Senate Amendment 3410
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend House File 830, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 8 the
1 4 following:
1 5 <Sec. . Section 26.2, subsection 4, Code 2007,
1 6 is amended to read as follows:
1 7 4. "Repair or maintenance work" means the
1 8 preservation of a road, street, bridge, culvert
1 9 building, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, or other public
1 10 facility or structure so that it remains in sound or
1 11 proper condition, including minor replacements and
1 12 additions as necessary to restore the public facility
1 13 or structure to its original condition with the same
1 14 design.>
1 15 #2. Page 1, by striking lines 17 through 20 and
1 16 inserting the following: <to bidders shall be
1 17 published at least once, not less than four and not
1 18 more than forty=five days before the date for filing
1 19 bids, in a newspaper published at least once weekly
1 20 and having general circulation in the geographic area
1 21 served by the governmental entity. Additionally, the
1 22 governmental entity may>.
1 23 #3. Page 2, line 24, by inserting before the words
1 24 "The governmental", the following: <The date and time
1 25 that each bid is received by the governmental entity,
1 26 together with the name of the person receiving the
1 27 bid, shall be recorded on the envelope containing the
1 28 bid. All bids received after the deadlines for
1 29 submission of bids as stated in the project
1 30 specifications shall not be considered and shall be
1 31 returned to the late bidder unopened.>
1 32 #4. Page 4, by inserting after line 27 the
1 33 following: <Good faith effort shall include advising
1 34 all contractors who have filed with the governmental
1 35 entity a request for notice of projects. The
1 36 governmental entity shall provide such notice in a
1 37 timely manner so that a requesting contractor will
1 38 have a reasonable opportunity to submit a competitive
1 39 quotation.>
1 40 #5. Page 6, by inserting after line 19 the
1 41 following:
1 42 <Sec. . Section 314.1B, subsection 2,
1 43 paragraphs b and d, Code 2007, are amended to read as
1 44 follows:
1 45 b. The subcommittee appointed under this
1 46 subsection shall review the competitive bid thresholds
1 47 applicable to governmental entities under chapter 26.
1 48 The subcommittee shall review price adjustments for
1 49 all types of construction, reconstruction, and public
1 50 improvement projects based on the changes in the
2 1 construction price index, building cost index, and
2 2 material cost index from the preceding year
2 3 adjustment. Upon completion of the review the
2 4 subcommittee may make adjustments in the applicable
2 5 bid thresholds for types of work based on the price
2 6 adjustments.
2 7 d. Beginning July 1, 2006, the subcommittee shall
2 8 make adjustments to the competitive quotation
2 9 threshold amounts in section 26.14 for vertical
2 10 infrastructure in accordance with adjustments made by
2 11 the horizontal infrastructure subcommittee under
2 12 subsection 1 applicable to city and county highway,
2 13 bridge, and culvert projects the methodology of
2 14 paragraph "b".
2 15 Sec. . Section 314.1B, subsection 2, Code 2007,
2 16 is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
2 17 NEW PARAGRAPH. e. After 2012, the subcommittee
2 18 shall adjust the competitive quotation threshold
2 19 amounts in section 26.14 at the same time and by the
2 20 same percentage as adjustments are made to the
2 21 competitive bid threshold.
2 22 Sec. . Section 331.341, subsection 1, Code
2 23 2007, is amended to read as follows:
2 24 1. When the estimated total cost of a public
2 25 improvement, other than improvements which may be paid
2 26 for from the secondary road fund, exceeds the
2 27 competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, or as
2 28 established in section 314.1B, the board shall follow
2 29 the competitive bid procedures for governmental
2 30 entities in chapter 26 and the contract letting
2 31 procedures in section 384.103. As used in this
2 32 section, "public improvement" means the same as
2 33 defined in section 26.2 as modified by this
2 34 subsection.>
2 35 #6. By renumbering as necessary.
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2 39 HERMAN C. QUIRMBACH
2 40 HF 830.504 82
2 41 eg/je/9558
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