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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 18.6, subsection 9, paragraph b, Code 1 2 Supplement 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 b. In awarding a contract, the department shall let the 1 4 work to the lowest responsible bidder submitting a sealed 1 5 proposal. However, if the department considers the bids 1 6 received not to be acceptable, all bids may be rejected and 1 7 new bids requested. A bid shall be accompanied by a certified 1 8 or cashier's check or bid bond in an amount designated in the 1 9 advertisement for bids as security that the bidder will enter 1 10 into a contract for the work requested. The department shall 1 11 establish the bid security in an amount equal to at least five 1 12 percent, but not more than ten percent of the estimated total 1 13 cost of the work. The certified or cashier's checks or bid 1 14 bonds of unsuccessful bidders shall be returned as soon as the 1 15 successful bidder is determined. The certified or cashier's 1 16 check or bid bond of the successful bidder shall be returned 1 17 upon execution of the contract. The competitive bidding 1 18 process used under this subsection shall not give preferential 1 19 treatment to a location in Polk county and shall not 1 20 unreasonably discriminate against bids which would involve 1 21 location of a public building or relocation of offices outside 1 22 a major population center in the state, as described in 1 23 section 72.6, except for public buildings or offices required 1 24 to be at the seat of government. This section does not apply 1 25 to the construction, erection, demolition, alteration, or 1 26 repair of a public improvement when the contracting procedure 1 27 for the work requested is otherwise provided for in law. 1 28 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 72.6 COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS 1 29 FOR STATE BUILDINGS LOCATIONS OUTSIDE MAJOR POPULATION 1 30 CENTERS. 1 31 1. A contract for the construction of a public building or 1 32 for relocation of offices by the state, or an agency of the 1 33 state, shall be subject to a competitive bidding process in 1 34 substantial compliance with the process established under 1 35 section 18.6, subsection 9. The competitive bidding process 2 1 used, whether under section 18.6, subsection 9, or otherwise, 2 2 shall not give preferential treatment to a location in Polk 2 3 county and shall not unreasonably discriminate against bids 2 4 which would involve location of the public building or 2 5 relocation of offices outside a major population center in the 2 6 state. 2 7 2. For purposes of this section, "major population center" 2 8 means a city or metropolitan area with a population of more 2 9 than fifty thousand. 2 10 3. This section does not apply to public buildings or 2 11 offices which, pursuant to the Code, are required to be 2 12 located at the seat of government. 2 13 EXPLANATION 2 14 This bill requires a contract for the construction of a 2 15 public building or for relocation of offices by the state, or 2 16 an agency of the state, to be subject to a competitive bidding 2 17 process in substantial compliance with the process established 2 18 under Code section 18.6, subsection 9, for certain public 2 19 improvements. The bill provides that the competitive bidding 2 20 process used, whether under Code section 18.6, subsection 9, 2 21 or otherwise, shall not give preferential treatment to a 2 22 location in Polk county and shall not unreasonably 2 23 discriminate against bids which would involve location of the 2 24 public building or relocation of offices outside a major 2 25 population center in the state, as defined by the bill. The 2 26 bill does not apply to buildings or offices which are required 2 27 by the Code to be located at the seat of government in Des 2 28 Moines. 2 29 LSB 5787XS 78 2 30 nh/as/5.2
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