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House Study Bill 202

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 331.341, Code 2003, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  6.  The provisions of sections 384.95
  1  4 through 384.103 apply to any public improvement the estimated
  1  5 cost for which exceeds the amount specified in section 309.40
  1  6 and which is undertaken jointly by the county and another
  1  7 county or by the county and the state or any other political
  1  8 subdivision of the state, and a county may enter into an
  1  9 agreement for such purpose under the provisions of chapter
  1 10 28E, but any requirement of those sections in respect to
  1 11 approval of detailed plans and specifications, calling for
  1 12 construction bids, awarding construction contracts, and
  1 13 acceptance of the completed improvement may be carried out by
  1 14 each county with other counties, the state, or any other
  1 15 political subdivision of the state, as provided in an
  1 16 agreement entered into as permitted by chapter 28E.
  1 17    Sec. 2.  Section 357A.12, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code
  1 18 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  1 19    The procedures for contract letting specified in sections
  1 20 384.95 through 384.102, and as specified in section 384.103,
  1 21 subsection 2, and in section 384.104 shall apply to
  1 22 construction carried out pursuant to this chapter.  References
  1 23 in those sections to a city shall be applicable to a rural
  1 24 water district operating under this chapter, and references to
  1 25 a city council shall be applicable to the board of directors
  1 26 of a rural water district.
  1 27    Sec. 3.  NEW SECTION.  384.104  APPLICATION TO JOINT
  1 28 UNDERTAKINGS.
  1 29    The provisions of this division apply to any public
  1 30 improvement undertaken jointly by the city and another city or
  1 31 by the city and the state or any other political subdivision
  1 32 of the state, and a city may enter into an agreement for such
  1 33 purpose under the provisions of chapter 28E, but any
  1 34 requirement of this part in respect to approval of detailed
  1 35 plans and specifications, calling for construction bids,
  2  1 awarding construction contracts, and acceptance of the
  2  2 completed improvement may be carried out by each city with
  2  3 other cities, the state, or any other political subdivision of
  2  4 the state, as provided in an agreement entered into as
  2  5 permitted by chapter 28E.  However, when a public improvement
  2  6 is undertaken jointly by a city and a county, the provisions
  2  7 of this division apply when the estimated cost of the public
  2  8 improvement exceeds the amount specified in section 309.40.
  2  9    Sec. 4.  Section 390.3, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 2003,
  2 10 is amended to read as follows:
  2 11    However, in the performance of a joint agreement, the
  2 12 governing body is not subject to statutes generally applicable
  2 13 to public contracts, including hearings on plans,
  2 14 specifications, form of contracts, costs, notice and
  2 15 competitive bidding required under sections 384.95 through
  2 16 384.103 384.104, unless all parties to the joint agreement are
  2 17 cities located within the state of Iowa.
  2 18  
  2 19                           EXPLANATION
  2 20    This bill requires that when a city or a county is a party
  2 21 to an agreement with the state or a political subdivision of
  2 22 the state for joint construction of a public improvement,
  2 23 contracts entered into for construction of the public
  2 24 improvement must follow the contract letting procedures
  2 25 currently required of cities and counties.  However, when the
  2 26 public improvement is jointly undertaken by a city and county,
  2 27 the estimated cost threshold is that of the county.
  2 28    The bill applies by operation of law to rural water
  2 29 districts and joint electrical utilities.  
  2 30 LSB 2339HC 80
  2 31 sc/pj/5
     

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