MS HB1118 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Public Purchasing And Bid Law Requirement To Authorize The Prequalification Of Contractors On High Complexity Construction Contracts That Exceed A 15-month Completion Time, Exceed Ten Million Dollars In Cost Or The Critical Nature Of Installed Systems Necessitate The Use Of Experienced And High Skilled Contractors, In Order To Reduce The Risk And Increase The Quality Of The Project; To Require The Prequalification To Be Determined Not Less Than 15 Working Days Before The First Publication Notice Of The Bid Opening; To Establish The Prequalification Bid Criteria; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Public purchasing and bid law requirements; authorize prequalification of contractors on "high complexity construction contracts."

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-01-31HouseDied In Committee
2017-01-16HouseReferred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

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