SB 1017 Summary

• Removes requirement that selection criteria for design professional contracts be ranked in descending order of importance, allowing flexibility to weigh criteria based on agency and project needs.

• Establishes a past performance database administered by the state procurement office to track contractor performance information including project dates, budgets, timelines, and cost overruns for use in responsibility determinations.

• Permits the head of a purchasing agency to negotiate construction bids that significantly differ from the state's pre-bid cost estimate, with negotiations potentially reducing or increasing bid amounts.

• Eliminates requirement that construction bids disclose the nature and scope of work to be performed by subcontractors, retaining only the requirement to name subcontractors.

• Requires the state procurement office to report to the legislature by twenty days before the 2022 regular session on progress implementing procurement policy review recommendations and any necessary legislation.