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Relating to the calculation of bids for awarding contracts for public improvements
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 14, 2024
- 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 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, 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 cities or counties look for the lowest price to complete public construction projects, they would use a special math formula to adjust the bids. A company could get a lower calculated price if they use a certain amount of apprentices or if they have a clean safety record with federal inspectors. This change helps certain businesses become more competitive when they are bidding on government jobs.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the calculation of bids for contracts for public improvements. The bill requires a county or city to reduce the cost of a bid by percent for purposes of determining the lowest responsive bid for a contract for a public improvement if the bidder’s proposal states that percent of the labor force will be completed through apprenticeships or if the general contractor has not violated the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act in the preceding two years.
Iowa Code it changes
Amends§26.9