Senate File 1 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 1 BY MATHIS (As Amended and Passed by the Senate March 10, 2015 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to bidding for purchases through a competitive 1 bidding process by the state. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 SF 1 (4) 86 tr/nh/jh

S.F. 1 Section 1. Section 8A.311, Code 2015, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsections: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 12A. a. If the lowest responsive bid 3 received by the state for products or other purchases is from 4 an out-of-state business and totals less than five hundred 5 thousand dollars, and an Iowa-based business submitted a bid 6 which is within five percent or ten thousand dollars of the 7 price of the lowest bid, whichever is less, the Iowa-based 8 business which submitted the lowest responsive bid shall be 9 notified and shall be allowed to match the lowest bid before 10 a contract is awarded. 11 b. This subsection does not apply to a request for bids or 12 proposals for products or other purchases associated with the 13 following: 14 (1) Road or bridge construction or repair. 15 (2) Architectural or engineering services. 16 c. This subsection does not apply to procurement of or for 17 public improvement projects. 18 d. For purposes of this subsection, “public improvement” 19 means a building or construction work which is constructed 20 under the control of a governmental entity and is paid for 21 in whole or in part with funds of the governmental entity, 22 including a building or improvement constructed or operated 23 jointly with any other public or private agency, and including 24 a highway, bridge, or culvert project, but excluding emergency 25 work or repair or maintenance work performed by state 26 employees. 27 NEW SUBSECTION . 12B. a. A response to a request for 28 bids or proposals for products or other purchases by the 29 state which totals less than five hundred thousand dollars in 30 value shall contain documentation showing that the submitting 31 business paid taxes, as defined in section 445.1, in this state 32 during the most recently completed fiscal year for which such 33 documentation is available. 34 b. This subsection does not apply to a request for bids or 35 -1- SF 1 (4) 86 tr/nh/jh 1/ 2

S.F. 1 proposals for products or other purchases associated with the 1 following: 2 (1) Road or bridge construction or repair. 3 (2) Architectural or engineering services. 4 c. This subsection does not apply to procurement of or for 5 public improvement projects. 6 d. For purposes of this subsection, “public improvement” 7 means a building or construction work which is constructed 8 under the control of a governmental entity and is paid for 9 in whole or in part with funds of the governmental entity, 10 including a building or improvement constructed or operated 11 jointly with any other public or private agency, and including 12 a highway, bridge, or culvert project, but excluding emergency 13 work or repair or maintenance work performed by state 14 employees. 15 -2- SF 1 (4) 86 tr/nh/jh 2/ 2