Missouri 2025 Regular Session

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.1429
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEOEHLERKING.
55 2970H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Toamendchapter8,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtoelectronicbid
88 procurementsystems.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Chapter8,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
1111 2knownassection8.981,toreadasfollows:
1212 8.981.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
1313 2 (1)"Constructionproject",anypubliclyfundedconstruction,renovation,or
1414 3improvementofpublicinfrastructure,buildings,orworksincluding,butnotlimitedto,
1515 4roads,bridges,orothertransportationprojects,thatarefundedinwholeorinpartbya
1616 5politicalsubdivisionofthisstate;
1717 6 (2)"Electronicbidprocurementsystem",anysecure,government-approved
1818 7platformorsystemthatfacilitatestheelectronicsubmissionofbidsincluding,butnot
1919 8limitedto,aplatformorsystemsimilartoanyelectronicprocurementsystemusedby
2020 9theofficeofadministrationontheeffectivedateofthissection;
2121 10 (3)"Politicalsubdivision",anycounty,municipality,city,town,orother
2222 11governmentalentitywithinthestateofMissouriauthorizedtoundertakepublicly
2323 12fundedconstructionprojects.
2424 13 2.(1)Allpoliticalsubdivisionsundertakingconstructionprojectsshallallow
2525 14contractorsandvendorstheoptiontosubmitbidselectronicallyusinganelectronicbid
2626 15procurementsystemorothersecureelectronicdeliverymethods.
2727 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
2828 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16 (2)Theelectronicbidsubmissionsystemshallcomplywiththeuniform
2929 17electronictransactionsactestablishedinsections432.200to432.295andshallensurethe
3030 18enforceabilityofelectronicrecordsandsignaturesundersection432.230.
3131 19 3.(1)Eachpoliticalsubdivisionadvertisingforbidsonapplicableconstruction
3232 20projectsshall:
3333 21 (a)Publishanoticeonapubliclyaccessibleonlineportal,suchasthepolitical
3434 22subdivision'sofficialwebsiteoranelectronicbidprocurementsystem;and
3535 23 (b)Providenotificationthroughanelectronicmedium,suchasapublice-
3636 24procurementplatformorrelevantonlinebidboards,toensureaccessibilityto
3737 25prospectivebidders.
3838 26 (2)Atthediscretionofthepoliticalsubdivision,additionalnoticemaybeposted
3939 27inlocalorregionalnewspapersofgeneralcirculationorannouncedthroughpublicor
4040 28minoritybusinessoutreachchannels.
4141 29 (3)Thesolicitationnoticeshallincludeallnecessaryinformationregardingthe
4242 30bidsubmissionprocess,deadlines,electronicsubmissioninstructions,andanyother
4343 31requirementsforprospectivebidders.
4444 32 4.(1)Politicalsubdivisionsshallimplementsecuritymeasuresto:
4545 33 (a)Verifytheidentityofbidders;
4646 34 (b)Ensureconfidentialityofbidcontents;and
4747 35 (c)Preventunauthorizedaccessortampering.
4848 36 (2)Acceptablesecuritymeasuresmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto:
4949 37 (a)Digitalsignaturescompliantwithsection432.230;
5050 38 (b)Encryptionprotocols;or
5151 39 (c)Othersecuritytechnologiesadheringtoindustrystandards.
5252 40 (3)Allelectronicbidsubmissionsshallremainsecureandaccessibletothe
5353 41publicatthespecifiedtimefortheopeningofbidsincompliancewithchapter34.
5454 42 5.(1)Politicalsubdivisionsacceptingelectronicbidsubmissionsshallprovidean
5555 43electronicreceipttothebidderatthetimeofsubmission.
5656 44 (2)Thereceiptshallincludethedateandtimeofsubmissionandmaybe:
5757 45 (a)Immediatelytransmittedtothebidderviaemailorotherelectronic
5858 46notification;or
5959 47 (b)Accessibletothebidderinanonlinesystemwhereitcanbeviewedand
6060 48printed.
6161 49 6.(1)Theofficeofadministrationshalldevelopandissueguidelinestoassist
6262 50politicalsubdivisionsinimplementingsecureelectronicbidsubmissionprocesses.Such
6363 51guidelinesshallbeissuednolaterthanoneyearaftertheeffectivedateofthissection.
6464 HB1429 2 52 (2)Theofficeofadministrationmayrecommendspecificdigitalplatforms,
6565 53securityprotocols,andcompliancemeasurestoensurecompliancewiththissection.
6666 54Anyelectronicprocurementsystemusedbytheofficeofadministrationontheeffective
6767 55dateofthissectionorsimilarsystemsmaybereferencedasexamplesofcompliant
6868 56platforms.
6969 57 (3)Theofficeofadministrationshallconsultwithpoliticalsubdivisions,
7070 58contractors,andindustryexpertsduringthedevelopmentofsuchguidelinestoensure
7171 59practicalandeffectiveimplementation.
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