HB 1214 Summary

• Allows bidders on public works construction projects to clarify and correct subcontractor listing information for up to two hours after the bid closing deadline.

• Requires a two-hour waiting period after bid closing before construction bids can be opened.

• Prohibits bid shopping and bid peddling in competitive sealed bidding; allows originally listed subcontractors to recover monetary damages from prime contractors and substituted subcontractors for prohibited substitutions.

• Requires subcontractor and joint contractor listings on construction bids for contracts with a total value above a specified threshold (amount not filled in); permits exceptions if in the State's best interest and the subcontractor work represents a specified percentage or less of total bid amount (percentage not filled in).

• Expires July 1, 2023, unless extended; reverts statutory language to prior version on that date.