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Relating to bidding for purchases through a competitive bidding process by the state
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 18, 2022
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary When the state buys something for less than $500,000, it must give Iowa businesses a chance to match a lower price offered by an out-of-state company. Businesses bidding on these state purchases must also prove they paid taxes in Iowa during the last fiscal year. These new rules do not apply to certain projects involving road construction, engineering services, or public building improvements.1
Read the official explanation
This bill provides that for purchases initiated by the state through a competitive bidding process, if the lowest responsive bid received is from an out-of-state business and totals less than $500,000, and an in-state business submitted a bid which is within percent or $10,000 of the price of the lowest responsive bid, whichever is less, the state shall notify the in-state business which submitted the lowest responsive bid and allow it to match the lowest responsive bid from the out-of-state business before a contract is awarded. 1, in this state during the most recently completed fiscal year for which such a figure is available. The bill does not apply to a request for bids or proposals for products or other purchases associated with road or bridge construction or repair, to a request for bids or proposals for products or other purchases associated with architectural or engineering services, or to procurement of or for public improvement projects. The bill defines “public improvement” as a building or construction work which is constructed under the control of a governmental entity and is paid for in whole or in part with funds of the governmental entity, including a building or improvement constructed or operated jointly with any other public or private agency, and including a highway, bridge, or culvert project, but excluding emergency work or repair or maintenance work performed by state employees.