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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 324 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 25 the 1 3 following: 1 4 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 309.40A EMERGENCY 1 5 HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE PROJECTS. 1 6 Notwithstanding section 309.40, a county may 1 7 contract for the emergency repair, restoration, or 1 8 reconstruction of a highway or bridge under the 1 9 county's jurisdiction without advertising for bids if 1 10 all of the following conditions are met: 1 11 1. The emergency was caused by an unforeseen event 1 12 causing the failure of a highway, bridge, or other 1 13 highway structure so that the highway is 1 14 unserviceable, or where immediate action is necessary 1 15 to prevent further damage or loss. 1 16 2. The county solicits written bids from three or 1 17 more contractors engaged in the type of work needed. 1 18 3. The necessary work can be done for less than 1 19 one hundred thousand dollars. 1 20 4. If possible, the county notifies the 1 21 appropriate Iowa highway contractors' associations of 1 22 the proposed work. 1 23 Sec. . Section 309.93, Code 2001, is amended by 1 24 adding the following new subsection: 1 25 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. A detailed cost accounting of 1 26 all instances in the previous fiscal year of the use 1 27 of day labor or public or private contracts for 1 28 construction, reconstruction, improvement, or repair 1 29 or maintenance projects on either the farm-to-market 1 30 or secondary road system, in the manner prescribed by 1 31 rule of the department under section 314.1A. The 1 32 statement shall also include the costs of purchasing, 1 33 leasing, or renting construction or maintenance 1 34 equipment and an accounting of the use of such 1 35 equipment for construction, reconstruction, 1 36 improvement, or repair or maintenance projects on 1 37 either the farm-to-market or secondary road system 1 38 during the previous fiscal year. 1 39 Sec. . Section 312.14, Code 2001, is amended to 1 40 read as follows: 1 41 312.14 CITIES TO SUBMIT REPORT. 1 42 Cities in the state which receive allotments of 1 43 funds from road use tax funds shall prepare and 1 44 deliver on or before September 30 each year to the 1 45 department an annual report showing all street 1 46 receipts and expenditures for the city for the 1 47 previous fiscal year. The report shall include a 1 48 detailed cost accounting of all instances of the use 1 49 of day labor or public or private contracts for 1 50 construction, reconstruction, improvement, or repair 2 1 or maintenance projects on the municipal street system 2 2 during the previous fiscal year, in the manner 2 3 prescribed by rule of the department under section 2 4 314.1A. The report shall also include the costs of 2 5 purchasing, leasing, or renting construction or 2 6 maintenance equipment and an accounting of the use of 2 7 such equipment for construction, reconstruction, 2 8 improvement, or repair or maintenance projects on the 2 9 municipal street system during the previous fiscal 2 10 year." 2 11 #2. Page 2, line 19, by striking the words 2 12 "repair, or maintenance" and inserting the following: 2 13 "or repair or maintenance". 2 14 #3. Page 3, line 2, by striking the words 2 15 "improvement, or repair" and inserting the following: 2 16 "or improvement". 2 17 #4. Page 3, line 5, by inserting after the word 2 18 "bid" the following: ", except such public 2 19 improvements that involve emergency work pursuant to 2 20 section 309.40A, 313.10, 384.95, or 384.103, 2 21 subsection 2. However, a public improvement that has 2 22 an estimated total cost to a city in excess of fifty 2 23 thousand dollars, and that involves the construction, 2 24 reconstruction, or improvement of a highway, bridge, 2 25 or culvert that is under the jurisdiction of a city 2 26 with a population of more than fifty thousand, shall 2 27 be advertised and let for bid". 2 28 #5. Page 3, by striking lines 13 through 15 and 2 29 inserting the following: "reject any or all bids, or 2 30 may let by private contract or build by day labor, at 2 31 a cost not in excess of the lowest bid received. If 2 32 the agency rejects all bids due to cost, prior to 2 33 using day labor or executing a private contract, the 2 34 agency shall contact the lowest bidder in an attempt 2 35 to negotiate a lower price than the bid received from 2 36 that bidder. If the agency's attempts to negotiate a 2 37 lower price with the lowest bidder are not successful, 2 38 the agency may contact other bidders to negotiate a 2 39 lower price than the lowest bid received. If there 2 40 were no other bidders the agency may contact a 2 41 contractor who did not submit a bid to negotiate a 2 42 lower price than the lowest bid received. If a 2 43 private contract cannot be negotiated with a 2 44 contractor who did not submit a bid, the agency may 2 45 proceed to build the project with day labor at a cost 2 46 not to exceed the lowest bid or quote received. 2 47 PARAGRAPH DIVIDED. Upon the completion of any 2 48 contract or project on". 2 49 #6. Page 3, line 20, by inserting after the word 2 50 "specifications." the following: "Upon completion of 3 1 a contract or project on the municipal street system, 3 2 the city public works department or city engineer 3 3 shall file with the city clerk a statement showing the 3 4 total cost of the contract or project with a 3 5 certificate that the work has been done in accordance 3 6 with the plans and specifications." 3 7 #7. Page 3, by inserting after line 22 the 3 8 following: 3 9 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 314.1A DETAILED COST 3 10 ACCOUNTINGS BY CITIES AND COUNTIES RULES. 3 11 The department shall adopt rules prescribing the 3 12 manner by which cities and counties shall provide a 3 13 detailed cost accounting under section 309.93 or 3 14 312.14, of all instances of the use of day labor or 3 15 public or private contracts for construction, 3 16 reconstruction, improvement, or repair or maintenance 3 17 projects on highways within their jurisdiction. The 3 18 rules shall include definitions concerning types of 3 19 projects and uniform requirements and definitions that 3 20 cities and counties shall use in determining costs for 3 21 such projects. The department shall establish an 3 22 advisory committee composed of representatives of 3 23 public sector agencies, private sector contractor 3 24 organizations, and certified public employee 3 25 collective bargaining organizations to make 3 26 recommendations for such rules." 3 27 #8. Page 4, by inserting after line 16 the 3 28 following: 3 29 "Sec. . DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF CERTAIN HIGHWAY 3 30 PROJECT PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT USE. 3 31 1. The state department of transportation, in 3 32 conjunction with the advisory committee established 3 33 pursuant to section 314.1A, shall review applicable 3 34 competitive bidding threshold requirements for 3 35 highway, bridge, and culvert projects and may make 3 36 recommendations to the general assembly by December 3 37 31, 2002, regarding any proposed changes. 3 38 2. The department shall review the highway and 3 39 street construction and maintenance equipment purchase 3 40 policies and the use of such equipment by all entities 3 41 receiving road use tax fund moneys. The department 3 42 shall report its findings, and any recommendations 3 43 regarding potential efficiencies and cost savings in 3 44 the purchase and use of such equipment, to the general 3 45 assembly by December 31, 2002. The department shall 3 46 consult with public and private entities in reviewing 3 47 the purchasing policies and use of equipment and in 3 48 formulating the department's recommendations. 3 49 Sec. . EFFECTIVE DATE. The following 3 50 provisions of this Act take effect July 1, 2002: 4 1 1. The provision enacting section 309.93, 4 2 subsection 7. 4 3 2. The provision amending section 312.14. 4 4 3. The provision enacting section 314.1, 4 5 subsection 2. 4 6 4. The provision amending section 314.1, 4 7 unnumbered paragraph 2, and redesignating that 4 8 unnumbered paragraph as section 314.1, subsection 3." 4 9 #9. By numbering, renumbering, and correcting 4 10 internal references as necessary. 4 11 4 12 4 13 4 14 HUSER of Polk 4 15 4 16 4 17 4 18 HF 324.304 79 4 19 nh/cf
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