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Senate Commerce advances three public-works bills raising procurement thresholds
Summary
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced three House bills that raise procurement and bidding dollar thresholds to reflect inflation and ease departmental workload.
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced three House bills that raise dollar thresholds used in public-works procurement and bidding.
Sen. Dave Lent (District 33), who presented the bills, described them as administrative updates to reflect inflation and the escalation of construction costs. “If you don't change these bottom line numbers, eventually you're doing a whole lot of work that normally was meant to be reserved for lower-cost projects,” Lent said, explaining that raising the triggers will reduce workload at the department…
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