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HB314
174609-1:n:02/24/2016:PMG/tj LRS2016-812 HB314 By Representatives Sells and Gaston RFD Transportation,
Utilities and Infrastructure Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a governmental body
that enters into a public works project that exceeds $50,000 must advertise and solicit sealed
bids. This bill would allow the Department of Transportation to let contracts for road construction
or maintenance projects without advertising for sealed bids if the project does not exceed
$250,000, provided all such projects not requiring advertising and sealed bids may not exceed
$1,000,000 in the aggregate per year. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to competitive
bidding; to amend Section 39-2-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to allow the Department of Transportation
to let contracts for road construction or maintenance projects without advertising for sealed
bids if the project does not exceed $250,000, provided all such projects not requiring advertising
and sealed bids may not exceed $1,000,000...
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HB313
173595-1:n:02/18/2016:EBO-DHC/jk HB313 By Representative Clouse RFD Ways and Means General
Fund Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill will be known as the Alabama Prison Transformation
Initiative Act. This bill would provide for the construction of four modern, efficient prison
facilities to reduce overcrowding, to improve safety conditions for corrections officers,
to allow for additional inmate re-entry programs and to improve operational practices and
procedures. This bill would require increased reporting to the Joint Legislative Prison Committee.
Under existing law, the Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority is authorized to
issue bonds for prison construction purposes. The Authority is required to construct facilities
using plans and specifications of architects or engineers, or both. This bill would also allow
the Authority to construct women's and regional prison facilities using various types of construction
agreements. This bill would allow the Authority to issue...
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SB287
SB287 ENGROSSED By Senators Pittman, Ward, Allen, Williams and Reed A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT To amend Sections 14-2-1, 14-2-12, 14-2-13.1, 14-2-14, 14-2-16, 14-2-19, 14-2-21, 14-2-28,
and 14-2-34, relating to the Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, to allow the
Authority to issue up to $800 million in bonds with no specified maturity date later than
30 years for the purpose of financing the construction of women's and regional prison facilities,
renovating existing prison facilities, and demolishing obsolete prison facilities; and to
allow the Authority to construct the women's and regional prison facilities using various
types of construction agreements; to authorize the Authority to dispose of property not required
for Department of Corrections purposes; to require reporting to the Joint Legislative Prison
Committee; to further provide for actions to be taken upon payment of all bonds issued by
the Authority; to amend Section 40-8-3, relating to allocation of the...
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HB459
attorneys, engineers, consultants, and other professionals as the board shall deem necessary
for the conduct of the business of the institute. "(13) To provide grants to educational,
governmental, nonprofit, community-based, workforce development, economic development, and
other organizations and associations engaged in the education, recruitment, training, placement,
and professional development of persons engaged in activities leading to the furtherance of
careers in commercial and industrial construction in accordance with the purposes of
the institute. "(14) To cooperate or partner, or both, with regional and national organizations
promoting construction workforce development, including the sharing of non-monetary marketing
and educational resources and databases, in furtherance of the purposes of the institute.
"(15) To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers and purposes conferred
by this section. "(16) To exercise any and all powers permissible under...
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HB153
172901-1:n:01/08/2016:JET/tj LRS2016-54 HB153 By Representatives Ford, Lindsey, Melton, Clarke,
Drummond, Warren and Lawrence RFD State Government Rd 1 09-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing
law, a preferred vendor that produces or manufactures products in this state, has an assembly
plant or distribution facility in this state, or, in addition to other requirements, is organized
for business under the laws of this state may be awarded the competitively bid public contract
if the bid is no more than five percent greater than the bid of the lowest responsible bidder.
This bill would make the five-percent preference for preferred vendors mandatory. A BILL TO
BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 41-16-20, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to public contracts,
to require awarding authorities accepting competitive bids or proposals to provide a preference
of five percent to resident business entities meeting certain criteria. BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be...
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HB170
organized under Sections 11-58-1 to 11-58-14, inclusive. "(5) Purchases for public hospitals
and nursing homes operated by the governing boards of instrumentalities of the state, counties,
and municipalities. "(6) Contracts for the purchase, lease, sale, construction, installation,
acquisition, improvement, enlargement, or extension of any plant, building, structure, or
other facility or any machinery, equipment, furniture, or furnishings therefor designed or
intended for lease or sale for industrial development, other than public utilities,
under Sections 11-54-80 to 11-54-99, inclusive, or Sections 11-54-20 to 11-54-28, inclusive,
or any other statute or amendment to the Constitution of Alabama authorizing the construction
of plants or other facilities for industrial development or for the construction and
equipment of buildings for public building authorities under Sections 11-56-1 to 11-56-22,
inclusive. "(7) The purchase of equipment, supplies, or materials needed, used, and...
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SB279
174395-1:n:02/22/2016:JLB/mfc LRS2016-712 SB279 By Senator Dial RFD Governmental Affairs Rd
1 23-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the State Ethics Commission may issue advisory opinions
which provide immunity to the person requesting the opinion and any other person relying on
the opinion in good faith. Existing rules of the commission authorize the director and general
counsel of the commission to issue informal opinions on the application of the Code of Ethics
to a particular individual, but an informal opinion does not provide immunity. This bill would
establish a procedure for the issuance by the director or an attorney of the commission of
written informal opinions to public officers or employees that would provide immunity to the
officer or employee making the request if all pertinent information was presented and the
officer or employee acted in accordance with the relevant circumstances, factors, and requirements
set forth in the opinion. Under existing law, an elected...
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SB292
173949-2:n:02/24/2016:LFO-HP/bdl SB292 By Senators Orr and Melson RFD Fiscal Responsibility
and Economic Development Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, liquor wholesale licensees
may sell liquor at wholesale to the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or as authorized
by the board, other than to a retail licensee of the board. Under existing law, state liquor
stores operated by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and certain licensed private
retail stores may sell liquor at retail. Under existing law, retail licensees of the board
must purchase liquor from the board for resale. This bill would require the Alabama Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board to phase out retail sale of alcoholic beverages by the board prior
to October 1, 2021 but continue all other functions prescribed by law; require the board to
obtain the best available price for fixed assets, equipment, and property; and require the
Department of Economic and Community Affairs to provide certain technical...
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SB161
SB161 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, preferred vendors are given preference in the awarding
of public contracts required to be competitively bid. This bill would give preferred vendor
status under the competitive bid laws to those businesses located in the state that are owned
by veterans who were deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq as a part of Operation Enduring Freedom
or Operation Iraqi Freedom. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 41-16-20, Code of
Alabama 1975, relating to preferred vendors under the state competitive bid law; to grant
preferred vendor status to any business located in the state that is owned by a veteran deployed
to Afghanistan or Iraq as a part of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 41-16-20 of the Code of Alabama
1975, is amended to read as follows: §41-16-20. "(a) With the exception of contracts
for public works whose competitive bidding requirements are governed...
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HB187
173511-1:n:02/04/2016:FC/cj LRS2016-463 HB187 By Representative Ledbetter RFD Transportation,
Utilities and Infrastructure Rd 1 11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a bidder on a public
works project for the Department of Transportation or other awarding authority is required
to file a bid guarantee in the form of either a cashiers's check or a bond payable to the
awarding authority but in no event to exceed $10,000. This bill would increase the amount
of the bid guarantee if the awarding authority is the Department of Transportation. A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 23-1-2 and 39-2-4 of the Code of Alabama, to increase
the amount of the bid guarantee required to be filed under certain conditions by a bidder
on public works project when the Department of Transportation is the awarding authority. BE
IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 23-1-2 and 39-2-4 of the Code
of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §23-1-2. "Any other provisions...
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