00                  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 25                                                                   
01 Relating to state agency construction and maintenance contracts throughout the state.                                   
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03       WHEREAS the use of state agency employees to perform state agency construction                                  
04 and maintenance projects throughout the state appears to be increasing; and                                             
05       WHEREAS some governmental agencies use competitively selected contractors for                                   
06 these types of projects by entering into contracts that require the contractors to provide                              
07 construction and maintenance services on an as-needed basis over a particular period of time,                           
08 that limit the geographical area where the work is to be provided, and that require the                                 
09 contractors to respond on a 24-hour basis when a project arises; and                                                    
10       WHEREAS this contractual approach ensures that a contractor is ready and available                              
11 to perform projects quickly when needed, allows agencies to be more responsive when the                                 
12 work is needed, and provides a speedy response to the area's construction or maintenance                                
13 needs; and                                                                                                              
14       WHEREAS this contractual approach could be used by state agencies to handle                                     
15 routine maintenance and small construction projects and would be appropriate for projects                               
16 between approximately $250,000 and $1,500,000;                                                                          

01       BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully requests that the                                 
02 governor consider directing the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and other                            
03 state agencies to use, when handling construction and maintenance projects between                                      
04 approximately $250,000 and $1,500,000 throughout the state, an approach under which a                                   
05 competitively selected contractor agrees to provide construction and maintenance services on                            
06 an as-needed basis over a particular period of time to a specific geographical area and on a 24-                        
07 hour response basis.