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Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1743-A, first ¶, as amended by PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. B, §11, is further amended to read:
Any contract for the construction, major alteration or repair of school buildings involving a total cost in excess of $250,000, except contracts for professional, architectural and engineering services and contracts for energy conservation services in accordance with Title 20-A, section 15915, must be awarded by competitive bids, which must include the preapproval process set forth in section 1743-D. The school district directors, school committee, building committee or whatever agency has responsibility for the construction, major alteration or repair shall, after consultation with the Director of the Bureau of General Services, seek sealed proposals. Sealed proposals must be addressed to the responsible agency and must remain sealed until publicly opened in the presence of the responsible agency or a committee of the responsible agency at such time as the responsible agency may direct. Competitive bids may be waived in individual cases involving unusual circumstances with the written approval of the Director of the Bureau of General Services and the Commissioner of Education.’
Amend the bill in section 1 in §1743-D in subsection 1 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 6 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$100,000" and inserting the following: '$250,000'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §1743-D in subsection 2 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 14 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "listed in" and inserting the following: 'listed pursuant to'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §1743-D in subsection 2 in the 6th line (page 1, line 17 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "listed in" and inserting the following: 'listed pursuant to'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §1743-D by striking out all of subsection 3 (page 1, lines 23 to 37 and page 2, lines 1 to 4 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘3.  Project components subject to selection from preapproved list.    The Director of the Bureau of General Services shall compile a list of approved subcontractors for the components of capital improvement projects based on a list of components maintained by the Bureau of General Services.’
Amend the bill by adding after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Central Services - Purchases 0004
 
Initiative: Provides funds for one Management Analyst II position and one limited-period Management Analyst I position through June 2016 and related costs to establish a preapproved subcontractor list.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$108,920	$77,854	
All Other	$4,500	$3,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$113,420	$80,854	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the majority report of the committee and requires the use of preapproved subcontractors for certain components of work included in bids awarded to general contractors for the construction, major alteration or repair of school buildings over $250,000. It also increases the threshold proposed in the bill for the use of preapproved subcontractors from $100,000 to $250,000 for capital improvement contracts subject to competitive bidding that included the use of subcontractors in its bid. It also removes the list of components of capital improvement projects in the bill and instead makes reference to a list of components to be maintained by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)