HB1578: relative to state agency evaluation of contractors.

HB 1578-FN – AS INTRODUCED

2010 SESSION

10-2539

05/04

HOUSE BILL 1578-FN

AN ACT relative to state agency evaluation of contractors.

SPONSORS: Rep. Seidel, Hills 20; Rep. W. Smith, Rock 18; Rep. Long, Hills 10; Rep. Kolodziej, Rock 4

COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the department of administrative services to develop a standard evaluation form for agencies to use when they hire outside contractors for projects over $50,000.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

10-2539

05/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT relative to state agency evaluation of contractors.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Department of Administrative Services; Contractor Evaluations. Amend RSA 21-I by inserting after section 22-d the following new section:

21-I:22-e Contractor Evaluations. Any agency that uses a private contractor for a project over $50,000 shall complete an evaluation of the contractor’s performance. The evaluation shall include the agency’s assessment of the quality of the work, the contractor’s ability to complete the work on time and to remain within budget and project specifications, and such additional measurements as may be appropriate based on the nature and scope of the contract. The commissioner shall develop, by rule under RSA 541-A, guidelines for contractor evaluations, including a standard evaluation form, and shall retain the completed evaluations for future reference, if the contractor subsequently bids on another state project.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

LBAO

10-2539

12/02/09

HB 1578-FN - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to state agency evaluation of contractors.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Department of Administrative Services states this bill will increase state general fund expenditures by $42,875 in FY 2011. There will be no fiscal impact on state, county, and local revenue or county and local expenditures.

METHODOLOGY:

The Department of Administrative Services states this bill requires the Department to develop rules and guidelines for contractor evaluations. The Department assumes it will need to hire an additional full time temporary Administrator III position for six months to develop the rules and guidelines required by this bill, and further assumes the position would be established effective July 1, 2010.

The Department calculated the cost of hiring an additional Administrator III (Rules and Procedures Administrator) for six months in FY 2011 as follows:

Salary (Labor Grade 31) $28,968

Social Security (6.2%) $1,796

Medicare (1.45%) $420

Retirement (11.05%) $3,201

Life Insurance $10

Dental Insurance $482

Health Insurance $6,833

Current Expense $450

In-State Travel $715

TOTAL $42,875

This bill does not establish a position or contain an appropriation.