SSB 3121 (LSB 6267XC (2) 90)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON GREEN)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to prequalification requirements for the construction of public safety infrastructure and purchase of public safety technology.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 26.16, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   26.16  Prequalification requirements prohibited.
   1.  A Except to the extent provided in subsection 2, a governmental entity shall not by ordinance, rule, or any other action relating to contracts for public improvements for which competitive bids are required by this chapter impose any requirement that directly or indirectly restricts potential bidders to any predetermined class of bidders defined by experience on similar projects, size of company, union membership, or any other criteria. However, a governmental entity shall require nonresident bidders to comply with section 8A.311B, subsection 4.
   2.  A governmental entity may require bidders to meet prequalification requirements related to production and manufacturing for public safety infrastructure to be constructed for or public safety technology to be purchased by the governmental entity, including for traffic control devices, cameras, computers, software, unmanned aerial vehicles, and solar, wind, or other energy infrastructure or technology.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to prequalification requirements for the construction of public safety infrastructure for and purchase of public safety technology by a governmental entity. Under current law, a governmental entity shall not impose any requirement that directly or indirectly restricts potential bidders to a predetermined class of bidders defined by certain criteria. The bill allows a governmental entity to require bidders to meet prequalification requirements related to production and manufacturing for the construction of public safety infrastructure for or the purchase of public safety technology by the governmental entity.