Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 778
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/04/2015           .                                
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       The Committee on Community Affairs (Dean) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 20 - 40
    4  and insert:
    5  services in which 50 percent or more of the cost will be paid
    6  from state-appropriated funds, a local ordinance or regulation
    7  may not restrict a certified contractor as defined in s.
    8  489.105(8) from competing for an award based upon:
    9         a. The contractor’s maintaining an office or place of
   10  business within a particular local jurisdiction;
   11         b. The contractor’s hiring employees or subcontractors from
   12  within a particular local jurisdiction; or
   13         c. The contractor’s prior payment of local taxes,
   14  assessments, or duties within a particular local jurisdiction.
   15         2. For any competitive solicitation subject to this
   16  section, a state college, county, municipality, school district,
   17  or other political subdivision shall disclose in the
   18  solicitation document whether payment will be made from funds
   19  appropriated by the state and, if known, the amount of such
   20  funds or the percentage of such funds as compared to the
   21  anticipated total cost of the construction services.
   22         3. Except as provided in subparagraph 1., this section does
   23  not prevent a state college, county, municipality, school
   24  district, or other political subdivision from awarding a
   25  contract to a contractor in accordance with applicable state
   26  laws