Florida

HB 287

Introduced: Tiffany Esposito (R-077)

Summary:
Monitored FDOT must receive at least three letters of interest in order to proceed with a request for proposals on DB and PDB projects. The department shall request proposals from no fewer than three of the firms submitting letters of interest. If a firm withdraws from consideration after the department requests proposals, the department may continue if at least two proposals are received. Changes definitions.

The department may also choose, in its discretion and applicable only to phased (PDB) design-build contracts to allow the issuance of multiple contract performance and payment bonds in succession to align with each phase of the contract to meet the bonding requirement in this subsection.

DBIA Position: Monitoring

Last Action: Enacted 6/25/24

Status: Enacted

SB 266

Introduced: Ed Hooper (R-021)

Summary:
FDOT must receive at least three letters of interest in order to proceed with a request for proposals on DB and PDB projects. The department shall request proposals from no fewer than three of the firms submitting letters of interest. If a firm withdraws from consideration after the department requests proposals, the department may continue if at least two proposals are received. Changes definitions.

DBIA Position: Monitoring

Last Action: Passed Senate and substituted with HB 287. Prefiled 10/26/23

Status: Pending

SB 1662

Introduced: Jay Collins (R-014)

Summary:
FDOT would have at its discretion and applicable only to phased designbuild contracts to allow the issuance of multiple contract performance and payment bonds in succession to align with each phase of the contract to meet the bonding requirement in this subsection; and, at the discretion of the Secretary of Transportation and notwithstanding any bonding requirement under s. 337.18, to require a surety bond in an amount that is less than the awarded contract price.

DBIA Position: Support

Last Action:

Status: Pending

SB 1397

Introduced: Shane Abbott (R-005)

Summary:
FDOT would have at its discretion and applicable only to phased designbuild contracts to allow the issuance of multiple contract performance and payment bonds in succession to align with each phase of the contract to meet the bonding requirement in this subsection; and, at the discretion of the Secretary of Transportation and notwithstanding any bonding requirement under s. 337.18, to require a surety bond in an amount that is less than the awarded contract price.

DBIA Position: Support

Last Action:

Status: Pending