An Act To Quantitatively Evaluate State Contracts
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0331
Committee Amendment CA_A_H69 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" /1" to H.P. 225, L.D. 331, Bill, "An Act To 
Quantitatively Evaluate State Contracts" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Bureau of General Services To Include Quantitative Analysis 
in Its Evaluation of Competitive Bids' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Inclusion of quantitative analysis in evaluation of competitive 
bids. Resolved: That the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau 
of General Services shall develop a process to include quantitative analysis as a required 
criterion in its evaluation of the total value of competitive bids for purchases and for 
public improvement contracts and of other competitively bid state contracts. 
The 
quantitative analysis process must include the use of multipliers for factors including, but 
not limited to, raw materials from in-state sources, the number of state residents 
employed and the use of vendors, consultants and subcontractors from the State; and be it 
further 
Sec. 2. Develop recommendations and legislation. Resolved: That, based on 
its process deVeloped pursuant to section 1, the bureau shall develop recommendations 
and proposed legislation regarding the incorporation of quantitative analysis in its 
evaluation of competitive bids. The bureau shall submit its recommendations, together 
with implementing legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local 
Government by December 15, 2015. After receipt and review of the bureau's 
recommendations and proposed legislation, the committee may submit a bill to the 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. It changes the bill to a 
resolve and changes its title. It directs the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services, Bureau of General Services to develop a process to include quantitative analysis 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 225, L.D. 331 
as a required criterion in its evaluation of the total value of competitive bids for purchases 
and for public improvement contracts and of other competitively bid state contracts. It 
also directs the bureau to develop and submit recommendations and proposed legislation 
regarding the incorporation of quantitative analysis in its evaluation of competitive bids 
to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government by December 15, 2015 
and allows the committee to submit a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 127th 
Legislature. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/04115 
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LD331 
LR 340(02) 
An.Act To Quantitatively Evaluate State Contracts 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,~, ( ft--, 9) 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
The additional costs to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to review and report on the 
competitive bid process are expected to be minor. 
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