HF 2400 (LSB 5211YH (4) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2400

BY  GOSA and BARKER

A BILL FOR

An Act creating a contractor performance assessment system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 26.9, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  A governmental entity may use the information provided on the contractor performance assessment system created in section 26.17 to determine if a bidder is responsible.
    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  26.17  Contractor performance assessment system.
   1.  The department of administrative services shall create and maintain a contractor performance assessment system on an internet site accessible to governmental entities for the purpose of assessing contractor performance on public improvements under this chapter.
   2.  The department of administrative services shall develop for use on the internet site a performance grading system for architects, engineers, and contractors who have performed work on a public improvement in this state. The performance grading system shall be based on performance metrics, including but not limited to all of the following:
   a.  Whether the work was performed in a timely manner.
   b.  Whether the cost exceeded the amount budgeted and, if so, by what amount.
   c.  The history of change orders.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the department of administrative services (DAS) to create and maintain a contractor performance assessment system on an internet site that is accessible to governmental entities for the purpose of assessing contractor performance on public improvements. DAS must develop a performance grading system for architects, engineers, and contractors based on performance metrics for use on the internet site. The bill provides that a governmental entity may use the contractor performance assessment system to determine if a bidder is responsible.