The Ohio Construction Coalition, while not engaging in legislative lobbying, monitors legislation so that it can properly educate its affiliates, the public, construction users and elected officials on legislative and political issues that affect industry standards, quality, market, income and working conditions.
Legislation in the Ohio State Legislature's 2005-2006 legislative session that the O.C.C. is monitoring.
Senate Bill 139 would, among other things, exempt state higher education facility construction from the state's Prevailing Wage Law.
House Bill 126 requires public entities to conduct investigations when apparent low bidders are suspected of failing or fail to meet the "responsible" prong of the "responsive and responsible" competitive bidding standard.
House Bill 243 would repeal the state's Prevailing Wage Law.
Following is a look at legislation that was in the Ohio State Legislature‚s 2005-2006 legislative session and was monitored by the O.C.C.
House Bill 80 prohibits a state agency from awarding a public improvement contract unless its terms require the contractor to participate in a specified drug-free workplace program.
House Bill 222 would repeal the Ohio Prevailing Wage Law.
House Bill 521 would change the state’s Prevailing Wage Law in a number of ways, including applying the law only to public improvement projects funded more than 50 percent by public money and increasing the threshold level to $1 million for any project to be subject to the law.
House Bill 116 would require school districts to hire the lowest responsible Ohio bidders for construction projects.
House Bill 307 would require the state to only accept bids for public construction projects costing over $50,000 from a contractor that “has a drug-free workplace program in place that meets the standards established by the Director of Administrative Services." |
