Under existing law, a county or municipality may award a competitive bid to a responsible bidder having a place of business within a local preference zone if that bid is no more than three percent greater than the bid of the lowest responsible bidder.
This bill would allow a county or municipality to award a competitive bid to a responsible bidder having a place of business within a local preference zone if that bid is no more than 10 percent greater than the bid of the lowest responsible bidder and the lowest responsible bidder is a business entity that does not have a place of business in the state.
Delivered to Governor at 5:04 p.m. on May 26, 2015.
Assigned Act No. 2015-293.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Concurred in Second House Amendment
McMillan motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1033
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1152
Albritton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1151
Albritton Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Albritton motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on County and Municipal Government
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 328
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 327
Rogers Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 326
County and Municipal Government Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government
Source: Alabama Legislature