LRB-4218/1
EVM&FFK:wlj
2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
November 15, 2023 - Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski and Tomczyk,
cosponsored by Representatives
Brooks, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen,
Dittrich, Moses, O'Connor, Rozar, Sortwell and Zimmerman. Referred to
Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
SB688,1,7
1An Act to renumber and amend 59.52 (29) (a), 60.47 (5) and 62.15 (1);
to
2amend 60.47 (2) (a), 60.47 (2) (b), 60.47 (3), 60.47 (4), 60.47 (5) (title), 66.0901
3(1) (as), 66.0901 (1m) (a) (intro.), 66.0901 (1m) (b) and 119.04 (1); and
to create
459.52 (29) (am), 59.52 (29) (c) 2., 60.47 (1) (am), 60.47 (2m), 60.47 (5) (c), 62.15
5(1) (b), 120.12 (5m) and 120.127 of the statutes;
relating to: local government
6competitive bidding thresholds and requiring school districts to utilize
7competitive bidding.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill increases to $50,000, with an exception for certain highway projects,
the threshold governing sealed, competitive bids that is applicable to a local unit of
government. Under current law, if the estimated cost of a public works project
exceeds $25,000, the state or local unit of government must solicit bids and award
the public works contract to the lowest responsible bidder.
The bill also requires a school board and the board of school directors of the
Milwaukee Public Schools to comply with these bidding requirements if the
estimated cost of a contract exceeds $150,000 and the contract is for the construction,
repair, remodeling, or improvement of a public school building or for the furnishing
of supplies or materials.
The bill provides an exception to the bidding requirements for improvements
that are constructed by a person other than a town or county and donated to a town
or county after the completion of construction. A similar exception for donated
improvements currently exists for improvements donated to a city or village. The bill
also provides an exception to the bidding requirements that apply to school boards
and the MPS board of school directors if the school board or board of directors
determines that damage or potential damage to a public school building endangers
the public health or welfare.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB688,1
1Section 1
. 59.52 (29) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 59.52 (29) (a) 1. and
2amended to read:
SB688,2,63
59.52
(29) (a) 1. All public work, including any contract for the construction,
4repair, remodeling
, or improvement of any public work, building, or furnishing of
5supplies or material of any kind where the estimated cost of such work will exceed
6$25,000 $50,000 shall be let by contract to the lowest responsible bidder.