Loading chat...
AL SB182
Bill
AI Summary
SB182 Summary
-
Creates Office of Chief Procurement Officer: Establishes a new Chief Procurement Officer position within the Department of Finance to centralize state procurement authority, replacing the previous Division of Purchasing.
-
Comprehensive Procurement Framework: Implements modernized procurement procedures including competitive sealed bidding, competitive sealed proposals, small purchase procedures, sole source procurement, and emergency procurement methods with clear rules and oversight.
-
Legal Remedies and Protest Procedures: Establishes administrative processes for bid protests, suspension/debarment of contractors, dispute resolution, and allows civil actions in Circuit Court of Montgomery County for violations of procurement law.
-
Exempts Community College System: Removes state trade schools, junior colleges, colleges, and universities under the Alabama Community College System from coverage under public bid law requirements.
-
Effective Date: Becomes effective October 1, 2021, with contracts applying to solicitations and awards made after that date.
Legislative Description
State government, Office of Chief Procurement Officer, established, Division of Purchasing within the Dept. of Finance, eliminated, Secs. 41-4-110 to 41-4-161, inclusive, repealed; Secs. 41-4-110A to 41-4-116A, incl., 41-4-120A to 41-4-151A, incl., 41-4-155A, 41-4-160A to 41-4-168A, incl., 41-4-170 to 41-4-178A, incl., added; Sec. 41-4-66 am'd.
State Government
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
3/10/2020