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Published: January 26, 2009
written by Patrick J. Farley
This article is a follow up to “Wisconsin Legislature Considering Changes to Procurement Law: How Will it Affect Your Business?” (01/21/2009)
The Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy and
Small Business amended Assembly Bill 1, making some significant changes:
- The amended bill reverses course, and leaves Wisconsin’s reciprocal
preference law in place.
- The bill now calls for the Department of Administration
(DOA) to attempt to ensure that at least 5 percent of the total expended for
goods and services is from Wisconsin-based businesses.
- It is now a goal, rather than a requirement, that the total
percentage of purchasing from Wisconsin-based businesses in any year cannot be
lower than the percentages from the previous year.
- Lastly, it requires DOA to collect from businesses who
submit a bid or proposal information regarding the entities’ principal place of
business. DOA will then submit a plan to the legislature by May 2010 describing
how DOA will compile and use this data.
Related articles: Wisconsin
Legislature Considering Changes to Procurement Law: How Will it Affect Your
Business? (01/21/2009); Wisconsin Legislature is Considering Changes to
Contractual Services Law: How Will it Affect Your Business? (01/21/2009)
For more information contact Axley Brynelson Attorney Gregory Collins at 608.283.6749 or
gcollins@axley.com.
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