FORTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURESB 698/a

FIRST SESSION, 2007

February 22, 2007

Madam President:

    Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 698

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

    1. On page 1, line 12, after "BUSINESSES" insert "; ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE PROCUREMENT CODE TO PROVIDE FOR SEPARATE PRICING OF CERTAIN COMPONENTS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES".

    2. On page 2, line 11, strike the bracket and line through "New".

    3. On page 2, lines 12 through 14, strike all brackets and line-throughs.

    4. On page 3, lines 6 through 16, strike all brackets and line-throughs.

    5. On page 3, lines 19 through 24, strike all brackets and line-throughs.

    6. Renumber all paragraphs in accordance with these amendments.

    7. On page 11, lines 4 through 20, strike Section 2 in its entirety.

    8. Renumber the succeeding section accordingly.

    9. On page 13, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following new section:

    "Section 4. 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 or a local public works project, if the state purchasing agent, the central purchasing office 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, central purchasing office, responsible bidder or responsible offeror may require any bid or offer submitted by a subcontractor or supplier to separately price the specific service, construction or item of tangible personal property."".

                               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 8 For 0 Against

Yes:     8

No:      0

Excused: Campos, Carraro

Absent:  None

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