SECTION 1013.451. Life-cycle costs comparison.

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1(1) 2In order to ensure that the construction of new and expanded education facilities provides the best long-term value, school districts shall compare the following life-cycle costs of materials used by competing providers when constructing or expanding school capacity:
40(a) 41The anticipated annual energy consumption;
46(b) 47The relative resistance to damage by wind loads and associated debris;
58(c) 59The resistance to wood-destroying organisms;
64(d) 65The perpetual maintenance costs;
69(e) 70The resistance to fire; and
75(f) 76A comparison of the annual insurance costs.
83(2) 84School districts may rely on the information provided by contractors if the contractor’s analysis is based on the best currently available methods, including those of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and other federal and state agencies and technical or professional societies.

History.-s. 52, ch. 2003-391.

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