Bill No.:                     SF0028                                   Drafter:  JWL

LSO No.:                   13LSO-0140                         Effective Date:  7/1/2014

Enrolled Act No.:    SEA0053

Chapter No.:            CH0134

Prime Sponsor:       Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee

Catch Title:              Resident preference provisions.

Subject:                     Modifies procurement requirements related to preferences for state resident contractors bidding on public works projects.

Summary/Major Elements:         This act:

· Amends preference provisions to apply equally to all business entities authorized in title 17 of the Wyoming statutes;

· Clarifies that a resident preference is available only to contractors certified as residents at the time bids are submitted;

· Provides that preferences shall apply on contracts for “construction, major maintenance or renovation” of public buildings and defines “major maintenance”;

· Removes a dollar limit on materials contracts for which a preference is applicable;

· Amends the definition of “resident” for purposes of the resident laborer requirement on public works to include persons who are citizens or who are authorized to work in the U.S. by an agency of the federal government;

· Limits the penalty for subsequent offenses of failure to employ state laborers to offenses within a year of a prior offense;

· Removes a sunset date on a statute enacted two sessions ago regarding contractor preference provisions;

· Requires published notice if the requirement that resident subcontractors be awarded at least 70% of the value of all subcontract work on alternate design contracts is waived by the contracting entity;

· Clarifies that preference requirements apply to cities and counties.