Bill Text: SC S0727 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: DOT contractors

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-29 - Referred to Committee on Transportation [S0727 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2015-S0727-Introduced.html

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-5-1655 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTOR OR CONTRACTING FIRM SHALL NOT BE QUALIFIED TO PARTICIPATE IN DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS AS A PRIME CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 11, Chapter 5, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 57-5-1655.    A contractor or contracting firm shall not be qualified to participate in Department of Transportation contracts as a prime contractor or subcontractor, if:

(1)    the contractor or contracting firm is owned, in whole or in part, by a trust that benefits a person or firm who has been disqualified for bidding on department contracts, or a disqualified person's family; or

(2)    the disqualified person or firm provides financial support or loans to the contractor or contracting firm."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.