AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 43-07-12 and 48-01.2-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a bidding exception for water supply funds and contents of advertisement for public improvement projects.
SB 2045 modifies North Dakota's public contracting rules for water infrastructure projects. It creates a specific bidding exception for projects funded by water supply funds and updates the required content in public project advertisements. This affects government agencies and contractors working on water-related public improvements by allowing streamlined bidding for certain water fund projects and clarifying advertisement requirements. The bill does not change overall bidding standards but adjusts procedures for water supply fund projects. It became law after being signed by the Governor on March 17, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Mar 18, 2025
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FIRST ENGROSSMENT
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3 edits
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This bill updates North Dakota's public bidding rules to clarify exceptions for water supply projects and strengthen requirements for contractor licensing and bid security. The changes ensure that bids for water supply projects using federal funds are treated differently regarding contractor licensing timelines, while maintaining strict licensing requirements for other public projects.
Scope change
The bill maintains the same scope of public improvement projects but clarifies the applicability of licensing requirements for municipal, rural, and industrial water supply projects using federal funds.
REQUIREMENT
Added a specific exception in the advertisement requirements for water supply projects using Public Law No. 99-294 funds, allowing bidders 20 days to obtain a contractor's license after being determined the lowest responsible bidder, rather than requiring it before bidding.
ELIGIBILITY
Clarified that contractors bidding on water supply projects using federal aid must obtain their license within 20 days after being selected as the lowest responsible bidder, rather than before submitting the bid.
TECHNICAL
Changed the bill header from 'FIRST ENGROSSED SENATE BILL' to 'SENATE BILL NO. 2045' and updated the legislative session information to reflect the 2025 session.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2025 · House Mar 10, 2025
How they voted
47–0
Passed
Total votes 47
Jan 21, 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
16
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor 03/17
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 1
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, placed on consent calendar 12 0 1
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:30
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:45
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Energy and Natural Resources Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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