contracts for the construction of baseball park facilities.
(b) Contracts for professional services related to the construction of baseball park facilities.
(c) Contracts for the development of baseball park facilities.
(3) It shall be a goal of the department, with regard to each of the contracts described under sub. (2) (a) , (b) and (c) , to award at least 25 percent of the dollar value of such contracts to minority businesses and at least 5 percent of the dollar value of such contracts to women’s businesses. Sections 16.85 , 16.8511 , 16.855 , and 16.87 do not apply to services provided or contracted by the department under this section.
History: 1995 a. 56 ; 2005 a. 149 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2013 a. 166 .
(a) “Minority business” has the meaning given in s. 16.287 (1) (e) .
(b) “Minority group member” has the meaning given in s. 16.287 (1) (f) .
(c) “Women’s business” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture or corporation that is at least 51 percent owned, controlled and actively managed by women.
(2) Subject to the requirements of s. 16.82 (7) , the department may, upon request of any local professional baseball park district, if the district has entered into a lease agreement with the department under s. 16.82 (7) , take charge of and supervise engineering or architectural services or construction work, as defined in s. 16.87 (1) (a) , performed by, or for, the district for compensation to be agreed upon between the department and the district. In connection with such services or work, the department may furnish engineering, architectural, project management and other building construction services whenever requisitions therefor are presented to the department by the district. If the district has entered into a lease agreement with the department under s. 16.82 (7) , the department may also assist the district, upon request of the district, in letting contracts for engineering, architectural or construction work authorized by law and in supervising the work done thereunder. The department may award any such contract for any combination or division of work it designates and may consider any factors in awarding a contract including price, time for completion of work and the qualifications and past performance of a contractor. In awarding contracts under this section for the construction of baseball park facilities, as defined in s. 229.65 (1) , the department shall ensure that any person who is awarded a contract agrees, as a condition to receiving the contract, that his or her goal shall be to ensure that at least 25 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be minority group members and at least 5 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be women. It shall also be a goal of the department to ensure that at least 25 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded for the construction of such facilities in the following areas are awarded to minority businesses and at least 5 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded for the construction of such facilities in the following areas are awarded to women’s businesses:
(a) Contracts for the construction of baseball park facilities.
(b) Contracts for professional services related to the construction of baseball park facilities.
(c) Contracts for the development of baseball park facilities.
(3) It shall be a goal of the department, with regard to each of the contracts described under sub. (2) (a) , (b) and (c) , to award at least 25 percent of the dollar value of such contracts to minority businesses and at least 5 percent of the dollar value of such contracts to women’s businesses. Sections 16.85 , 16.8511 , 16.855 , and 16.87 do not apply to services provided or contracted by the department under this section.
History: 1995 a. 56 ; 2005 a. 149 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2013 a. 166 .
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