SF 465: Relating to the awarding of contracts for public improvement projects

Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the awarding of contracts for public improvement projects. The bill provides that if a governmental entity states in a notice that the governmental entity is accepting bids or quotations for multiple parts of a project for public improvement, then the entity shall accept bids or quotations for any combination of parts of the project, including bids or quotations for the whole project. Under the bill, the governmental entity shall award a contract or multiple contracts to the combination of bidders or contractors that minimizes the total cost of the award.

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 6, 2019

Sen. Zach Whiting (R)
Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Competitive Bidding Alliance, Inc.

In plain words

March 4, 2019Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
March 6, 2019Senate subcommittee named: Whiting, Celsi and Schultz