HB243 Alabama 2018 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Transportation Dept, competitive bids, min. requirement increased for projects over $250,000, Sec. 39-2-2 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a governmental body that
enters into a public works project that exceeds
$50,000 must advertise and solicit sealed bids</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would allow the Department of
Transportation to let contracts for road
construction or maintenance projects without
advertising for sealed bids if the project does not
exceed $250,000 and the project is listed on the
department website for a certain time period
beforehand, provided all such projects not
requiring advertising and sealed bids may not
exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate per year</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to competitive bidding; to amend Section
39-2-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to allow the Department of
Transportation to let contracts for road construction or
maintenance projects without advertising for sealed bids if
the project does not exceed $250,000 and the project is listed
on the department website for a certain time period
beforehand, provided all such projects not requiring
advertising and sealed bids may not exceed $1,000,000 in the
aggregate per year.
</p>
Subjects
Competitive Bids
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2018 | H | Enrolled |
| March 6, 2018 | H | Assigned Act No. 2018-199. |
| March 6, 2018 | H | Delivered to Governor at 2:38 p.m. on March 6, 2018. |
| March 6, 2018 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| March 6, 2018 | S | Signature Requested |
| March 1, 2018 | H | Enrolled |
| March 1, 2018 | H | Passed Second House |
| March 1, 2018 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 581 |
| March 1, 2018 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 15, 2018 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 8, 2018 | H | Engrossed |
| February 8, 2018 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Transportation and Energy |
| February 8, 2018 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 256 |
| February 8, 2018 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 255 |
| February 8, 2018 | H | State Government Amendment Offered |
| February 8, 2018 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 1, 2018 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| January 18, 2018 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 14, 2018 | Rm. 727 at 11:30 | Senate T&E Hearing |
| Hearing | January 31, 2018 | Room 429 at 15:00 | House SG Hearing |
| Hearing | March 8, 2017 | Room 617 (Room Change this week) at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB243 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House State Government first Amendment Offered |