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Committee forwards HB471 to speed vehicle procurement for transit projects
Summary
The Transportation Interim Committee passed HB471, which allows UDOT to use existing procurement contracts from other agencies ("piggybacking") for vehicle purchases, to shorten procurement timelines for projects such as FrontRunner double-tracking; UDOT supported the bill but procurement office technical edits are expected.
Representative Cal Roberts presented House Bill 471 to let the Utah Department of Transportation use existing vehicle procurement contracts negotiated by other transit agencies (a common "piggyback" approach) to shorten purchase timelines for vehicles needed on expanding projects.
Roberts said the tool is intended to compress a procurement process that otherwise could take two to…
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