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House Committee Debates CMAR Procurement Changes after Interim Study; Industry Voices Deep Division
Summary
House Bill 1028 proposes changes to CMAR procurement: a standardized bid form, minimum scoring weight for fees and limits on who may serve on selection committees; the House GVA committee heard competing testimony from contractors, designers, DOT and owners.
Representative Ben Koppelman, chair of the interim Government Services Committee, presented House Bill 1028 as the product of an interim study into public procurement for construction management at risk (CMAR). Koppelman said the bill aims to standardize the selection form, limit manipulation of pricing, and ensure cost is a meaningful component of the selection for projects funded by taxpayers.
Proponents including David Wood (Rohrs Construction) argued that some CMAR procurements have used relatively low weight for fees (as little as 5%) while heavily weighting experience tied to particular institutions, which has led to the same large firms being awarded a…
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