Bill Text: SC H4056 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: DOT contractors
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 11-7)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-06-04 - Amended [H4056 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2015-H4056-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-5-1655 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTOR OR CONTRACTING FIRM SHALL NOT BE QUALIFIED TO PARTICIPATE IN DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS AS A PRIME CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 11, Chapter 5, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 57-5-1655. A contractor or contracting firm shall not be qualified to participate in Department of Transportation contracts as a prime contractor or subcontractor, if:
(1) the contractor or contracting firm is owned, in whole or in part, by a trust that benefits a person or firm who has been disqualified for bidding on department contracts, or a disqualified person's family; or
(2) the disqualified person or firm provides financial support or loans to the contractor or contracting firm."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
