Proposed Public Works Legislation

The Capital Projects Advisory Review Board (CPARB) has recommended to the State Legislature approval of six pieces of legislation affecting public works contracting.

I've listed the bill numbers and subjects and will provide more details on each in future blog entries.

• HB 1197: Alternative Public Works contracting
  
• HB 1196: Increasing Small Works Roster project dollar limits
• HB 1195: Payment of undisputed amounts
• HB 1198: Public Works bid limits
• HB 1200: Expanding to municipalities the ability to negotiate an adjustment to a bid price on public works
• HB 1199: Repealing outdated provisions of the law related to Retainage

The House State Government and Tribal Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on all six bills on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. in House Hearing Room D of the John L. O'Brien Building.

Please contact me if you have any questions about any of these bills.