Members of a legislative interim committee reviewed early feedback on the Alabama Builds centralized public-works advertising website, discussed next-phase features and rollout timing, and began drafting a report with short- and long-term recommendations for public-notice policy. Speakers reported contractor enthusiasm for a $25 flat posting fee, asked for trade-specific filtering and notification categories, and described one instance where the website’s "safe harbor" posting prevented a project delay after a newspaper e-mail went to junk mail. Staff said a detailed requirements document for phase 2 will be delivered to State Business Systems and estimated a January–April timeframe for the next iteration. The committee asked for additional data (advertising costs, visitor metrics, interstate comparisons) and set its next meeting for December 1.
