Senators advanced a bill from general file April 23 that would increase the contract value for bridge and road projects in which counties must undergo a formal bidding process.<\/p>\n
Counties currently undergo an informal bidding process if a contract is less than $60,000 for bridge and road projects and less than $10,000 for material costs. Such contracts automatically are awarded to the lowest bidder. Projects that are estimated above the allotted costs must go through a formal bidding process, which requires county board approval.<\/p>\n
LB623, introduced by Bellevue Sen. Scott Price, would have raised the bidding threshold to $150,000 for county contracts for bridge and road repair projects and to $20,000 for material costs.<\/p>\n
Price said the bill would adjust the threshold to reflect current inflation costs, providing counties more flexibility to perform smaller bridge and road projects in-house instead of hiring contractors through a costly formal bidding process.<\/p>\n
A Transportation and Telecommunications Committee amendment, adopted 31-0, lowered the proposed threshold for bridge and road repair projects to $100,000.<\/p>\n
The bill advanced to select file on a 34-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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