The department shall do all of the following:
1. Revise its procedures and specifications for the purchase of lubricating oil and industrial oil to eliminate exclusion of recycled oils and any requirement that oils be manufactured from virgin materials.
2. Require that purchases of lubricating oil and industrial oil be made from the seller whose oil product contains the greatest percentage of recycled oil, unless one of the following circumstances regarding a specific oil product containing recycled oil exists:
a. The product is not available within a reasonable period of time or in quantities necessary or in container sizes appropriate to meet a state agency's needs.
b. The product does not meet the performance requirements or standards recommended by the equipment or vehicle manufacturer, including any warranty requirements.
c. The product is available only at a cost greater than one hundred five percent of the cost of comparable virgin oil products.
3. Establish and maintain a preference program for procuring oils containing the maximum content of recycled oil. The preference program shall include but is not limited to all of the following:
a. The inclusion of the preferences for recycled oil products in publications used to solicit bids from suppliers.
b. The provision of a description of the recycled oil procurement program at bidders' conferences.
c. Discussion of the preference program in lubricating oil and industrial oil procurement solicitations or invitations to bid.
d. Efforts to inform industry trade associations about the preference program.
4. a. Provide that when purchasing hydraulic fluids, the department or a state agency authorized by the department to directly purchase hydraulic fluids shall give preference to purchasing biodegradable hydraulic fluids manufactured from soybeans.
b. The department or state agency purchasing the hydraulic fluid shall purchase biodegradable hydraulic fluid, if both of the following apply:
(1) The purchase is within the purchasing budget of the department or a state agency.
(2) The use of biodegradable hydraulic fluid in the equipment operated by the department or state agency is consistent with the manufacturer's specifications for the equipment.
c. The department shall provide for the implementation of requirements necessary in order to carry out this subsection by the department or state agency making the purchase, which shall include all of the following:
(1) Including the preference requirements in publications used to solicit bids for hydraulic fluids.
(2) Describing the preference requirements at bidders' conferences in which bids for the sale of hydraulic fluids are sought by the department or authorized state agency.
(3) Discussing the preference requirements in procurement solicitations or invitations to bid for hydraulic fluids.
(4) Informing industry trade associations about the preference requirements.
92 Acts, ch 1095, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1082, §2
Referred to in §18.6, 216B.3, 260C.19B, 262.9, 262.25B, 307.21, 904.312B
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