Bill Text: MS SB2674 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Government procurement; authorize local entities to charge a fee for reverse auction and electronic bidding services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-05 - Approved by Governor [SB2674 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2018-SB2674-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2018 Regular Session
To: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
By: Senator(s) Polk
Senate Bill 2674
(As Sent to Governor)
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES TO CHARGE A FEE, OR REQUIRE A FEE TO BE PAID TO A THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER, FOR AN ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSION OR PARTICIPATION IN A REVERSE AUCTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) Any governing authority accepting electronic bid submissions for procurements may charge the bidder a fee, or may require a fee to be paid to a third-party service provider, for an electronic bid submission. The amount of the fee shall not exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per bid.
(2) Any governing authority using the reverse auction method of procurement may charge the winning bidder a fee, or require the winning bidder to pay a fee to a third-party service provider, for participation in a reverse auction. The amount of the fee shall not exceed four percent (4%) of the winning bid amount.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this act shall be codified as a separate section within Chapter 7, Title 31, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
