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An Act relating to public buildings and public works; amending 60 O.S. 2021, Section 176, as last amended by Section 4, Chapter 197, O.S.L. 2025 (60 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 176), which relates to trusts for benefit of state, county or municipality and contracts; making certain contracts no longer subject to Public Competitive Bidding Act; amending 61 O.S. 2021, Sections 102, as amended by Section 13, Chapter 238, O.S.L. 2022, 103, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 361, O.S.L. 2025, 106, as amended by Section 18, Chapter 238, O.S.L. 2022, 110, as amended by Section 21, Chapter 238, O.S.L. 2022, 111, 112, as amended by Section 22, Chapter 238, O.S.L. 2022, 114, as amended by Section 729, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025, 116, as amended by Section 543, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025, 117, 119, 119.1, as amended by Section 25, Chapter 238, O.S.L. 2022, 120, 121, as amended by Section 26, Chapter 238, O.S.L. 2022, 131, 137, and 138 (61 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 102, 103, 106, 110, 112, 114, 116, 119.1, and 121), which relate to the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974; modifying terms; establishing procedure for public construction contracts equal to or greater than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars and less than Fifty Thousand Dollars for school district; requiring bidding documents for construction-management trade contracts and subcontracts to be available for set period; authorizing electronic bids with live video feed of bid opening to not have a public bid opening; clarifying awarding public agency and not divisions may extend contract award period; extending applicability of the Public Competitive Bidding Act to quotes; clarifying persons who are conflicted out of contracts; establishing felony offenses related to insider information related to public bids; requiring change orders or cumulative change orders which exceed certain limits to re-solicit quotes; permitting suit by unsuccessful quoter; establishing that persons who knowingly violate act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; directing public agencies to use lowest responsible qualified vendor for personal property greater than Ten Thousand Dollars; providing procedure for public agencies that solicit bids or quotes pursuant to authorized sole-source or sole- brand bidding procedures; prohibiting public agencies from writing bid or quote specifications for the purpose of restricting bids or quotes; requiring contractors and vendors to provide certain information to awarding public agency; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-135, which relates to system of accounting for school districts; requiring compliance with Section 40 of Title 61; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

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Julie Daniels (R)*,  Judd Strom (R)*,  Nick Archer (R),  Mark Chapman (R),  Denise Crosswhite Hader (R),  Mike Dobrinski (R),  Andy Fugate (D),  Mike Kelley (R),  Gerrid Kendrix (R),  Michelle McCane (D),  Annie Menz (D),  Preston Stinson (R),  Josh West (R),  Max Wolfley (R),  Gabe Woolley (R), 

Senate Floor HB3418 (4-14-26) (DANIELS) FA1 - HB3418 (4-14-26) (DANIELS) FA1 (on 04/14/2026)

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