S.J.R. 5 Enrolled

RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT FOR
STATE CAPITOL RENOVATION
2005 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: L. Alma Mansell

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General Description:
This resolution authorizes the Capitol Preservation Board and its executive director to
execute contracts governing the entire capitol building project.
Highlighted Provisions:
This resolution:
. authorizes the Capitol Preservation Board and its executive director to execute
contracts with contractors and subcontractors to perform the work required on the
entire capitol construction project, even though the amounts due under those
contracts will be greater than the amount that the Legislature has appropriated for
that particular fiscal year for the project;
. prohibits the Capitol Preservation Board and its executive director from making
payments or other expenditures under the contract that are greater than the amount
of funds made available by the Legislature for any fiscal year from bond proceeds or
appropriations; and
. requires the Capitol Preservation Board and its executive director to make certain
reports about project funding and status to the Legislature's Executive
Appropriations Committee.
Special Clauses:
None

Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
WHEREAS, the state of Utah is engaged in a comprehensive five-year construction

project on capitol hill that involves base isolation, stabilization, and remodeling of the state
capitol;
WHEREAS, the Legislature has chosen to fund the project in phases, appropriating the
estimated cash flow required for the project projected annually by the Capitol Preservation Board
executive director, which will result in the Legislature funding only a portion of the total costs of
the project each year;
WHEREAS, it is unclear whether or not the Capitol Preservation Board and its executive
director have the authority under the Utah Code to enter into contracts for an entire construction
project when only a portion of the construction project has been funded by the Legislature; and
WHEREAS, it is more cost efficient and will result in a more seamless, consistent, and
higher quality end product if the state contracts with the same contractors and subcontractors to
work on the entire five-year project:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Capitol Preservation Board and its
executive director be authorized to execute contracts with contractors and subcontractors to
perform the work required on the entire construction project, even though the amounts due under
those contracts will be greater than the amount that the Legislature has appropriated for that
particular fiscal year for the project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Capitol Preservation Board and its executive
director may not make payments or other expenditures under the contract greater than the amount
of funds made available by the Legislature for any fiscal year from bond proceeds or
appropriations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Capitol Preservation Board and its executive
director shall, no later than December 31 of each year, report on the funding needs for the project
for the next fiscal year and on the status of the project to the Legislature's Interim Executive
Appropriations Committee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the chair of the
Capital Preservation Board and its executive director.