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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR HBIC
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
3/06/07
HB 1147/HBICS
SHORT TITLE Raise Small Purchase Procurement Limits
SB
ANALYST Propst
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Department of Health (DOH)
General Services Department (GSD)
Department of Transportation (DOT)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Business and Industry Committee Substitute for House Bill 1147 redefines “local public
works project" and state public works project" as follows:
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redefines “local public works project" from a project that uses architectural or
engineering services costing $25,000 or more to a project costing $50,000 or more.
Surveying services requiring formal competition are raised from $5,000 to $50,000
and services of landscape architects are eliminated from this definition.
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redefines “state public works project" from a project that uses architectural or
engineering services costing $25,000 or more to a project costing $50,000 or more.
Landscape architectural or surveying services requiring formal competition are raised
from $5,000 to $10,000.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
The Department of Transportation notes that Central Purchasing Offices will continue to manage
the procurement process but would exempt State Purchasing from awarding purchases under