HB 1212 Summary

• Establishes an office of public-private partnerships within the department of accounting and general services to support state agencies in using best practices for contracting public-private partnerships to deliver and finance public projects at lower lifecycle costs.

• Creates the position of state public-private partnership coordinator (exempt from civil service) appointed by the comptroller to administer the office and assist state agencies with public-private partnership projects.

• Adds three new project delivery methods to the procurement code: design-build-finance-maintain, design-build-operate-maintain, and design-build-finance-operate-maintain, with specific requirements for proposal requests and offeror prequalification.

• Requires the office to hold public hearings with at least 20 days' notice before approving any public-private partnership agreement and clarifies that these partnerships cannot dilute county home rule or community oversight of traditional local functions.

• Appropriates unspecified funds for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 to establish and operate the office and fill the coordinator position and subordinate positions.