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HB 2390 - Fenestration certification

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Section 1

  1. This section applies to any public work involving the construction, alteration, repair, remodeling, or improvement of a fenestration product or system where the total project is estimated to be:

    1. $25,000,000 or more for new construction; or

    2. $5,000,000 or more for alteration, repair, remodeling, or improvement.

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    1. For contracts awarded on or after January 1, 2028, the specifications must require the contractor to:

      1. Hold a national glazing contractor certification; and

      2. Employ at least one worker or supervisor with a national technician certification.

    2. For contracts awarded on or after January 1, 2029, in addition to (a) of this subsection, the specifications must require the contractor to ensure that not less than 25 percent of employees performing fenestration work on the project hold a national technician certification.

  3. Compliance with this section must be documented in a bid submittal and must be a condition of award and payment.

  4. For the purposes of this section:

    1. "Fenestration product or system" means a window, glass, glazing or glazing system, or skylight, whether installed in a horizontal or vertical plane, that is designed to provide a weatherproof barrier, excluding premanufactured windows or skylights;

    2. "National glazing contractor certification" means the certification administered under the North American contractor certification program or a successor program accredited by the American national standards institute national accreditation board to ISO/IEC 17065 or an equivalent nationally recognized standard; and

    3. "National technician certification" means the architectural glass and metal technician certification program or a successor program accredited by the American national standards institute national accreditation board to ISO/IEC 17024 or an equivalent nationally recognized standard.

Section 2

(1) Before award of a public works contract, a bidder must meet the following responsibility criteria to be considered a responsible bidder and qualified to be awarded a public works project. The bidder must:

Section 3

(1) Before award of a public works contract, a bidder must meet the following responsibility criteria to be considered a responsible bidder and qualified to be awarded a public works project. The bidder must:

Section 4

Sections 1 and 2 of this act take effect January 1, 2027.

Section 5

Section 2 of this act expires July 1, 2027.

Section 6

Section 3 of this act takes effect July 1, 2027.

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