SENATE BILL No. 17

 

 

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.