Missouri Senate

House Committee Substitute

BIDDING ON CERTAIN PUBLIC PROJECTS

(Section 8.250)

All contracts for projects, the cost of which exceeds $25,000, entered into by any city containing 500,000 inhabitants or more shall be let to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder or bidders after publication of an advertisement for a period of 10 days or more in a newspaper in the county where the work is located, in 2 daily newspapers in the state which do not have less than 50,000 daily circulation, and on the website of the city or through an electronic procurement system.

All contracts for projects entered into by an officer or agency of the state in excess of $100,000 shall be let to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder or bidders based on preestablished criteria after publication of an advertisement for a period of ten days or more in a newspaper in the county where the work is located, in one daily newspaper in the state which does not have less than 50,000 daily circulation, and on the website of the officer or agency or through an electronic procurement system.

BONDS FOR BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

(Section 8.420)

The act repeals a provision that allows for the issuance of bonds for the construction of a new mental health facility in Callaway County.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-AT-RISK/DESIGN-BUILD - STATE PROJECTS

(Section 8.690)

The act permits the office of administration to utilize:

· The construction manager-at-risk delivery method; and

· The design-build delivery method for non-civil works projects in excess of $7 million and no more than 5 non-civil works projects in any fiscal year that are valued at less than $7 million.

PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS - PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS

(Sections 34.057 and 34.058)

The act transfers provisions governing prompt payment of public works contracts and the rights of a contractor to recover costs or damages, or obtain an equitable adjustment, for delays in performing a public works contract from chapter 34 to chapter 8.

FAIRNESS IN PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION ACT

(Sections 34.203 to 34.216)

The act transfers the "Fairness in Public Construction Act" from chapter 34 to chapter 8.

SINGLE FEASIBLE SOURCE PURCHASING AUTHORITY

(Section 34.100)

Under current law, the Commissioner of Administration may, when in the Commissioner's best judgment it is in the best interests of the state, delegate the Commissioner's procurement authority to an individual department, provided that in the case of single feasible source purchasing authority in excess of $5,000 the authority must be specifically delegated by the Commissioner. This act increases that threshold to $10,000.

DESIGN-BUILD/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-AT-RISK - POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

(Section 67.5065)

The act expressly includes public institutions of higher education in the term "political subdivision" for purposes of current law relating to design-build projects and construction manager-at-risk projects.

OZARKS HIGHLANDS SPIRTS

(Section 311.028)

The act creates new provisions that define Ozarks Highlands Spirits and the Ozarks Highlands Region.

This provision is identical to a provision in the perfected HS/HB 2310 (2022) and HCS/HB 2621 (2022) and substantially similar to a provision in the perfected HB 1629 (2022).

ONE START

(Sections 620.800 through 620.809)

The act modifies the Missouri One Start Program by adding, modifying, and repealing certain definitions.

The definition of "certificate", "existing Missouri business", and "training program" are removed. Definitions for "application", "recruitment services", and "relocation costs" are added. The definition of "project facility" is modified by removing county average wage requirements in cases where multiple facilities make up the project facility. The definition of "training project costs" is modified to include relocation costs and costs of training project services not otherwise included in the definition. (Section 620.800)

This act also repeals the Missouri One Start Job Training Joint Legislative Oversight Committee, which was tasked with providing a report on all assistance to qualified companies under the Missouri One Start Program.

The act authorizes the Department of Economic Development to contract with other entities to provide recruitment services to qualified companies. (Section 620.803)

This act provides that recruitment services for qualified companies shall be administered by the Department, while financial assistance for training projects shall be administered by a local education agency certified by the Department for that purpose. This act also repeals a provision prohibiting a qualified company from receiving more than fifty percent of its training program costs from the Missouri One Start Job Development Fund. (Section 620.806)

Under current law, new job credits are deposited in the Missouri One Start Community College New Jobs Training Fund, and retained job credits are deposited in the Missouri One Start Community College Job Retention Training Fund. Beginning July 1, 2023, all unobligated moneys in such funds shall be transferred to the Missouri One Start Community College Training Fund, which is created by the act, and to which all new jobs credits and retained jobs credits shall be deposited. (Section 620.809)

These provisions are identical to HCS/HB 2438 (2022) and substantially similar to SB 1072 (2022).

SCOTT SVAGERA