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To enact section 153.75 of the Revised Code to ensure | 1 |
that all proven and acceptable piping materials be | 2 |
included in bids for water and wastewater utility | 3 |
service improvement projects. | 4 |
Section 1. That section 153.75 of the Revised Code be enacted | 5 |
to read as follows: | 6 |
Sec. 153.75. (A) For the purposes of this section: | 7 |
(1) "Governmental agency" includes the following: | 8 |
(a) A county, township, municipal corporation, or any other | 9 |
body corporate and politic that is responsible for government | 10 |
activities in a geographic area smaller than that of the state; | 11 |
(b) Any organized body, agency, institution, or other entity | 12 |
established by the laws of the state for the exercise of any | 13 |
function of state government. | 14 |
(2) "Acceptable piping material" means piping material that | 15 |
meets the current recognized standards issued by ASTM | 16 |
international and the American water works association, or their | 17 |
successor organizations. | 18 |
(B) When contracting for a water or wastewater utility | 19 |
service improvement project, a governmental agency shall: | 20 |
(1) Procure only acceptable piping material; | 21 |
(2) Consider the quality, sustainability, durability, and | 22 |
corrosion resistance of the acceptable piping materials in | 23 |
relation to the project requirements; | 24 |
(3) Consider the up-front cost of installation of the | 25 |
acceptable piping materials; | 26 |
(4) Consider acceptable piping material to be suitable for | 27 |
the project only if the use of that material is commensurate with | 28 |
sound engineering practices and the project requirements. | 29 |