HB 1451

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to Hillsborough County; providing
3	definitions; providing purpose; authorizing purchases of
4	goods and services by the county and other public bodies
5	operating in the county under bids submitted to other
6	federal, state, and local governmental entities; providing
7	conditions; providing an exemption; providing
8	construction; providing an effective date.
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10	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12	Section 1.  As used in this act:
13	(1)  "Public body" means any entity created by the Florida
14	Constitution, by general or special law, or by ordinance and
15	operating within the geographic boundaries of Hillsborough
16	County.
17	(2)  "Publicly advertised competitive sealed bidding
18	process" means a process of receiving two or more sealed bids or
19	proposals submitted by responsible vendors who respond to an
20	invitation to bid or request for proposals solicited in a manner
21	compliant with state law. The invitation to bid must include a
22	detailed description of the goods and services sought, the time
23	and date for the receipt of bids and of the public opening, and
24	the contractual terms and conditions applicable to the
25	procurement, including the criteria to be used in determining
26	acceptability of the bid. Solicitations for invitations to bid
27	or requests for proposals include solicitations that are
28	electronically posted as authorized under state law.
29	Section 2.  The purpose of this act is to facilitate the
30	purchase of goods and services by a public body by enabling a
31	public body to engage in cooperative purchasing practices with
32	other federal, state, and local governmental entities.
33	Section 3.  A public body may purchase goods and services
34	under the terms of a bid submitted to and accepted by any other
35	federal, state, or local governmental entity and under the terms
36	of a contract with such other governmental entity, provided that
37	such bid or contract results from a publicly advertised
38	competitive sealed bidding process.
39	Section 4.  Any cooperative purchase made under the
40	provisions of this act is exempt from the requirements for
41	advertising for bids and for competitive sealed bidding
42	otherwise applicable to such purchases, provided that the
43	governmental entity that acts as a purchasing partner to a
44	public body has complied with the requirements of a publicly
45	advertised competitive sealed bidding process.
46	Section 5.  This act provides a supplemental, additional,
47	and alternative method of purchasing and is not in derogation of
48	any purchasing powers now existing, including the powers
49	provided for in chapter 69-1119, Laws of Florida.
50	Section 6.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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