January 8, 2003, Introduced by Senator JELINEK and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1266.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 1266. (1) The department shall establish, maintain,
2 and make available to school districts, intermediate school
3 districts, and public school academies a list of contractors that
4 have worked on school construction projects in this state. This
5 list is intended to help school districts, intermediate school
6 districts, and public school academies make informed decisions in
7 selecting contractors for school construction projects.
8 (2) The list required under subsection (1) shall consist of
9 information voluntarily submitted by school districts,
10 intermediate school districts, and public school academies that
11 have experience with the contractor on a school construction
1 project, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
2 (a) The name of the contractor.
3 (b) The type of project or projects involved.
4 (c) Information about the contractor's performance on the
5 project. This information may include any of the following:
6 (i) A rating of the contractor's performance according to a
7 rating system developed by the department under subsection (3).
8 (ii) Information on the type and quality of work performed by
9 the contractor on the project.
10 (iii) Information concerning any problems encountered with
11 the contractor on the project, such as noncompliance with
12 contract, delays, or poor workmanship.
13 (d) Recommendations of contractors, either overall or for
14 particular types of work or projects.
15 (3) The department shall notify school districts,
16 intermediate school districts, and public school academies of the
17 opportunity to submit information under this section and shall
18 develop and make available to them a form for reporting
19 information under this section. The form shall include
20 instructions for completion of the form, including at least a
21 rating system for rating a contractor's performance. After the
22 list has been established, the department shall notify school
23 districts, intermediate school districts, and public school
24 academies of the availability of the list.
25 (4) As used in this section, "contractor" includes a general
26 contractor or subcontractor.