Bill Text: NH HB148 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: To raise the minimum value of county purchases of equipment or materials which are subject to competitive bidding.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-02 - Lay HB148 on Table (Rep. L. Sanborn): Motion Adopted Voice Vote 02/02/2023 House Journal 4 P. 12 [HB148 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2023-HB148-Introduced.html

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HB 148  - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2023 SESSION

23-0231

02/04

 

HOUSE BILL 148

 

AN ACT to raise the minimum value of county purchases of equipment or materials which are subject to competitive bidding.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Edwards, Rock. 31

 

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill increases the minimum value of county contracts subject to competitive bidding and makes this value consistent across all counties.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

23-0231

02/04

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

 

AN ACT to raise the minimum value of county purchases of equipment or materials which are subject to competitive bidding.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Repeal.  RSA 28:8-f, relative to competitive bidding in Rockingham county, is repealed.

2  Competitive Bidding on Purchases.  Amend RSA 28:8 to read as follows:

28:8  Competitive Bidding on Purchases.

I.  The provisions of this section shall apply to all counties in the state and the offices of county sheriff, county attorney, county treasurer, and register of deeds.

II.  Any purchase of equipment or materials made by a county in an amount exceeding [$5,000] $10,000 shall be by competitive bidding, provided that the county commissioners by unanimous vote may waive the provisions for such bidding.  In case the commissioners so vote a copy of such action shall be recorded in their offices with a statement of the reason therefor and such record shall be open to public inspection.  Orders for equipment or material to be delivered at different times where the single delivery may be less than [$5,000] $10,000 but the total order exceeds that amount shall be construed as coming within the provisions hereof requiring competitive bidding.

3  Competitive Bidding; Hillsborough County.  Amend RSA 28:8-e, I to read as follows:

I.  All purchases made by Hillsborough County for materials, equipment, supplies, services, insurance, building repairs or any other item, in an amount exceeding [$5,000] $10,000 shall be by competitive bidding.  Awards for such purchases shall be made to the lowest responsible bidder.  Orders for purchases to be delivered at different times where the single delivery may be less than [$5,000] $10,000, but the total order exceeds that amount shall be construed as coming within the provisions of this section requiring competitive bidding.

4  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.