SF0018 • 2016

Competitive bid specification requirements.

AN ACT relating to capital construction; authorizing specification of suggested brands and manufacturers for procurement of furniture and moveable equipment; requiring allowance of substitutions of similar products; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Peterson
Last action: 2016-03-07
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/4/2016

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Amendments

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SF0018H3001

3rd reading • Northrup

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by Northrup

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SF0018HS001

Standing Committee • HMinerals

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HMinerals

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SF0018SW001

Committee of the Whole • Peterson

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by Peterson

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SF0018SS001

Standing Committee • SMinerals

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SMinerals

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Bill History

2016-03-07 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2016-03-04 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0046
2016-03-03 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0046
2016-03-03 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0046
2016-03-02 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0046
2016-03-02 Senate
S Concur:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2016-03-02 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2016-03-02 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0
2016-03-02 House
Amendment was withdrawn before vote
2016-03-01 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-29 House
H COW:Passed
2016-02-29 House
Amendment Adopted
2016-02-26 House
H Placed on General File
2016-02-26 House
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2016-02-23 House
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals
2016-02-23 House
H Received for Introduction
2016-02-22 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-0-0-0
2016-02-19 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-18 Senate
S COW:Passed
2016-02-18 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2016-02-18 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2016-02-15 Senate
S Placed on General File
2016-02-15 Senate
S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2016-02-08 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals 29-1-0-0-0
2016-02-05 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2016-01-07 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115

Bill No.:
SF0018
Effective
:
3/4/2016
LSO No.:
16LSO-0085

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0046

Chapter No.:
82

Prime Sponsor:
Peterson

Catch Title:
Competitive bid specification requirements.

Subject:
Establishes
requirements for competitive bidding on f
urniture and moveable equipment

Summary/Major Elements:

Previously
,
the law prohibited t
he use of specified products in
competitively bid contracts
for
the purchase of furniture and moveable equipment
in public contracts
.

This bill authorizes the use of specified products provided that similar products that meet or exceed the
specified product
s
’
specifications
are
accepted as substitute items.

The bill prohibits the use of specified products within a
ny
group
or
package
bid
if the products are not available to
a
responsible Wyoming supplier and would exclude the supplier from bidding on the final bid package.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
Senate
ENGROSSED
File No
.
SF0018

ENROLLED ACT NO. 46,

SENATE

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2016 Budget
Session

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 16
‑
6
‑
1001(
a)(ii)
(A)
(I) and
(II)

is amended to read:

16
‑
6
‑
1001
.

Capital construction projects restrictions; preference requirements; waivers.

(a)

Unless otherwise prohibited by federal law, any funds appropriated or authorized for expenditure for capital construction projects shall be subject to the restrictions of this section which shall be construed where possible as complimentary and consistent with other statutory requirements relating to competitive bidding and contractor preferences. To the extent the restrictions in this section are inconsistent with other state
statutes,
this section shall supersede all such inconsistent provisions and shall govern. This section shall be applied as follows:

(ii)

Unless exempted pursuant to subparagraph (D) of this paragraph, this paragraph shall apply to all construction delivery methods:

(A)

The procurement of furniture and movable equipment shall be done by competitive bid based upon either:

(I)

Generic
S
pecifications

of product
; or

(II)

Specifications addressing performance standards and functional requirements determined by the
agency
.
,
but without specification of individual brands or manufacturers.

The agency may specify suggested individual brands or manufacturers, provided that
similar products that meet or exceed specifications and that have been approved by the agency shall be accepted as substitute bid items
.
Specified products that are not available to any responsible Wyoming resident suppliers shall not be used in any group or package within the bid documents which would exclude responsible
Wyoming
resident suppliers from submitting a bid on the final bid package.
As used in this subdivision, "agency" means any department, agency or other instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state to which funds are appropriated or authorized for expenditure for capital construction projects and includes any entity that the agency contracts with to administer or award any bid.

Section 2
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the
Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief Clerk