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Committee advances bill allowing limited design‑build best‑value procurement for PennDOT and Turnpike
Summary
House Bill 1608 would create a new vehicle-code chapter permitting PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to use design‑build best‑value procurement for select highway and bridge projects, capped annually and set to expire eight years after enactment; the committee reported the bill as committed.
House Bill 1608, introduced by Chairman Ed Nielsen and Chairman James Struzzi, would add a chapter to the vehicle code authorizing the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to use design‑build best‑value procurement for certain highway and bridge construction projects instead of the current low‑bid requirement.
Kyle, a committee staff member, summarized the bill's key limits: "Agencies may advertise no more than 10 one‑step procurements per calendar year, wherein the agency seeks a technical and price proposal. Agencies may advertise no more than 10 two‑step procurements per calendar year, wherein step 1 is a statement of qualifications, and step 2…
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