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Senate committee unanimously backs bill to let agencies streamline projects and reduce bonding costs
Summary
Third substitute House Bill 508 allows state agencies greater flexibility in managing facility projects — including a higher delegation threshold, shared‑savings incentives and alternatives to automatic bonding — with DFCM oversight; the committee passed the substitute unanimously after testimony from local governments and contractors.
Representative Brooks presented the third substitute of HB 508 aimed at reducing state construction costs by giving DFCM and agencies more tools: a shared‑savings incentive to encourage cheaper design choices, raising certain agency construction thresholds (common…
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