To amend title 23, United States Code, to remove the exclusion of the State of Minnesota from certain contracting for engineering and design services requirements.
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Latest Action · March 29, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
The Parity in Engineering Act removes a federal contracting restriction that has specifically excluded Minnesota from certain engineering and design services requirements under federal highway law. Currently, federal rules require states to competitively bid engineering and design contracts for transportation projects, but Minnesota and West Virginia have been exempted from this requirement. This bill eliminates Minnesota's exemption, putting it on equal footing with other states and requiring the state to follow the same competitive bidding rules for engineering and design work on federally funded projects. The change applies to contracts governed by title 23 of the United States Code, which covers federal highway programs. The bill has no specified funding allocation or implementation timeline beyond its amendment to existing law.
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