A bill for an act relating to the definition of public improvement for purposes of public construction bidding.(Formerly SF 2164 .)

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File

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

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BY

COMMITTEE

ON

STATE

GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SF

2164)

(COMPANION

TO

HF

2558

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

STATE

GOVERNMENT)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

definition

of

public

improvement

for

1

purposes

of

public

construction

bidding.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

26.2,

subsection

3,

paragraph

b,

Code

1

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

subparagraphs:

2

NEW

SUBPARAGRAPH

.

(7)

Equipment

acquired

by

or

for

a

city

3

utility

under

chapter

388

when

such

equipment

is

related

to

an

4

electric

generating

project.

5

NEW

SUBPARAGRAPH

.

(8)

The

furnishing

of

a

manufactured

6

home,

as

defined

in

section

435.1,

as

well

as

all

work

7

necessary

to

install

the

home

in

accordance

with

24

C.F.R.

8

pt.

3285,

including

but

not

limited

to

the

erection

of

the

9

foundation

or

tiedown

system,

supporting,

anchoring,

and

10

close-up

of

the

home,

and

implementing

the

utility

service

11

connections

for

the

home.

12

EXPLANATION

13

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

14

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

15

This

bill

revises

the

definition

of

“public

improvement”

16

for

purposes

of

Code

chapter

26

(public

construction

bidding)

17

to

exclude

equipment

acquired

by

or

for

a

city

utility

18

under

Code

chapter

388

when

such

equipment

is

related

to

an

19

electric

generating

project

and

to

exclude

the

furnishing

of

20

a

manufactured

home,

including

the

erection

of

the

foundation

21

or

tiedown

system,

supporting,

anchoring,

and

close-up

of

the

22

home,

and

implementing

the

utility

service

connections

for

the

23

home.

24

By

operation

of

law,

the

bill

affects

the

term

“public

25

improvement”

as

used

in

Code

chapter

26A

(guaranteed

maximum

26

price

contracts)

and

in

Code

sections

8.46

(lease-purchase

27

reporting);

260C.38

(community

college

lease-purchase

28

contracts);

278.1

(school

district

lease-purchase

contracts);

29

297.7

(construction,

renovation,

and

repair

of

school

30

buildings);

298.3

(school

district

levy

revenue);

331.341

31

(county

board

of

supervisors

contracts);

364.4

(city

32

lease-purchase

contracts);

and

384.20

(city

finance

accounts).

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