16.75(10p)(c)(c) This subsection does not apply to a contract if the estimated cost associated with the contract is less than $100,000. 16.75(11)(a)(a) In this subsection, “consumer price index” means the average of the consumer price index over each 12-month period, all items, U.S. city average, as determined by the bureau of labor statistics of the U.S. department of labor. 16.75(11)(b)(b) The department may, by rule, biennially adjust the dollar amounts specified in subs. (1) (b) and (c), (2m) (b) and (c) and (6) (c) by an amount not exceeding the amount determined in accordance with this subsection. To determine the maximum adjustment, the department shall calculate the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the most recent odd-numbered year and the consumer price index for the base period, calendar year 1995. The department may adjust the amounts specified under subs. (1) (b) and (c), (2m) (b) and (c) and (6) (c) by an amount not exceeding that amount biennially, rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000. If after such rounding the amounts are different than the amounts currently prescribed, the department shall by rule prescribe revised amounts, which amounts shall be in effect until a subsequent rule is promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (3), determinations under this subsection may be promulgated as an emergency rule under s. 227.24 without a finding of emergency. 16.75(12)(a)1.1. “Agency” means the department of administration, the department of corrections, the department of health services, the department of public instruction, the department of veterans affairs, and the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. 16.75(12)(a)2.2. “Agency facility” means any state-owned or leased facility that is occupied, operated, or used by an agency. 16.75(12)(a)3.3. “Renewable percentage” means the percentage of total annual electric energy that is derived from renewable resources. 16.75(12)(a)5.5. “Total annual electric energy” means the total annual amount of electric energy generated or purchased by the state for power, heating, or cooling purposes for all agency facilities. 16.75(12)(b)(b) The department shall establish goals for each agency that are designed to accomplish the following goals: 16.75(12)(b)1.1. That the renewable percentage for total annual electric energy by December 31, 2007, is at least 10 percent. 16.75(12)(b)2.2. That the renewable percentage for total annual electric energy by December 31, 2011, is at least 20 percent. 16.75(12)(c)(c) In determining whether the goals under par. (b) are accomplished, the department shall do all the following: 16.75(12)(c)1.1. Calculate total annual electric energy on the basis of an average of the total annual electric energy during the 3 years prior to the specified dates. 16.75(12)(c)2.2. For any individual agency facility, consider only electric energy that is purchased from the electric provider that serves the agency facility under an arrangement with a term of 10 years or more and electric energy derived from renewable resources owned by the state and produced for use in the agency facility. 16.75(12)(d)(d) Notwithstanding par. (b), an agency is not required to generate or purchase electric energy derived from renewable resources if the generation or purchase is not technically feasible or cost-effective. 16.75(12)(e)(e) No later than March 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the governor and chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), concerning the degree of attainment and, if applicable, reasons for nonattainment by the state during the preceding year in meeting the goals established by the department under par. (b). 16.75 HistoryHistory: 1975 c. 224; 1977 c. 418, 419; 1979 c. 34, 221, 314, 340, 355; 1979 c. 361 s. 112; 1981 c. 121 s. 20; 1983 a. 27 ss. 91, 93 to 99; 1983 a. 333 ss. 3g, 3r to 4b, 6; 1983 a. 368, 390; 1985 a. 29 ss. 122m to 124, 3200 (1); 1985 a. 180; 1987 a. 27, 119, 142, 147, 186, 399, 403; 1989 a. 31, 335, 345, 359; 1991 a. 39, 170; 1993 a. 16, 414; 1995 a. 27 ss. 368 to 382, 9116 (5); 1995 a. 225, 227, 244, 289, 432; 1997 a. 3; 1999 a. 9, 44, 197; 2001 a. 16, 38; 2003 a. 33; 2005 a. 22, 25, 74, 141, 335; 2007 a. 20 ss. 102 to 103h, 9121 (6) (a); 2007 a. 97; 2009 a. 136, 180, 299; 2011 a. 32; 2011 a. 260 ss. 80, 81; 2013 a. 20, 166, 192; 2015 a. 55, 195; 2017 a. 3, 146, 248; 2021 a. 4. 16.75 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also ch. Adm 10, Wis. adm. code. 16.75 NoteNOTE: 1991 Wis. Act 170, which amends this section, contains an extensive prefatory note concerning veteran-owned businesses. 16.75 AnnotationThe proper standard for determining whether the Department of Administration has abused its discretion in setting a bidding requirement is whether its decision was arbitrary or unreasonable. The department is not required to hold a hearing or follow any specified procedure in adopting bid requirements. Glacier State Distribution Services, Inc. v. DOT, 221 Wis. 2d 359, 585 N.W.2d 652 (Ct. App. 1998), 97-2472. 16.75 AnnotationProcuring statutes and regulations, such as Adm Ch. 10, Wis. Adm. Code, are designed to prevent fraud, collusion, favoritism, and improvidence in the administration of public business, as well as to ensure that the public receives the best work at the most reasonable price practicable. As such, these regulations are intended for the benefit and protection of the public and not of the individual bidder. PRN Associates LLC v. DOA, 2009 WI 53, 317 Wis. 2d 656, 766 N.W.2d 559, 07-0476. 16.75 AnnotationThe preference for Wisconsin businesses under sub. (1) (a) and s. 16.855 (1) operates only in case of a tie bid. 74 Atty. Gen. 47. 16.75116.751 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. 16.75216.752 Procurement from work centers for severely handicapped individuals.