ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session
	Senate: TTMC DP 6-1-0-0 | 3^rd Read 17-11-2-0 House: TI DP 7-2-0-2

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SB 1290: ADOT; report; construction projects; bidders

Sponsor: Senator Hoffman, LD 15

House Engrossed

Overview

Directs the Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to issue a quarterly report that discloses each instance that the lowest responsible bidder for a construction project contract was not selected for the contract and the reason why the bidder was not selected.

History

Laws 1973, Chapter 146 established ADOT to provide for an integrated and balanced state transportation system with a director responsible for the Department's administration (A.R.S. § 28-331). ADOT has exclusive control and jurisdiction over state highways, state routes, state-owned airports and all state-owned transportation systems or modes.

The duties of ADOT are as follows: 1) register motor vehicles and aircraft, license drivers, collect revenues, enforce motor vehicle and aviation statutes and perform related functions; 2) do multimodal state transportation planning, cooperate and coordinate transportation planning with local governments and establish an annually updated priority program of capital improvements for all transportation modes; 3) design and construct transportation facilities in accordance with a priority plan and maintain and operate state highways, state-owned airports and state public transportation systems; 4) investigate new transportation systems and cooperate with and advise local governments concerning the development and operation of public transit systems; 5) have administrative jurisdiction of transportation safety programs and implement them following applicable law; and 6) operate a state motor vehicle fleet for all motor vehicles that are owned, leased or rented by this state (A.R.S. § 28-332).

Provisions

1. Requires the Director of ADOT to issue a quarterly report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (Sec. 1)

2. Mandates the report must disclose each instance that the lowest responsible bidder for a construction project contract was not selected for the contract and why the lowest bidder was not selected. (Sec. 1)

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