Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Highway construction bids; disqualify contractors who are in charge of projects that fall behind schedule from bidding on contracts.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/20 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation | |
| 2 | 02/04 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Gordon
Code Section: A 065-0001-0085
Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE CONTRACTORS WHO ARE AWARDED CONTRACTS BY THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER PUBLIC WORKS, TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND LABOR TO COMPLETE THE CONTRACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS WITHIN THE CONTRACT TIME; TO REQUIRE A CONTRACTOR TO TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO RESTORE SATISFACTORY PROGRESS IF THE COMPLETED WORK IS BEHIND THE APPROVED PROGRESS SCHEDULE; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE COMPLETED WORK IS BEHIND SCHEDULE THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT TRANSFER EQUIPMENT OR FORCES FROM UNCOMPLETED WORK WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; TO PROVIDE THAT IF WORK IS DISCONTINUED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME THE CHIEF ENGINEER SHALL BE GIVEN NOTICE BEFORE OPERATIONS ARE RESUMED; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PROJECT FALLS A CERTAIN AMOUNT BEHIND SCHEDULE, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM BIDDING ON CONTRACTS AND SHALL NOT BE A SUBCONTRACTOR UNDER OTHER CONTRACTS UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE PROJECT IS BACK ON SCHEDULE OR COMPLETED; TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE EVENT THAT THE CONTRACTOR IS DISQUALIFIED HE MAY APPEAL THE DISQUALIFICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISQUALIFICATION REVIEW BOARD ESTABLISHED BY THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-85, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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