HB236 Summary

• Requires awarding authorities to provide secure electronic bidding for all competitive bids, with bids submitted using electronic and digital signatures that remain hidden until the official bid opening.

• Exempts the Division of Construction Management within the Department of Finance, State Board of Education, and Class 8 municipalities from the electronic bidding requirement.

• Requires all bid-related documents to be posted to the electronic bidding website at the time of bid release, and service providers must offer to store bid records for a minimum of six years.

• Electronic bidding service providers must ensure vendors are held harmless for issues associated with electronic bid submission.

• Becomes effective October 1, 2017.