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1-14-12. General powers and duties of bureau. The Bureau of Administration shall be administered by the commissioner of administration and he shall:
(1) Keep an exact and true inventory of all property, real and personal, belonging to the State of South Dakota;
(2) Prescribe uniform rules, as far as practicable, and not inconsistent with law, governing specifications for purchase of supplies, the advertisement for bids, the opening of bids, and the making of awards;
(3) Inquire into and make inspection of all articles and material furnished any department, institution, or state agency, and work and labor performed, for the purpose of ascertaining that the price, quality, and amount of such articles or labor are fair, just, and reasonable, and that all requirements, expressed and implied, pertaining thereto have been complied with;
(4) Provide such assistance, under the rules and regulations as hereinafter provided, as shall be necessary for the efficient performance of the official duties imposed upon the various departments and divisions by this code;
(5) Supervise such central administrative services as transportation, mail and messenger services, microfilming, mimeographing and other reproduction services, typewriter and machine repair, disposal services for condemned and surplus property, and the providing of general office supplies. And whenever possible, he shall install central facilities to be used by all state agencies under such rules and regulations as the Bureau of Administration prescribes;
(6) Contract for a lease or leases not to exceed three years to provide food services, candy, beverage, and tobacco concessions in the capitol building, capitol annex, Foss Building, Anderson Building, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building, Insurance Building, Department of Transportation Building, Public Safety Building, Kneip Building, MacKay Building, and the law enforcement training center and to supervise the fulfillment of the provisions of any such lease or leases. The issuance of such contracts shall conform, as nearly as possible, with the requirements of chapters 5-18, 5-19, and 5-20;
(7) Adopt rules in compliance with chapter 1-26 enumerating the types and classes of public personal property that shall be included in the inventory required by § 5-24-1;
(8) Employ such staff and maintain facilities as necessary to operate a local government services program which shall provide or arrange for services for public corporations pursuant to the provisions of §§ 1-14-12, 1-14-12.12 to 1-14-12.18, inclusive, and 1-14-14 to 1-14-14.2, inclusive.

Source: SDC 1939, § 55.2005; SL 1943, ch 257, § 11; SL 1955, ch 243, § 1; SL 1963, ch 353, § 15; SL 1971, ch 5, § 6; SL 1974, ch 7; SL 1975, ch 12; SL 1979, ch 6; SL 1985, ch 33, § 17; SL 1988, ch 11, § 1; SL 1993, ch 162.