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Senate keeps construction‑manager‑at‑risk authority for public universities, adds vetting requirements
Summary
The Senate approved language allowing institutions of higher learning to use construction manager at risk contracts on large projects, with provisions to vet subcontractors and permit the construction manager to self‑perform limited work.
The Senate approved a substitute amendment that applies construction‑manager‑at‑risk (CMAR) contracting to institutions of higher learning for large capital projects, while adding procedural safeguards allowing agencies to vet subcontractors and review proposals.
Senator Harkins and others described the substitute as the chamber’s earlier CMAR language. The approach permits universities to select a construction manager who provides a guaranteed maximum price and to prequalify…
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