Chapter 16, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION

16.62 Records management service. (1) The department shall establish and maintain a records management service: (a) To advise and assist state agencies and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority in the establishment and operation of records management program…

16.63 Sale of state’s rights to tobacco settlement agreement payments. (1) In this section: (a) “Purchaser” means any person who has purchased the state’s right to receive any of the payments under the tobacco settlement agreement. (b) “Tobacco settlement agreement” means the Att…

16.643 Support accounts for persons with disabilities. (1) TERMINATION OF ACCOUNT. Upon the death of an account owner whose account is part of a qualified ABLE program under section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code, the account shall terminate, and upon such termination any amou…

16.70 Purchasing; definitions. In ss. 16.70 to 16.78: (1b) “Affiliate” means a person, as defined in s. 77.51 (10), that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person, as defined in s. 77.51 (10). (1e) “Agency” means an office, department, agency, ins…

16.701 Subscription service and procurement system. (1) The department may provide a subscription service containing current information of interest to prospective vendors concerning state procurement opportunities. If the department provides the service, the department shall ass…

16.7015 Bidders list. The department may maintain a bidders list. The bidders list shall include the names and addresses of all persons who request to be notified of bids or competitive sealed proposals, excluding those to be awarded under s. 16.75 (1) (c) or (2m) (c), that are s…

16.705 Contractual services. (1) The department or its agents may contract for services which can be performed more economically or efficiently by such contract. The department shall, by rule, prescribe uniform procedures for determining whether services are appropriate for contr…

16.71 Purchasing; powers. (1) Except as otherwise required under this section and s. 16.78 or as authorized in s. 16.74, the department shall purchase and may delegate to special designated agents the authority to purchase all necessary materials, supplies, equipment, all other p…

16.72 Purchasing, duties. (1) The department of administration shall check or have checked, as to quantity and quality, the delivery to agencies of all purchases made under s. 16.71. (2) (a) The department shall prepare standard specifications, as far as possible, for all state p…

16.73 Cooperative purchasing. (1) The department may enter into an agreement with a municipality or group of municipalities, and municipalities may enter into agreements with each other, under which any of the parties may agree to participate in, administer, sponsor or conduct pu…

16.74 Legislative and judicial branch purchasing. (1) All supplies, materials, equipment, permanent personal property and contractual services required within the legislative branch shall be purchased by the joint committee on legislative organization or by the house or legislati…

16.75 Buy on low bid, exceptions. (1) (a) 1. All orders awarded or contracts made by the department for all materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services to be provided to any agency, except as otherwise provided in par. (c) and subs. (2), (2g), (2m), (3m), (3t), (6), …

16.751 Information technology purchases by investment board. The requirements of ss. 16.72 (2) (b) and 16.75 (1) (a) 1. and (2m) (g) do not apply to procurements authorized to be made by the investment board under s. 16.78 (1) for information technology purposes. History: 1999 a.…

16.752 Procurement from work centers for severely handicapped individuals. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Board” means the state use board. (c) “Direct labor” means all labor or work involved in producing or supplying materials, supplies or equipment or performing contrac…

16.754 Preference for American-made materials. (1) DEFINITIONS. As used in this section: (a) “Manufactured” means mined, produced, manufactured, fabricated or assembled. (b) “Manufactured in the United States” means that materials are manufactured in whole or in substantial part …

16.755 Council on small business, veteran-owned business and minority business opportunities. The council on small business, veteran-owned business and minority business opportunities shall: (1) Review the extent of small business, veteran-owned business and minority business par…

16.76 Form of contracts; continuing contracts. (1) All contracts for materials, supplies, equipment or contractual services to be provided to any agency shall run to the state of Wisconsin. Such contracts shall be signed by the secretary or an individual authorized by the secreta…

16.765 Nondiscriminatory contracts. (1) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development…

16.767 Setoffs. All amounts owed by this state under this subchapter are subject to being set off under s. 73.12. History: 1985 a. 29.

16.77 Audit of bills; illegal contracts; actions to recover. (1) No bill or statement for work or labor performed under purchase orders or contracts issued by the secretary or the secretary’s designated agents, and no bill or statement for supplies, materials, equipment or contra…

16.78 Purchases from department relating to information technology or telecommunications. (1) Every agency other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, or an agency making purchases under s. 16.74 shall make all purch…

16.79 Duties of department of administration. (1) The department shall distribute so many copies of the Wisconsin reports as may be required by the state law librarian to make the exchanges provided for by law with other states and territories. (2) The department shall distribute…

16.82 Powers of department of administration. In addition to other powers vested in the department of administration, it and its duly authorized representatives: (1) Shall have access at all reasonable times to all state offices. (2) May examine all books, records, papers and doc…

16.83 State capitol and executive residence board. (1) PURPOSE. The purpose of the state capitol and executive residence board is to direct the continuing and consistent maintenance of the property, decorative furniture and furnishings of the capitol and executive residence. (2) …

16.835 Offices and rooms in capitol. The office of the governor shall be located in the capitol. The attorney general, lieutenant governor and supreme court shall each keep a room in the capitol. The circular room on the 2nd floor of the capitol located between the assembly and s…

16.838 Historically significant furnishings. 16.838(1)(1) Definitions. In this section: 16.838(1)(a)(a) “Agency” has the meaning given in s. 16.045 (1) (a). 16.838(1)(b)(b) “Authority” means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, or 237. 16.838(1)(c)…

16.839 State facilities named. The aviation facilities operated by the state of Wisconsin at the Dane County Regional Airport in the city of Madison are named the “Fritz E. Wolf Aviation Center.” History: 2005 a. 424.

16.84 Real estate and physical plant management; protection of persons. The department shall: (1) Have charge of, operate, maintain and keep in repair the state capitol building, the executive residence, any heating, cooling, and power plants serving state properties that are own…

16.842 State capitol view preservation. (1) Except as authorized under this section, no portion of any building or structure located within one mile of the center of the state capitol building may exceed the elevation of 1,032.8 feet above sea level as established by the U.S. coa…

16.843 Capitol and state office buildings parking regulations. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the parking of motor vehicles at the curb on the capitol park side of the 4 streets surrounding the state capitol park shall be subject to any police regulation that may be enac…

16.844 Burning bituminous coal near capitol. (1) It shall be unlawful to burn any bituminous coal for heating, power or any other purpose or purposes within any of the following blocks surrounding the capitol park in the city of Madison: Blocks 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 71, 72, 73, 74,…

16.845 Use of state facilities. (1) RULE; PENALTY. Except as elsewhere expressly prohibited, the managing authority of any facility owned by the state or by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority or leased from the state by the Fox River Navigational System A…

16.846 Rules relating to use, care and preservation of property under department control. (1) (a) The department shall promulgate under ch. 227, and shall enforce or have enforced, rules of conduct for property leased or managed by the department. Unless the rule specifies a pena…

16.847 Energy efficiency program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (b) “State facilities” means all property owned and operated by the state for the purpose of carrying out usual state functions, including each institution within the University of Wisconsin System. (c) “Utility …

16.848 Sale or lease of state property or facilities. (1) (a) Except as provided in sub. (2), the department may offer for sale or lease any state-owned real property, if the department determines that the sale or lease is in the best interest of the state, unless prohibited unde…

16.849 Facility design services for state agencies. The department may provide facility design services to agencies, as defined in s. 16.70 (1e). The department may assess a fee to agencies for which the department performs services under this section. History: 2013 a. 20. SUBCHA…

16.85 Department of administration; powers, duties. The department of administration shall exercise the powers and duties prescribed by ss. 16.85 to 16.91: (1) To take charge of and supervise all engineering or architectural services or construction work, as defined in s. 16.87 (…

16.851 Plans for state buildings, structures or facilities. Except as the department otherwise provides by rule, records of the department containing plans or specifications for any state-owned or state-leased building, structure or facility, or any proposed state-owned or state-…

16.8511 Secretary of administration; powers, duties. (1) The secretary or the secretary’s designated assistants shall make a biennial inspection of each building of each institution of the state. The secretary may delegate this responsibility to the board, commission or officer i…

16.854 Services provided to professional baseball park districts. (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, p…

16.855 Construction project contracts. (1g) In this section: (ag) “Board of Regents” means the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. (ar) “Mechanical, electrical, or plumbing subcontractor” is a contractor that performs mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or fire …

16.858 Energy conservation audits and construction projects. (1) The department may contract with a qualified contractor for an energy conservation audit to be performed at any state-owned building, structure or facility. Under the contract, the contractor shall prepare a report …

16.865 Department of administration; statewide risk management coordination. The department shall: (1) Be responsible for statewide risk management coordination in order to: (a) Protect the state from losses which are catastrophic in nature and minimize total cost to the state of…

16.867 Selection of architects and engineers. (1) The secretary shall establish a committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c) for each construction project under the department’s supervision, except an emergency project approved under s. 16.855 (16) (b) 2., for the purpose of selecting an a…

16.87 Approval of contracts by secretary and governor; audit. (1) In this section: (a) “Construction work” includes all labor and materials used in the framing or assembling of component parts in the erection, installation, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, conversion, raz…

16.875 Setoffs. All amounts owed by this state under this subchapter are subject to being set off under s. 73.12. History: 1985 a. 29.

16.88 Charges against projects. The cost of services furnished pursuant to s. 16.85 (2) to (4), (6) and (7) shall be charged to and paid out of available funds for the respective projects, whenever in the judgment of the secretary the charges are warranted and the cost of the ser…

16.89 Construction and services controlled by this chapter. No department, independent agency, constitutional office or agent of the state shall employ engineering, architectural or allied services or expend money for construction purposes on behalf of the state, except as provid…

16.891 Reports on cost of occupancy of state facilities. (1) In this section: (a) “Agency” has the meaning given in s. 16.70 (1e). (b) “Total cost of occupancy” means the cost to operate and maintain the physical plant of a building, structure, or facility, including administrati…

16.895 State-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plants. (1) In this section, “agency” has the meaning given under s. 16.52 (7). (2) The department may: (a) Prepare all specifications, bid and administer contracts for the purchase of fuels for all state-owned or operated …