SB216: Bill Text

SB216,4,3 60.47 (1) (am) “Public contract” means a contract for the construction, execution, repair, remodeling or improvement of any public work or building or for the furnishing of materials or supplies, with an estimated cost greater than $5,000.

SB216,6 Section 6. 60.47 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

SB216,4,6 60.47 (1) (ag) “Highway” means a public way or thoroughfare, including any bridges on the public way or thoroughfare.

SB216,7 Section 7. 60.47 (1) (as) of the statutes is created to read:

SB216,4,9 60.47 (1) (as) “Public highway contract” means a contract for the construction, execution, repair, remodeling, or improvement of a highway.

SB216,8 Section 8. 60.47 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB216,4,15 60.47 (2) (a) No town may enter into a public contract with an estimated cost of more than $5,000 the notice threshold under sub. (2s) (a) 2. but not more than $25,000 the bidding threshold under sub. (2s) (a) 1. unless the town board, or a town official or employee designated by the town board, gives a class 1 notice under ch. 985 before execution of that public contract.

SB216,9 Section 9. 60.47 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB216,4,21 60.47 (2) (b) No town may enter into a public contract with a value of more than $25,000 the bidding threshold under sub. (2s) (a) 1. unless the town board, or a town official or employee designated by the town board, advertises for proposals to perform the terms of the public contract by publishing a class 2 notice under ch. 985. The town board may provide for additional means of advertising for bids.

SB216,10 Section 10. 60.47 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB216,5,10 60.47 (2m) Public highway contracts. Notwithstanding sub. (2), and except as provided in subs. (4) and (5), no town may enter into a public highway contract with an estimated cost of more than the notice threshold under sub. (2s) (a) 4. but not more than the bidding threshold under sub. (2s) (a) 3. unless the town board, or a town official or employee designated by the town board, gives a class 1 notice under ch. 985 before execution of that public highway contract. Notwithstanding sub. (2), and except as provided in subs. (4) and (5), no town may enter into a public highway contract with a value of more than the bidding threshold under sub. (2s) (a) 3., unless the town board, or a town official or employee designated by the town board, advertises for proposals to perform the terms of the public highway contract by publishing a class 2 notice under ch. 985. The town board may provide for additional means of advertising for bids.

SB216,11 Section 11. 60.47 (2s) of the statutes is created to read:

SB216,5,14 60.47 (2s) Threshold amounts. (a) Beginning on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date}, the thresholds under subs. (2) and (2m) are the following:

SB216,5,15 1. For general public contract bidding, $50,000.

SB216,5,16 2. For general public contract notice, $10,000.

SB216,5,17 3. For public highway contract bidding, $25,000.

SB216,5,18 4. For public highway contract notice, $5,000.

SB216,5,23 (b) On the 5th year commencing after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and each subsequent 5th year, the thresholds under par. (a) shall be increased by a percentage equal to the percentage change in the U.S. consumer price index for the previous 5 years, as determined by the federal department of labor, rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000.

SB216,12 Section 12. 60.47 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB216,6,5 60.47 (3) Contracts to lowest responsible bidder. The town board shall let a public contract or public highway contract, for which advertising for proposals is required under sub. (2) (b) or (2m) to the lowest responsible bidder. Section 66.0901 applies to public contracts or public highway contracts let under sub. subs. (2) (b) and (2m).

SB216,13 Section 13. 60.47 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB216,6,9 60.47 (4) Contracts with governmental entities. This section does not apply to public contracts or public highway contracts entered into by a town with a municipality, as defined under s. 66.0301 (1) (a).

SB216,14 Section 14. 60.47 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB216,6,12 60.47 (5) (title) Exception for emergencies and donated materials and labor certain donations.

SB216,15 Section 15. 60.47 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 60.47 (5) (a) and amended to read:

SB216,6,20 60.47 (5) (a) This section is optional with respect to public contracts and public highway contracts for the repair and construction of public facilities when damage or threatened damage to the facility creates an emergency, as declared by resolution of the town board, that endangers the public health or welfare of the town. This subsection no longer applies when the town board declares that the emergency no longer exists.

SB216,7,2 (b) This section is optional with respect to a public contract or public highway contract if the materials related to the contract are donated or if the labor that is necessary to execute the public contract or public highway contract is provided by volunteers.

SB216,16 Section 16. 60.47 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB216,7,6 60.47 (5) (c) This section does not apply to the construction by a private person of an improvement that is donated to the town after the completion of construction.

SB216,17 Section 17. 62.15 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 62.15 (1) (a) and amended to read:

SB216,7,20 62.15 (1) (a) All public construction, the estimated cost of which exceeds $25,000 the bidding threshold under par. (c) 1. a., shall be let by contract to the lowest responsible bidder; all other public construction shall be let as the council may direct. If the estimated cost of any public construction exceeds $5,000 the notice threshold under par. (c) 1. b. but is not greater than $25,000 the bidding threshold under par. (c) 1. a., the board of public works shall give a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, of the proposed construction before the contract for the construction is executed. This provision paragraph does not apply to public construction if the materials for such a the project are donated or if the labor for such a the project is provided by volunteers. The council may also by a vote of three-fourths of all the members-elect provide by ordinance that any class of public construction or any part thereof may be done directly by the city without submitting the same for bids.

SB216,18 Section 18. 62.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB216,7,22 62.15 (1) (b) 1. In this paragraph:

SB216,8,2 a. “Highway” means a public way or thoroughfare, including any bridges on the public way or thoroughfare.

SB216,8,4 b. “Public highway construction” means a public construction project involving the construction, improvement, repair, or maintenance of a highway.

SB216,8,17 2. Notwithstanding par. (a), all public highway construction, the estimated cost of which exceeds the bidding threshold under par. (c) 1. c., shall be let by contract to the lowest responsible bidder; all other public highway construction shall be let as the council may direct. Notwithstanding par. (a), if the estimated cost of any public highway construction exceeds the notice threshold under par. (c) 1. d. but is not greater than the bidding threshold under par. (c) 1. c., the board of public works shall give a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, of the proposed construction before the contract for the construction is executed. This subdivision does not apply to public highway construction if the materials for the project are donated or if the labor for the project is provided by volunteers. The council may also by a vote of three-fourths of all the members-elect provide by ordinance that any class of public highway construction or any part thereof may be done directly by the city without submitting the same for bids.

SB216,19 Section 19. 62.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB216,8,20 62.15 (1) (c) 1. Beginning on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date}, the thresholds under pars. (a) and (b) are the following:

SB216,8,21 a. For general public construction contract bidding, $50,000.

SB216,8,22 b. For general public construction contract notice, $10,000.

SB216,8,23 c. For public highway construction contract bidding, $25,000.

SB216,8,24 d. For public highway construction contract notice, $5,000.

SB216,9,5 2. On the 5th year commencing after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and each subsequent 5th year, the thresholds under subd. 1. shall be increased by a percentage equal to the percentage change in the U.S. consumer price index for the previous 5 years, as determined by the federal department of labor, rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000.

SB216,20 Section 20. Initial applicability.

SB216,9,8 (1) This act first applies to bids solicited on the effective date of this subsection.

SB216,9,9 (end)