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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY RESOLUTION
1 3 BY CHAIRPERSON BRUNKHORST)
1 4 A Concurrent Resolution relating to the request for
1 5 proposals for Part III of the Iowa communications network
1 6 and requesting the Iowa telecommunications and technology
1 7 commission to issue a notice of intent to award and
1 8 begin negotiations with the qualifying vendors.
1 9 WHEREAS, the Iowa telecommunications and technology
1 10 commission has delivered to the General Assembly a written
1 11 report and all proposals submitted in response to the request
1 12 for proposals for Part III of the Iowa communications network
1 13 as required under section 8D.3, subsection 3, paragraph "e",
1 14 subparagraph (3); and
1 15 WHEREAS, the commission has identified the low bids
1 16 submitted on a site-by-site basis and on a merged area basis;
1 17 and
1 18 WHEREAS, the General Assembly has determined that further
1 19 discussions with vendors submitting the low bids are necessary
1 20 to determine what action should be taken with respect to the
1 21 connection of additional authorized users identified in the
1 22 request for proposals; and
1 23 WHEREAS, the General Assembly has determined that the these
1 24 discussions cannot occur under the bidding process implemented
1 25 by the commission without further direction from the General
1 26 Assembly; NOW THEREFORE,
1 27 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE SENATE
1 28 CONCURRING, That the Iowa telecommunications and technology
1 29 commission is requested to issue a notice of intent to award
1 30 to the low site-by-site bidders and low merged area bidders as
1 31 determined by the bids submitted in response to the request
1 32 for proposals for Part III of the Iowa communications network,
1 33 and begin evaluations and negotiations for establishing final
1 34 terms of a proposed agreement or agreements with such bidders
1 35 consistent with chapter 8D, state bidding procedures, and the
2 1 terms of the request for proposals; and
2 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the evaluations and
2 3 negotiations authorized by this resolution and any proposed
2 4 agreement resulting from the evaluations and negotiations are
2 5 in no way binding on the commission or the state until such
2 6 time as the provisions of section 8D.3, subsection 3,
2 7 paragraph "e", subparagraph (3), have been completely
2 8 satisfied and authorization by a constitutional majority of
2 9 each house of the General Assembly and approval by the
2 10 Governor has been given to enter into an agreement with a
2 11 selected bidder or bidders; and
2 12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Resolution is not
2 13 intended to modify the state's reservation of the right to
2 14 reject any or all bids after completion by the commission of
2 15 the evaluations and negotiations authorized by this
2 16 Resolution; and
2 17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be
2 18 included in each notice of intent to award issued by the
2 19 commission.
2 20 LSB 1889HC 76
2 21 mj/cf/24
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