S.F. No. 0146

Special districts-requirements for bids.

 

Sponsored By:        Senator(s) Mockler and Decaria

 

AN ACT relating to special districts; requiring competitive bidding for certain contracts and purchases; providing for contracts by competitive negotiation or noncompetitive negotiation as specified; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/17/2007   Bill Number Assigned

1/18/2007   S Received for Introduction

1/18/2007   S Introduced and Referred to S07

1/30/2007   S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Case, Cooper, Decaria and Larson

Nays:  Senator(s) Scott

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/30/2007   S Placed on General File

 

SF0146SS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 10          Delete through "($50,000.00)" insert "twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00)".  CASE, CHAIRMAN

 

1/31/2007   S Passed CoW

 

SF0146S2001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 2           After "purchases;" insert "providing for contracts by competitive negotiation or noncompetitive negotiation as specified;".

Page 1-line 12          After "Definitions" insert "; competitive contract bidding; exceptions".

Page 2-after line 11    Insert:

"(c)  Whenever the special district board determines in writing that the use of competitive sealed bidding is not feasible or practical, contracts for supplies or services may be made by competitive negotiation. A special district official may also contract for supplies or services for the official's office by competitive negotiation if the contract is for twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or less and the official determines that the use of competitive sealed bidding is not feasible or practical.

(d)  Contracts may be made by noncompetitive negotiation only when competition is not feasible, as determined in writing prior to award by the special district board. A special district official may also contract for supplies or services for the official's office by noncompetitive negotiation if the contract is for twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or less and the official determines that competition is not feasible.

(e)  Special districts shall be authorized to make small purchases in accordance with rules adopted by the district.  The rules shall include small purchase procedures which authorize agencies to procure supplies or services not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or such higher amount established by the special district board, but not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500.00), without prior approval of the board.".  MOCKLER

 

2/1/2007    S Passed 2nd Reading

2/2/2007    S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Case, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Mockler, Nicholas, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns, Meier, Perkins and Scott

Excused:  Senator(s) Coe and Peck

Ayes 24    Nays 4    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/5/2007    H Received for Introduction

2/6/2007    H Introduced and Referred to H07

2/9/2007    H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brown, Gentile, Gilmore, Illoway, Martin and Quarberg

Nays:  Representative(s) Miller, Walsh and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 6    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/9/2007    H Placed on General File

 

SF0146HS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 14          After "bidding" insert ", provided, however, a special district may, by resolution, exempt itself from competitive sealed bidding for a renewable duration not to exceed two (2) years, for supplies, equipment or services not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) in value".

Page 3-line 11          Delete "shall be authorized to" insert "may".

Page 3-line 12          After "purchases" delete balance of the line.

Page 3-line 13          Delete entirely.

Page 3-line 14          Delete "procedures which authorize agencies" insert "without competitive bidding".  ILLOWAY, CHAIRMAN

 

2/15/2007   H Passed CoW

 

SF0146H2002/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 14          In the standing committee amendment (SF0146HS001/AE) to this line, after "special" insert "hospital".  BROWN

 

SF0146H2003/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-After line 3           Insert:

"(ii)  "Professional services" means services provided by professionals licensed under title 33 of Wyoming statutes;"

Page 2-line 12          After "services" insert ", excluding professional services,". 

Renumber as necessary.  LUBNAU, BROWN

 

2/16/2007   H Passed 2nd Reading

 

SF0146H3002/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Delete the Brown second reading amendment (SF0146H2002/AE) entirely.  STEWARD

 

SF0146H3003/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Delete the standing committee amendment (SF0146HS001/AE) entirely.

Delete the Brown second reading amendment (SF0146H2002/AE) entirely.

Delete the Lubnau et al., second reading amendment (SF0146H2003/AE) entirely.

Delete the Steward third reading amendment (SF0146H3002/AE) entirely.

Further amend as follows:

Page 1-line 2           After ";" delete balance of the line.

Page 1-line 3           Delete entirely.

Page 1-line 4           Delete the line through ";".

Page 2-line 13          Delete the line through "($25,000.00)" insert "fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00)".

Page 2-lines 16 through 24    Delete entirely.

Page 3-lines 2 through 19     Delete entirely.  ZWONITZER, DN.

 

2/20/2007   H Failed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Gentile and Philp.

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Miller

Ayes 2    Nays 57    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0