Senate File 301 - Introduced





                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1224)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to bidding requirements for public improvement
  2    projects completed by certain state entities.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1305SV 83
  5 ec/rj/8

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 26.14A, subsection 2, Code 2009, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    2.  If Except as provided in subsection 3, if the total
  1  4 estimated cost of the public improvement does not warrant
  1  5 either competitive quotations under section 26.14 or
  1  6 competitive bidding under section 26.3, the governmental
  1  7 entity may nevertheless proceed with competitive quotations or
  1  8 competitive bidding for the public improvement.
  1  9    Sec. 2.  Section 26.14A, Code 2009, is amended by adding
  1 10 the following new subsection:
  1 11    NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  The department of administrative
  1 12 services shall proceed with competitive quotations or
  1 13 competitive bidding for a public improvement even if the total
  1 14 estimated cost of the public improvement does not warrant
  1 15 either competitive quotations under section 26.14 or
  1 16 competitive bidding under section 26.3.
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18    This bill provides that the department of administrative
  1 19 services shall use either competitive quotations or
  1 20 competitive bidding for all public improvements of any cost.
  1 21    Public improvement is defined in Code chapter 26 to mean a
  1 22 building or construction work which is constructed and paid
  1 23 for by a governmental entity.
  1 24 LSB 1305SV 83
  1 25 ec/rj/8