HF 2106 (LSB 5448YH (4) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2106

BY  DRAKE

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the use of a licensed engineer, landscape architect, or architect for public improvements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 26.3, subsection 2, Code Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  A If a governmental entity estimates that the total cost of a proposed public improvement will exceed ten thousand dollars, the governmental entity shall have an engineer licensed under chapter 542B, a landscape architect licensed under chapter 544B, or an architect registered under chapter 544A prepare plans and specifications, and calculate the estimated total cost of a proposed public improvement. A governmental entity shall ensure that sufficient paper copies of the plans, specifications, and estimated total costs of the proposed public improvement are available for prospective bidders.
EXPLANATION
   Under current law, a government entity must retain the services of an appropriately licensed engineer, landscape architect, or architect for public improvement projects. This bill would limit the requirement to projects where the estimated total cost of a public improvement exceeds $10,000.