A. The position of "staff architect" is created within the division. The staff architect shall be a legal resident of and an architect registered in the state for at least two years. The staff architect shall assist the director in carrying out the provisions and requirements of the Property Control Act.
B. The staff architect shall review plans and specifications developed by architects or engineers contracted for the construction of new buildings or for the remodeling or renovation of existing state buildings under the jurisdiction of the division.
C. The staff architect may develop plans and specifications for state projects whose expenditures do not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) and that consist of repair, replacement or remodeling of nonstructural elements.
D. A staff architect who subsequently leaves the position, or any firm he may subsequently be employed by, is prohibited for a period of two years from providing architectural services or bidding on the construction, remodeling or renovation of a state building if he developed or worked on the plans or specifications for such construction, remodeling or renovation while employed as staff architect.
History: 1953 Comp., § 6-2-30, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 43, § 6; 1975, ch. 177, § 1; 1977, ch. 247, § 72; 1977, ch. 360, § 3; 1978, ch. 69, § 1; 1981, ch. 277, § 1; 1983, ch. 301, § 51; 1978 Comp., § 15-3-13, recompiled and amended as 1978 Comp., § 15-3B-5 by Laws 2001, ch. 319, § 5.
Cross references. — For staffing of architect, engineering and land surveyor selection committee by staff architect, see 13-1-121 NMSA 1978.
For professional licensing of architects, see 61-15-1 NSMA 1978.
The 2001 amendment, effective July 1, 2001, recompiled former 15-3-13 NMSA 1978 as this section; deleted former Paragraphs A(1) and (2), concerning long-range programs and need for additional buildings; redesignated former Paragraph A (3) as Subsection B; deleted last part of former Paragraph A(3), relating to building codes, parking, and safety; redesignated former Paragraph A(4) as Subsection C; inserted "The staff architect may" to the beginning of Subsection C; deleted "of an existing structure or project" from the end of Subsection C; deleted former Paragraphs A(5) and (6), relating to inspections of buildings under construction and inspection of leased facilities; and made stylistic changes throughout the section.
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