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Public Construction Projects Passes Committee
A bill limiting a local government’s use of its own workforce on certain construction projects passed its first committee this week. Specifically, HB 683 by Representative Will Weatherford requires counties and cities that need to conduct repair and maintenance on public buildings or structures, where the costs are expected to exceed $280,000, to competitively award such work to a licensed contractor, rather than using in-house personnel. The bill also applies to road construction projects in that a county can only use its work force for road projects that (1) do not exceed $250,000 per project (excluding material costs), and (2) do not exceed one mile in length. Senator Haridopolis has filed the senate companion bill, SB 2148.