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House advances, then reconsiders, bill letting large cities use design‑build and CMGC procurement
Summary
The House moved to allow certain 'first‑class' Utah cities with projects over $20 million to use design‑build and construction‑management/general‑contractor delivery methods (First Substitute SB155). The bill passed 46–26 but the House later voted to reconsider after a Senate sponsor flagged an unintended consequence.
First Substitute Senate Bill 155, a measure to broaden procurement options for large municipal construction projects, advanced through the Utah House after an extended floor debate, but lawmakers voted later to reconsider the bill.
Representative Nielsen, who moved to uncircle the bill and led floor debate, told colleagues the measure would allow “first‑class” cities with projects over $20 million to use alternative delivery methods such as…
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