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