SPONSOR: Oehlerking
This bill requires political subdivisions undertaking construction projects to allow for electronic bid submission by contractors and vendors.
A notice advertising the bid is required to be published on an online portal, such as the political subdivision's website, and through an electronic medium, such as a public online bid platform. Pieces of information required to be included on this notice are provided in the bill.
Political subdivisions are required to implement security measures for this process, as provided in the bill.
Political subdivisions accepting electronic bids must provide an electronic receipt to the bidder at the time of submission.
The Office of Administration will develop guidelines to assist political subdivisions in implementing the electronic bid process.
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