AN ACT to amend and reenact section 24-02-20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to bid delays for construction contracts.
SB 2063's title and abstract indicate it concerns bid delays for construction contracts under North Dakota law, but the provided context lacks specific details about the amendments to section 24-02-20 of the North Dakota Century Code. No concrete provisions, affected parties, or policy mechanisms are described in the given information. Without additional text or summary details, a substantive explanation of the bill's changes cannot be provided. For an accurate summary, the full bill text or a more detailed description would be required.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Apr 8, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill amends North Dakota's construction bidding laws to allow departments to delay bid openings by up to 21 days and requires electronic notification of changes. It also clarifies that bid bonds or checks from the three lowest and best bidders may be retained until contract award, while others must be returned promptly.
Scope change
The bill applies to all construction contracts where bids are opened by state departments, with no change in the types of projects covered.
TIMELINE
Bid opening delays were expanded from unspecified to a maximum of twenty-one days at the department's discretion, with electronic notice requirements for new dates.
REQUIREMENT
Bid security requirements remain at five percent of bid amount for forfeiture and ten percent for contractor bonds, with no substantive change to financial thresholds.
Clarified that bid bonds or checks from the three lowest and best bidders may be retained until contract award, while all other bidders' bonds must be returned promptly upon bid opening.
TECHNICAL
Added legislative session information, committee assignment, and certification language for Senate and House passage and Governor approval.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 14, 2025 · House Mar 21, 2025
How they voted
47–0
Passed
Total votes 47
Jan 14, 2025
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican42
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/08
legislature
Apr 8, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 04/07
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Concurred
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 83 nays 0
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 14 0 0
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:30
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:45
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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