- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa0389/1LRB-3326/1 EVM:cdc&aheEVM:kjf&cdc ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 273 June 20,7, 2019 - OfferedIntroduced by RepresentativeRepresentatives ANFELIPPOANFELIPPO, .BRANDTJEN, GUNDRUM , K NODL, KUGLITSCH , MAGNAFICI, NEYLON , OT, QUINN , RAMTHUN , SORTWELL, T USLER, W ICHGERS and A LLEN, cosponsored by Senators T IFFAN, CRAIG, C OWLES, F EYEN, KAPENGA , NASS, W ANGGAARD and B ERNIER.

AtReferred theto locationsCommittee indicated,on amendTransportation. the bill as follows:

A N A CT to create 84.06 (2) (c) of the statutes;

relating to:

bids proposing the use of alternate subbase materials.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires the Department of Transportation to maintain a list of highway subbase materials and associated thicknesses of the materials that will provide equivalent structural properties for the purpose of highway construction.

The bill also requires DOT to allow bidders to base their bids on the use of equivalent subbase materials contained on the list.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

84.06 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

84.06 (2) (c) 1.

In its facilities development manual, the department shall at all times maintain a list of at least 7 subbase materials and associated thicknesses of the materials that the department determines will provide equivalent structural properties for the purpose of highway improvement.

- 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-3326/1 EVM:kjf&cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 273 SECTION 1 2.

The department shall allow all bidders to base their bids on the use of any equivalent subbase material included in the list under subd.

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after(1) thatOn linethe insert:effective date of this subsection ....

“3.[LRB inserts date], the list of subbase materials contained in section 11-5-15 of the department of transportation's facilities development manual shall satisfy the requirement under s.

Notwithstanding84.06 subd.(2) (c) 1.

2., if the engineer of record for a highway improvement determines that the use of a subbase material included in the list under subd.

1.

would be detrimental to the improvement for site-specific reasons, he or she may prohibit the use of that material as a subbase in the improvement.

If the engineer of record prohibits the use of a subbase material under this subdivision, he or she shall provide that determination in writing.”.