SB 1164 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 41-2567 to require the director to establish energy conservation specifications based on national standards for procurement of energy consumptive material, removing the requirement to coordinate with the governor's office of energy policy.

• Modifies section 41-2573 to remove "cashier's check" as an acceptable form of bid security, allowing only certified checks and surety bonds.

• Changes terminology in section 41-2573 from "per cent" to "percent" for describing bid security amounts (ten percent for design-bid-build and design-build construction services).

• Updates language in section 41-2573 subsection C from "Nothing in this section prevents" to "does not prevent" regarding state governmental units' authority to require bid security for construction contracts.