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Utah Senate removes $250,000 threshold for design‑build procurement to aid small affordable‑housing projects
Summary
The Senate approved a first substitute to remove a $250,000 minimum cost limit for state design-and-build procurement, a change sponsors said will allow nonprofits and local governments to use design-build for single-family affordable housing projects.
The Utah Senate advanced a change to state procurement rules Wednesday that removes a $250,000 minimum cost threshold for design-and-build construction projects, sponsors said, a move intended to give nonprofits and local governments another tool to build affordable single‑family homes.
Sponsor remarks on the floor said the legislation originated from Habitat for Humanity and addresses a quirk in…
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