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Committee adopts uniform procurement standard for construction subcontract awards, moving to "lowest and best"
Summary
A bill to standardize the award standard in public construction statute to "lowest and best" (matching higher education and state owners) passed the committee. Supporters said the change gives owners and construction managers flexibility to consider reputation, schedule and value; industry groups noted trade-offs and urged clarity.
A House committee voted to change Indiana's public contracting language so the same award standard would apply across all public owners: switching local government projects from a "lowest responsive and responsible" standard to a "lowest and best" standard that higher education and state owners already use.
Representative (author) introduced House Bill 15-59, saying the change's purpose is to "level the playing field" by making one award standard under IC 5-32. He said…
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