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House
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821
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
821
BY
GOSA
and
BARKER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
a
contractor
performance
assessment
system.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
26.9,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
1
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
A
governmental
entity
may
use
the
3
information
provided
on
the
contractor
performance
assessment
4
system
created
in
section
26.17
to
determine
if
a
bidder
is
5
responsible.
6
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
26.17
Contractor
performance
7
assessment
system.
8
1.
The
department
of
administrative
services
shall
create
9
and
maintain
a
contractor
performance
assessment
system
on
10
an
internet
site
accessible
to
governmental
entities
for
11
the
purpose
of
assessing
contractor
performance
on
public
12
improvements
under
this
chapter.
13
2.
The
department
shall
develop
for
use
on
the
internet
site
14
a
performance
grading
system
for
architects,
engineers,
and
15
contractors
who
have
performed
work
on
a
public
improvement
in
16
this
state.
The
performance
grading
system
shall
be
based
on
17
performance
metrics,
including
but
not
limited
to
all
of
the
18
following:
19
a.
Whether
the
work
was
performed
in
a
timely
manner.
20
b.
Whether
the
cost
exceeded
the
amount
budgeted
and,
if
so,
21
by
what
amount.
22
c.
The
history
of
change
orders.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
administrative
27
services
(DAS)
to
create
and
maintain
a
contractor
performance
28
assessment
system
on
an
internet
site
that
is
accessible
to
29
governmental
entities
for
the
purpose
of
assessing
contractor
30
performance
on
public
improvements.
DAS
must
develop
a
31
performance
grading
system
for
architects,
engineers,
and
32
contractors
based
on
performance
metrics
for
use
on
the
33
internet
site.
The
bill
provides
that
a
governmental
entity
34
may
use
the
contractor
performance
assessment
system
to
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determine
if
a
bidder
is
responsible.
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