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New Mandatory Public Works Bidder Responsibility Criteria Effective July 23, 2017

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

The Washington Legislature adopted a new law ( Senate Bill 5301 ) that adds an additional criterion to the list of mandatory bidder responsibility criteria that public agencies must verify and document before awarding any public works project, regardless of cost. Effective Date: The new law became effective on July 23, 2017.

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5 New Public Works Bills Passed by Washington Legislature

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

In order to bring Washington law in compliance with federal small works bonding requirements, Senate Bill 5734 , which passed both the House and Senate unanimously, addresses the following: Changes Project Amount: Increases the $35,000 threshold to $150,000. CPARB will need to revise the Guidelines to add this new criterion.

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Measuring the benefits of open contracting: Case studies on Mexico, Paraguay, and Slovakia

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

Following our theoretical framework, we also expect transparency effects to unfold over time with many effects arising through the help of stakeholders – journalists picking up stories based on newly available data, buyers learning about procurement markets or bidder finding new opportunities more efficiently.

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Digital procurement, PPDS and multi-speed datafication -- some thoughts on the March 2023 PPDS Communication

How to Crack a Nut

Given that above threshold procurement data is already (in the process of being) captured at EU level, the PPDS is very much about data on procurement not covered by the EU rules—which represents 80% of all public procurement contracts.

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Friday Flash 06/07/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

We are grateful to have awarded eight accomplished veterans with this scholarship, with the first being named during the 2017 golf tournament. 1 Simplified Acquisition Threshold: The bill would raise the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) from $250,000 to $500,000. procurement at the GWU Law School.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

18] And, for DoD, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) 216.203-4 limits the use of the FAR EPA clauses to DoD contracts that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (presently $250,000 with exceptions), and performance is longer than six months. [19] GAO’s competitive prejudice threshold should be similar.

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GAO Bid Protests: Required Debriefings

Procurement Notes

The plain meaning of § 3553(d)(4)(A)(ii) is that the clock starts on the day that the bidder receives debriefing. 2017 CPD ¶ 106, at 7 (Mar. 27, 2017) (“According to the intervenors and the agency, the timeliness exception for requested and required debriefings set forth in our Bid Protest Regulations, 4 C.F.R. B-414220.2

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