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National Guard seeks prequalification authority for architects and engineers to speed federal maintenance projects

2117707 · January 14, 2025
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Brigadier General Jackie Huber told the Senate Industry and Business Committee that Senate Bill 2130 would allow the North Dakota National Guard to prequalify architects and engineers for recurring maintenance projects so the Guard can spend federal SRM funds within single‑year time limits.

Brig. Gen. Jackie Huber, deputy adjutant general for the North Dakota National Guard, told the Senate Industry and Business Committee that Senate Bill 2130 would let the Guard prequalify architects and engineers for recurring maintenance, repair and modernization (SRM) projects so the state can execute federal reimbursements promptly.

Huber said the Guard relies heavily on federal Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (SRM) funds to maintain about 330 buildings across 12 complexes. She told the committee that over the last three years the state received roughly $28 million in federal reimbursement for 83 projects and that in recent fiscal years the Guard has…

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