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Jul 14th 2023 | Posted in Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities, Public-Private Partnerships (P3) by Mary Scott Nabers
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infrastrucutre pixabay

Procurement, like everything else, is continually evolving. That is especially true today because so many procurements are large, complex, and one-of-a-kind. The increased use of public-private partnership engagements is also spurring changes in the way projects are procured. Additionally, a large percentage of the federal funding currently available for infrastructure projects calls for private sector […]

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Jul 12th 2023 | Posted in Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities by Mary Scott Nabers
Rendering of the Ala Wai bridge. Courtesy of the city and county of Honolulu.
Rendering of the Ala Wai bridge. Courtesy of the city and county of Honolulu.

The director of a federal program with a very long name – Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity – just announced that more than $2 billion has just been awarded to officials at the state and local levels of government. The new funding was allocated to various types of new infrastructure projects throughout the […]

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Jul 7th 2023 | Posted in Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities by Mary Scott Nabers
Jesse Hall. Courtesy of the University of Montana.

It is impossible to predict with certainty the total success of any new, complex project, but public officials strive to do everything possible to lessen risk factors. A feasibility study is one way to examine the practicality of any project. The final report outlines risks and evaluates all aspects of a project including the economic […]

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Jun 30th 2023 | Posted in Energy by Texas Government Insider

Is it possible to build solar farms on three closed landfill sites? Waco intends to find out by conducting a feasibility study for the project. Bids for the solar farm construction could open in mid-2024, with construction beginning when the 238-acre Waco Regional Landfill closes in 2025. City officials indicated they would like to partner […]

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Jun 30th 2023 | Posted in Water Projects by Government Contracting Pipeline

California — The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (Regional San) received a $227.5 million boost to help construct the Harvest Water Program, a conjunctive-use project that will supply treated wastewater to agricultural lands and provide wildlife habitats in southern Sacramento County. This is the first project in the Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP) to complete Proposition […]

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Jun 28th 2023 | Posted in Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities by Mary Scott Nabers

America’s infrastructure, which includes every critical component of life for citizens, is receiving long-overdue attention. With available funding, cities, counties, institutions of higher education, school districts and hospitals are launching projects of every size and type, and most of the funding is coming from the federal government or private sector investments. It is important to […]

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Jun 23rd 2023 | Posted in Education by Texas Government Insider
Courtesy of Texas A&M Engineering

For the first time in history, the Texas A&M System will receive over a billion dollars in new funding from the state of Texas. The $1.19 billion in funding allows the A&M System to act on three priorities: keeping college affordable, keeping Texas prepared to respond to disasters and increasing a state match so Prairie […]

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Jun 21st 2023 | Posted in Energy by Government Contracting Pipeline

California — The Board of Governors for the California Independent System Operation (CAISO) recently approved a strategy to build thousands of miles of high-voltage transmission lines. The $7.3 billion Grid Modernization Plan works toward decarbonizing energy consumption and providing enough transmission to connect clean energy sources to the grid. California set a goal to have a […]

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Jun 21st 2023 | Posted in Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities by Mary Scott Nabers

Federal funding is still flowing to state and local government officials. Approximately $306 billion appears to currently be in transition. Most of this funding is coming from one of the very first large funding bills passed by Congress – the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The funding is available for a wide variety of projects […]

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