Relates to consolidated local highway assistance payments; increases the amount of the current cost threshold to $750,000 over which local highway and bridge construction work under the CHIPS program must be contracted through a competitive bid.
An Act Raising The Threshold For State Construction Contracts Requiring The Approval Of The Department Of Administrative Services And Competitive Bidding.
An Act Raising The Threshold For State Construction Contracts Requiring The Approval Of The Department Of Administrative Services And Competitive Bidding.
An Act Concerning Subcontractor Prequalification And Classification Thresholds And Increasing The Threshold For Requiring Competitive Bidding Of Public Works Projects.
Relating to public works contracts; to amend Sections 39-1-1, 39-2-1, 39-2-2, and 39-2-6, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the threshold dollar amount for which competitive bidding is generally required; to further provide for certain notice procedures; to authorize the publication of notice by electronic means; to authorize the use of electronic sealed bids; to authorize certain statutory dollar amounts to be increased based on increases in the Consumer Price Index; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.