FORTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURESB 555/a

FIRST SESSION, 2007



February 25, 2007


Madam President:


    Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred


SENATE BILL 555


has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:


    2. On page 1, line 23, strike "central purchasing office" and insert in lieu thereof "state agency".


    3. On page 2, line 4, strike "central purchasing office" and insert in lieu thereof "state agency".


    4. On page 2, line 12, strike "central purchasing office" and insert in lieu thereof "state agency".


    1. On page 1, line 12, after the semicolon insert "PROVIDING FOR SEPARATE PRICING OF CERTAIN COMPONENTS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES;".


    5. On page 3, between lines 14 and 15, insert a new section to read:


    "Section 2. A new section of the Procurement Code is enacted to read:


    "[NEW MATERIAL] SPECIFICATION OF CERTAIN COMPONENTS--SEPARATE PRICING REQUIRED.--Prior to submitting a bid or proposal for a state public works project, if the state purchasing agent, or a responsible bidder or responsible offeror determines that there is only one source for a specific service, construction or item of tangible personal property that is required in the specifications, the state purchasing agent, responsible bidder or responsible offeror may require any bid or offer submitted by a subcontractor or supplier to price separately the specific service, construction or item of tangible personal property."".

 

    3. Renumber the succeeding sections accordingly.



                               Respectfully submitted,




                               __________________________________

                               John Arthur Smith, Co-Chair

                               Timothy Z. Jennings, Co-Chair




Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)



                  Date ________________________



The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against

Yes:     6

No:      0

Excused: Carraro, Cisneros, Jennings, Rodriguez

Absent:  None



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