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Committee adopts amendment to allow up to 21-day delay for bid submission and opening on certain projects
Summary
The committee amended Senate Bill 2063 to clarify that submission of bids and bid openings may be delayed up to 21 days at the discretion of the department and that new dates be noticed electronically; the amendment passed and the committee recommended the bill as amended.
The House Industry, Business and Labor Committee adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 2063 that changes the order and wording for delaying bid openings on construction projects and then recommended the bill as amended.
Representative Koppelman proposed flipping the order of phrasing in the draft amendment to match the logical sequence of events: submission of bids, then bid opening. "Submission of bids and bid opening may be delayed up to 21 days at the discretion of the department," he said, and suggested that notice of new dates be provided electronically as prescribed by the department.
The committee took a voice vote to adopt the amendment. Representative Koppelman moved to do pass as amended; Vice Chair Osely (recorded as second) supported the motion. Diane, the committee clerk, called the roll on the amended bill and the committee recorded a majority vote in favor of the amended measure. Representative Ruby volunteered to carry the bill.
The amendment is intended to clarify the department's authority to set new submission and opening dates and to require electronic notice of new dates when the department exercises the delay authority. The committee did not record extensive debate on the merits; the amendment was adopted and the bill was recommended to proceed.
Votes at a glance
- Motion: Do pass (as amended) on Senate Bill 2063 - Mover: Representative Koppelman - Second: Vice Chair Osely - Outcome: approved by roll call
