HB0870 - Tennessee - Public Contracts, Purchasing, Titles, Short

Companion Bill SB1113. Public Contracts - Enacts "Keep Jobs in Tennessee Act of 2007." - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 12. Fiscal Summary for *HB0870 / SB1113 Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $4,600,000 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Exceeds $1,000,000* Bill Summary for *HB0870 / SB1113 This bill requires the following for all state contracts, local contracts funded with state dollars, and state-funded development assistance: (1) No state contract or development assistance may be awarded to any contractor who performs the work being contracted for or assisted at a site outside the U.S.; (2) Each vendor who submits a bid or contract to provide services and all applicants for development assistance must certify that the services covered by the contract or assistance will be performed in the U.S.; and [...]

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