To direct the President to ensure that local governments may use Construction Manager at Risk procurement methods in carrying out certain activities under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill makes it easier and faster for local governments to hire contractors after a disaster. It allows them to use a flexible procurement method called Construction Manager at Risk for FEMA-funded disaster relief projects, and it raises the threshold for simplified purchasing from $1 million to $3 million.
Who Benefits and How
Local governments benefit by having more flexibility in how they select contractors for disaster recovery work, reducing bureaucratic delays. Construction firms benefit from expanded opportunities to participate in disaster relief contracts using qualifications-based selection rather than lowest-bid-only processes.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No significant new burdens are imposed by this bill. However, the relaxed procurement rules could reduce competitive pressure, potentially affecting smaller contractors who might have won lowest-bid contracts under the old rules.
Key Provisions
- Requires the President to issue regulations within 180 days allowing local governments to use Construction Manager at Risk procurement for Stafford Act disaster activities
- Permits qualifications-based procurement (not just lowest-bid) for professional, technical, and construction services
- Increases the simplified acquisition threshold from $1 million to $3 million under the Stafford Act
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Streamlines FEMA procurement procedures by allowing local governments to use Construction Manager at Risk procurement methods for disaster relief activities and triples the simplified acquisition threshold from $1 million to $3 million
Key Policy Areas
Emergency Management, Government Procurement, Disaster Relief
Primary Purpose
Streamlines FEMA procurement procedures by allowing local governments to use Construction Manager at Risk procurement methods for disaster relief activities and triples the simplified acquisition threshold from $1 million to $3 million
Policy Domains
General Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Local governments
- Construction management firms
- General contractors
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Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Small contractors competing on price alone
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Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Local governments conducting disaster recovery
General contractors and construction companies
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_president"
- → President of the United States
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A procurement method that allows selection based on qualifications and allows the construction manager to take on risk for the project, rather than strictly lowest-bid selection
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