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Bill to give ITD ‘design-build’ authority revived (access required)

by Simon Shifrin
Published: February 17,2010
Time posted: 11:05 am
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A House committee has voted to print a bill that would give the Idaho Transportation Department power to hire contractors through a "design-build" bidding process, allowing administrators to forego a "lowest bidder" approach if it might save time and money. A similar measure passed both chambers of the Idaho Legislature last year by wide margins but ...



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