House
File
2390
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2390
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
450)
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
108)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
the
contract
bidding
process
for
public
1
improvement
projects
conducted
by
the
state
board
of
2
regents.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
262.34,
subsection
1,
Code
2016,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
a.
When
the
estimated
cost
of
construction,
repairs,
or
3
improvement
of
buildings
or
grounds
under
charge
of
the
state
4
board
of
regents
exceeds
one
hundred
thousand
dollars,
the
5
board
shall
advertise
do
all
of
the
following:
6
(1)
Advertise
for
bids
for
the
contemplated
improvement
7
or
construction
and
shall
let
by
publishing
a
notice
to
8
bidders.
The
notice
to
bidders
shall
be
published
at
least
9
once,
not
less
than
four
days
and
not
more
than
forty-five
10
days
before
the
date
for
filing
bids,
in
a
newspaper
published
11
at
least
once
weekly
and
having
general
circulation
in
the
12
geographic
area
of
contemplated
improvement
or
construction.
13
Additionally,
the
board
may
publish
a
notice
in
a
relevant
14
contractor
organization
publication
or
relevant
contractor
plan
15
room
service
with
statewide
circulation,
provided
that
a
notice
16
is
posted
on
an
internet
site
sponsored
by
the
board.
17
(2)
Have
an
engineer
licensed
under
chapter
542B,
a
18
landscape
architect
licensed
under
chapter
544B,
or
an
19
architect
registered
under
chapter
544A
prepare
plans
and
20
specifications
and
calculate
the
estimated
total
cost
of
21
the
contemplated
improvement
or
construction.
The
board
22
shall
ensure
that
a
sufficient
number
of
printed
copies
of
23
the
project’s
contract
documents,
including
but
not
limited
24
to
all
drawings,
plans,
specifications,
and
estimated
total
25
costs
of
the
proposed
improvement
or
construction,
are
made
26
available
for
distribution
at
no
charge
to
prospective
bidders,
27
subcontractor
bidders,
suppliers,
and
contractor
plan
room
28
services.
29
(3)
Let
the
work
to
the
lowest
responsible
bidder.
However,
30
if
31
b.
If,
in
the
judgment
of
the
board
,
bids
received
are
32
not
acceptable,
the
board
may
reject
all
bids
,
after
making
a
33
specific
finding
identifying
the
basis
for
the
rejection
of
34
each
bid
received,
and
proceed
with
the
construction,
repair,
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or
improvement
by
a
method
as
the
board
may
determine.
All
1
plans
and
specifications
for
repairs
or
construction,
together
2
with
bids
on
the
plans
or
specifications,
shall
be
filed
by
the
3
board
and
be
open
for
public
inspection.
All
bids
submitted
4
under
this
section
shall
be
accompanied
by
a
deposit
of
money,
5
a
certified
check,
or
a
credit
union
certified
share
draft
in
6
an
amount
as
the
board
may
prescribe.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
modifies
the
contract
bidding
process
conducted
11
by
the
state
board
of
regents.
12
Currently,
when
the
estimated
cost
of
construction,
repairs,
13
or
improvement
of
buildings
or
grounds
under
charge
of
the
14
state
board
of
regents
exceeds
$100,000,
the
board
of
regents
15
must
advertise
for
bids
for
the
contemplated
work
and
shall
16
let
the
work
to
the
lowest
responsible
bidder.
However,
if
17
in
the
judgment
of
the
state
board
of
regents
bids
received
18
are
not
acceptable,
the
state
board
of
regents
may
reject
all
19
bids
and
proceed
with
the
work
by
a
method
as
the
state
board
20
of
regents
may
determine.
All
plans
and
specifications
for
21
repairs
or
construction,
together
with
bids
on
the
plans
or
22
specifications,
must
be
filed
by
the
state
board
of
regents
23
and
be
open
for
public
inspection.
All
bids
submitted
under
24
this
Code
section
must
be
accompanied
by
a
deposit
of
money,
a
25
certified
check,
or
a
credit
union
certified
share
draft
in
an
26
amount
as
the
state
board
of
regents
may
prescribe.
27
Under
the
bill,
when
the
estimated
cost
of
the
work
exceeds
28
$100,000,
the
state
board
of
regents
must
advertise
for
bids
29
by
publishing
notice
at
least
once,
not
less
than
four
and
30
not
more
than
45
days
before
the
date
for
filing
bids,
in
a
31
newspaper
published
at
least
weekly
with
a
general
circulation
32
in
the
geographical
area
of
the
work.
The
state
board
of
33
regents
may
also
publish
notice
in
a
relevant
contractor
34
organization
publication
or
relevant
contractor
plan
room
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service
with
statewide
circulation,
provided
that
a
notice
is
1
posted
on
an
internet
site
sponsored
by
the
state
board
of
2
regents.
3
The
state
board
of
regents
must
also
have
an
engineer
4
licensed
under
Code
chapter
542B,
a
landscape
architect
5
licensed
under
Code
chapter
544B,
or
an
architect
registered
6
under
Code
chapter
544A
prepare
plans
and
specifications
7
and
calculate
the
estimated
total
cost
of
the
contemplated
8
improvement
or
construction.
The
state
board
of
regents
9
must
ensure
that
a
sufficient
number
of
printed
copies
of
10
the
project’s
contract
documents,
including
but
not
limited
11
to
all
drawings,
plans,
specifications,
and
estimated
total
12
costs
of
the
proposed
improvement
or
construction,
are
made
13
available
for
distribution
at
no
charge
to
prospective
bidders,
14
subcontractor
bidders,
suppliers,
and
contractor
plan
room
15
services.
16
If
the
state
board
of
regents
determines
that
none
of
the
17
bids
are
acceptable,
the
board,
under
the
bill,
must
identify
18
a
specific
reason
for
rejecting
each
bid
received,
the
state
19
board
of
regents
may
proceed
with
the
work
by
a
method
as
the
20
board
may
determine,
as
the
law
currently
prescribes.
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