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Committee advances bill to allow state negotiation of discounted construction materials for disaster recovery

3150027 · April 28, 2025
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Summary

AB 783 would authorize the Department of General Services to negotiate contracts for discounted construction materials for use in declared disaster recovery, aiming to reduce rebuilding costs; the committee supported the bill and moved it to appropriations.

Assemblymember Colusa presented AB 783, a proposal to authorize the Department of General Services (DGS) to negotiate contracts — by bid or negotiation — for commonly used residential construction materials and offer them at cost or with minimal administrative fees to homeowners, contractors, nonprofits and local governments engaged in recovery for declared disasters.

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