Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017
USA115th CongressS-2113| Senate
| Updated: 4/18/2018
Rob Portman
Republican Senator
Ohio
Cosponsors (1)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017 This bill modifies the procedures that federal agencies use to award contracts for design and construction services. The bill also prohibits federal agencies from using reverse auctions as part of the two-phase selection procedures for awarding contracts for design and construction services. (In a reverse auction, a buyer accepts bids from multiple potential sellers.)
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-231.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 382.
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBuilding constructionCongressional oversightGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment studies and investigationsOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Public contracts and procurement
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017
USA115th CongressS-2113| Senate
| Updated: 4/18/2018
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017 This bill modifies the procedures that federal agencies use to award contracts for design and construction services. The bill also prohibits federal agencies from using reverse auctions as part of the two-phase selection procedures for awarding contracts for design and construction services. (In a reverse auction, a buyer accepts bids from multiple potential sellers.)
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-231.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 382.
Rob Portman
Republican Senator
Ohio
Cosponsors (1)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBuilding constructionCongressional oversightGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment studies and investigationsOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Public contracts and procurement