Senate
Study
Bill
3121
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
GREEN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
prequalification
requirements
for
the
1
construction
of
public
safety
infrastructure
and
purchase
of
2
public
safety
technology.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
26.16,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
26.16
Prequalification
requirements
prohibited.
3
1.
A
Except
to
the
extent
provided
in
subsection
2,
a
4
governmental
entity
shall
not
by
ordinance,
rule,
or
any
5
other
action
relating
to
contracts
for
public
improvements
6
for
which
competitive
bids
are
required
by
this
chapter
7
impose
any
requirement
that
directly
or
indirectly
restricts
8
potential
bidders
to
any
predetermined
class
of
bidders
defined
9
by
experience
on
similar
projects,
size
of
company,
union
10
membership,
or
any
other
criteria.
However,
a
governmental
11
entity
shall
require
nonresident
bidders
to
comply
with
section
12
8A.311B,
subsection
4
.
13
2.
A
governmental
entity
may
require
bidders
to
meet
14
prequalification
requirements
related
to
production
and
15
manufacturing
for
public
safety
infrastructure
to
be
16
constructed
for
or
public
safety
technology
to
be
purchased
by
17
the
governmental
entity,
including
for
traffic
control
devices,
18
cameras,
computers,
software,
unmanned
aerial
vehicles,
and
19
solar,
wind,
or
other
energy
infrastructure
or
technology.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
This
bill
relates
to
prequalification
requirements
for
the
24
construction
of
public
safety
infrastructure
for
and
purchase
25
of
public
safety
technology
by
a
governmental
entity.
Under
26
current
law,
a
governmental
entity
shall
not
impose
any
27
requirement
that
directly
or
indirectly
restricts
potential
28
bidders
to
a
predetermined
class
of
bidders
defined
by
certain
29
criteria.
The
bill
allows
a
governmental
entity
to
require
30
bidders
to
meet
prequalification
requirements
related
to
31
production
and
manufacturing
for
the
construction
of
public
32
safety
infrastructure
for
or
the
purchase
of
public
safety
33
technology
by
the
governmental
entity.
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