Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2814

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Title

Description: Highways; contracts for construction and maintenance to be awarded to a responsible bidder with the lowest and best bid.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/20 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
2 01/29 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
3 02/10 (S) Passed
4 02/12 (S) Transmitted To House
5 02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
6 02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
7 03/05 (H) Amended
8 03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
9 03/07 (H) Returned For Concurrence
10 03/13 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
11 03/21 (S) Conferees Named Dearing,Hewes,Minor
12 03/25 (H) Conferees Named Compretta,Mitchell,Rotenberry
13 03/28 (S) Conference Report Filed
14 03/28 (H) Conference Report Filed
15 03/30 (S) Conference Report Adopted
16 04/01 (H) Conference Report Adopted
17 04/03 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
18 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
19 04/24 Approved by Governor

Amendments/Conference Report:

Adopted [H] Amendment No 1

Conference Report

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths
Chapter number564

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Gollott

Additional Authors: Dawkins, Hewes

Code Sections: A 065-0001-0085, A 065-0001-0008

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-85, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO AWARD CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION TO A RESPONSIBLE BIDDER WITH THE LOWEST AND BEST BID; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO REQUIRE PRE-QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS ON SUCH CONTRACTS; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO REQUIRE THE PRE-QUALIFICATION OF ANY AND ALL SUBCONTRACTORS BEFORE THEY ARE APPROVED TO PARTICIPATE IN A CONTRACT AWARDED BY THE COMMISSION; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TERMINATION OF ANY CONTRACT WHICH IS NOT TIMELY PROCEEDING TO COMPLETION AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL BE A LAWFUL BASIS FOR THE TERMINATION OF A CONTRACT; TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THE AMENDMENTS TO THIS CODE SECTION BY SENATE BILL NO. 2066, 2003 REGULAR SESSION, SENATE BILL NO. 2250, 2003 REGULAR SESSION AND SENATE BILL NO. 2533, 2003 REGULAR SESSION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 04/24/03 at 15:19.

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