AWPHD Legislative Summary

House Bill 1196: Increasing the dollar limit for small works roster projects

House Bill 1847: Increases bid limits for public works purchases of materials, supplies, or equipment

House Bill 1197: Alternative public works contracting procedures

House Bill 1529: Concerning telemedicine

House bill 1196: Increasing the House bill 1196: Increasing the dollar limit for small works dollar limit for small works

roster projectsroster projectsBackground: Background: Rosters used by state agencies and local governmentsRosters used by state agencies and local governments Projects costing $200,000 or lessProjects costing $200,000 or less Single roster may be created or different rosters for Single roster may be created or different rosters for

different specialties or categories of anticipated workdifferent specialties or categories of anticipated work Distinctions may be made between contractors based Distinctions may be made between contractors based

on geographic areason geographic areas Bids may be solicited from all on roster but must be a Bids may be solicited from all on roster but must be a

minimum of five solicitedminimum of five solicited Equitable distribution of solicited bids from all Equitable distribution of solicited bids from all

contractors on rostercontractors on roster If the cost of work to be done is between $100,000 If the cost of work to be done is between $100,000

and $200,000 and bids are sought from less than the and $200,000 and bids are sought from less than the entire roster then the remaining contractors on roster entire roster then the remaining contractors on roster must be notifiedmust be notified

Summary of Changes to Small Summary of Changes to Small Works Roster Projects HB 1196Works Roster Projects HB 1196

The maximum dollar The maximum dollar amount allowed for use amount allowed for use of a small works roster of a small works roster is raised from is raised from $200,000 to $300,000$200,000 to $300,000

The dollar amount The dollar amount requiring notification of requiring notification of all contractors on the all contractors on the roster is changed from roster is changed from between $100,000 and between $100,000 and $200,000 to $150,000 $200,000 to $150,000 and $300,000and $300,000

House bill 1847: Increasing bid House bill 1847: Increasing bid limits for public works limits for public works purchases of material, purchases of material, supplies, or equipmentsupplies, or equipment

Background:Background: Most entities are required to use a competitive bid process for Most entities are required to use a competitive bid process for

public works projectspublic works projects Projects costing below and established dollar limit may be Projects costing below and established dollar limit may be

preformed by in-house staff or contracted without a preformed by in-house staff or contracted without a competitive bidcompetitive bid

An alternative process for competitive bidding for public works An alternative process for competitive bidding for public works is provided through the small works roster processis provided through the small works roster process

Under that process, a public entity may secure bids from five Under that process, a public entity may secure bids from five or more contractors that are on the roster without advertisingor more contractors that are on the roster without advertising

As with public works, purchases estimated to cost below an As with public works, purchases estimated to cost below an established dollar limit may be purchased without a established dollar limit may be purchased without a competitive bidcompetitive bid

Contracts awarded using this process do not need to be Contracts awarded using this process do not need to be advertisedadvertised

Different public entities have different dollar limits triggering a Different public entities have different dollar limits triggering a bidbid

The contract is awarded to the lowest responsible bidderThe contract is awarded to the lowest responsible bidder

Summary of Changes to Public Summary of Changes to Public Works and Purchases of Works and Purchases of Materials, Supplies, or Materials, Supplies, or

equipment HB 1847equipment HB 1847

The bid limits were The bid limits were raised for a raised for a number of public number of public entitiesentities

The bid limits for The bid limits for hospital districts hospital districts are raised from are raised from $50,000 to $50,000 to $75,000$75,000

House Bill 1197: Alternative House Bill 1197: Alternative Public Works Contracting Public Works Contracting

ProceduresProceduresBackground:Background: Alternative procedures include the design-build Alternative procedures include the design-build

process, a general contractor/construction manager process, a general contractor/construction manager (GCCM) process, and job order contracting process(GCCM) process, and job order contracting process

The design-build procedure is a multi-step The design-build procedure is a multi-step competitive process to award a contract to a single competitive process to award a contract to a single firm that agrees to both design and build a public firm that agrees to both design and build a public facility that meets specific criteriafacility that meets specific criteria

With the GCCM method, an agency contracts with With the GCCM method, an agency contracts with an architectural and engineering firm to design the an architectural and engineering firm to design the facility and, early in the project, also contracts with facility and, early in the project, also contracts with a GCCM firm to assist in the design of the facility, a GCCM firm to assist in the design of the facility, manage the construction of the facility, act as the manage the construction of the facility, act as the general contractor, and guarantee that the facility general contractor, and guarantee that the facility will be built within budgetwill be built within budget

House Bill 1197: Background House Bill 1197: Background ContinuedContinued

Background:Background: Under a job order contract, a contractor agrees to perform Under a job order contract, a contractor agrees to perform

an indefinite quantity of public works jobs, defined by an indefinite quantity of public works jobs, defined by individual work orders, over a fixed period of timeindividual work orders, over a fixed period of time

A public entity may not have more than two job order A public entity may not have more than two job order contracts in effect at any one timecontracts in effect at any one time

Hospital districts are not authorized to use job order Hospital districts are not authorized to use job order contractscontracts

The Capital Projects Advisory Review Board (CPARB) was The Capital Projects Advisory Review Board (CPARB) was established to monitor and evaluate the use of traditional established to monitor and evaluate the use of traditional and alternative public works contracting proceduresand alternative public works contracting procedures

A project review committee was created to certify public A project review committee was created to certify public bodies to use either design-build, GCCM, or both bodies to use either design-build, GCCM, or both procedures, or to approve projects on a project-by-project procedures, or to approve projects on a project-by-project basisbasis

Summary of Changes to Summary of Changes to Alternative Public Works Alternative Public Works

Contracting Procedures HB Contracting Procedures HB 11971197

CPARB must develop CPARB must develop guidelines to be used by the guidelines to be used by the committee for review and committee for review and approval of design-build approval of design-build demonstration projects that demonstration projects that include procurement of include procurement of operations and maintenance operations and maintenance servicesservices

Public bodies seeking Public bodies seeking certification for the design certification for the design build procedure must build procedure must demonstrate successful demonstrate successful management of at least one management of at least one design-build project within design-build project within the previous five years, the the previous five years, the same applies to the GCCM same applies to the GCCM processprocess

Summary of Changes to Summary of Changes to Alternative Public Works Alternative Public Works

Contracting Procedures HB Contracting Procedures HB 1197 Continued1197 Continued Honorarium payments for design build projects are made to Honorarium payments for design build projects are made to

the finalists submitting responsive proposals rather than the finalists submitting responsive proposals rather than those submitting a “best and final” proposalthose submitting a “best and final” proposal

Sealed bids on final proposals for GCCM projects must be Sealed bids on final proposals for GCCM projects must be opened and read in public and all previous scoring must be opened and read in public and all previous scoring must be made available to the publicmade available to the public

Directs the project review committee to review and approve not more than ten projects using the design-build contracting procedure by certified and non-certified public bodies for projects that have a total project cost between two million and ten million dollars

Review and approve not more than two design-build demonstration projects that include procurement of operations and maintenance services for a period longer than three years

Allows public bodies to use the design-build procedure for public works projects in which the total project cost is between two million and ten million dollars

House Bill 1529: Dealing with House Bill 1529: Dealing with TelemedicineTelemedicine

Background:Background: Telemedicine and telehealth are Telemedicine and telehealth are

terms that encompass a range of terms that encompass a range of evolving technologies capable of evolving technologies capable of transmitting medical information transmitting medical information between patients and health care between patients and health care practitioners as well as related practitioners as well as related applications that enable remote applications that enable remote medical procedures or medical procedures or examinations. Telemedicine and examinations. Telemedicine and telehealth are often used in an telehealth are often used in an interchangeable fashion for the interchangeable fashion for the purposes of Medicaid they refer to purposes of Medicaid they refer to different health care applicationsdifferent health care applications

Telemedicine is use of medical Telemedicine is use of medical information exchanged from one information exchanged from one site to another via electronic site to another via electronic communication to improve a communication to improve a patient’s healthpatient’s health

House Bill 1529: Background House Bill 1529: Background ContinuedContinued

Telehealth is the use of telecommunications and Telehealth is the use of telecommunications and information technology to provide access to health information technology to provide access to health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, consultation, assessment, diagnosis, intervention, consultation, supervision, and information across distance. supervision, and information across distance. Telehealth includes technologies such as Telehealth includes technologies such as telephones, fax machines, electronic mail systems, telephones, fax machines, electronic mail systems, and remote patient monitoring devices that are and remote patient monitoring devices that are used to collect and transmit patient data for used to collect and transmit patient data for monitoring and interpretationmonitoring and interpretation

State medicaid will reimburse for physician State medicaid will reimburse for physician consultations that use interactive video consultations that use interactive video teleconferencing, but the patient must be present teleconferencing, but the patient must be present and participating in the telehealth visit. No and participating in the telehealth visit. No reimbursement is available for home health reimbursement is available for home health monitoring. Additionally, only fee-for-service monitoring. Additionally, only fee-for-service enrollees may be reimbursed for telehealth servicesenrollees may be reimbursed for telehealth services

Summary of Changes for Summary of Changes for TelemedicineTelemedicine

The Department of Social and Health Services is The Department of Social and Health Services is directed to establish reimbursement rates for directed to establish reimbursement rates for telemedicine home health services that are telemedicine home health services that are comparable to rates paid for home health visitscomparable to rates paid for home health visits

Home health services providers using Home health services providers using telemedicine must provide written statements telemedicine must provide written statements offering patients the option to refuse telemedical offering patients the option to refuse telemedical treatmenttreatment

Telemedicine is defined as medical services or Telemedicine is defined as medical services or treatment, transfer of medical data, or education treatment, transfer of medical data, or education related to health services using audio, video, or related to health services using audio, video, or data communication data communication

QUIZ QUESTIONSQUIZ QUESTIONS

The dollar amount requiring notification The dollar amount requiring notification of all contractors on the small works of all contractors on the small works roster is changed from between $____ roster is changed from between $____ and $____ to $____ and $____?and $____ to $____ and $____?

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Bid limits for public works has been Bid limits for public works has been increased. Bid limits for hospital increased. Bid limits for hospital districts have been raised from $____ districts have been raised from $____ to $____? to $____?

QUIZ QUESTIONSQUIZ QUESTIONS

What is the difference What is the difference between the design-between the design-build process and a build process and a general general contractor/constructicontractor/construction manager (GCCM) on manager (GCCM) process? process?

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Telemedicine is Telemedicine is defined as defined as medical services medical services or treatment, or treatment, transfer of transfer of medical data, or medical data, or education related education related to health services to health services using ____, ____, using ____, ____, or ____ or ____ communication?communication?