EDUCATION BID POSTING ON DMB WEB SITE
House Bill 5376
Sponsor: Rep. Bruce Caswell
Committee: Education
Complete to 2-6-04
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 5376 AS INTRODUCED 12-10-03
House Bill 5376 would amend the Revised School Code to require that the board of a school district, or the board of directors of a charter school, advertise for construction bids by posting a bid advertisement for at least two weeks on the state Department of Management and Budget web site. The bid advertisement could be posted on a DMB web site page that was maintained for that purpose, or on a web site maintained by a school organization that had been designated by the department for that purpose. If the DMB designated a school organization web site, then the department’s website would be required to include that fact, as well as a link on its web site to the school organization web site.
Currently under the law, a bid must be advertised once each week for two successive weeks in a local newspaper where the building or addition is to be constructed or renovated. House Bill 5376 would eliminate this requirement.
Also, currently school officials must advertise bids when buildings, renovations, or repairs cost more than $12,500. Under House Bill 5376, this threshold would be raised to $17,932.
MCL 380.1267
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.