S. 2113: Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017

115th Congress

A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to improve the manner in which Federal contracts for design and construction services are awarded, to prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and construction services procurements, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert Portman — R — OH

S. 2113 would modify the federal government’s procedures for awarding design and construction contracts for federal facilities and would prohibit the use of reverse auctions for such awards. Specifically, the legislation would require the selection process for designing and constructing any federal facility with a cost of more than $3 million to occur in two phases. In phase one, potential contractors would provide basic information on their experience and past performance. Agencies would then select several contractors and invite them to submit more detailed proposals in phase two.

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