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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 20

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Relating to: qualified bidders on state projects. (FE)

Administration department of — Agency and general functions Public works Purchasing government

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, among other requirements, to be certified as a qualified

bidder on state projects, a bidder must demonstrate that the bidder has completed

at least one project similar to, and at least 50 percent the size or value of, the division

of the project being bid.

This bill replaces this requirement with a requirement that, to be certified as

a qualified bidder, the bidder must demonstrate that the bidder is bondable for the

term of the proposed contract and is able to obtain both a 100 percent performance

bond and a 100 percent payment bond. Also under the bill, the Department of

Administration may not require a bidder to have experience that is not specific to the

project being bid in order to be certified as a qualified bidder.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Marklein (R) , Stroebel (R)

16 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Brooks (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Quinn (R) , Rettinger (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Tittl (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Wittke (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 27, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Cowles, Felzkowski and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Rodriguez, VanderMeer, Brooks, Kitchens, Knodl, Moses, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Rozar, Schraa, Tittl and Wittke

  2. Jan 27, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Elections and Consumer Protection

  3. Mar 6, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Quinn added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 7, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Armstrong added as a cosponsor

  5. Apr 12, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1