SCS/HCS/HB 2474 - This act modifies provisions relating to public contracts. Current law allows the Commissioner of Administration to contract directly with other governmental entities for the purchase of supplies. This act additionally allows the Commissioner to participate in, sponsor, conduct or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement with a contract established by a nonprofit entity whose membership is exclusively made up of governmental entities and whose governing body is selected or elected exclusively by governmental entities, and where the contract was established in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to the governmental entities. Such cooperative purchasing agreement shall be utilized for the purchase of supplies including but not limited to upkeep and maintenance of physical infrastructure. The Commissioner of Administration may permit any political subdivision to participate in any cooperative purchasing agreement. Current law relating to design build projects provides that any noncivil works design build project must be in excess of $7 million. This act lowers that threshold to $2.5 million. Current law provides procedures for how a political subdivision may enter into a contract for a design-build project. This act establishes procedures for political subdivisions to enter into progressive design-build contracts. A progressive design-build project is one in which the design, construction, alteration, addition, remodeling, or improvement of any buildings or facilities is under one, progressive contract with a political subdivision, including civil works projects, such as roads, streets, bridges, utilities, airport runways and taxiways, storm drainage and flood control projects, or transit projects and noncivil works projects, such as buildings, site improvements, and other structures, habitable or not, commonly designed by architects. The act contains various restrictions as to what cannot be considered a progressive design-build contract. Progressive design-build projects are subject to many of the same requirements as are currently applicable to design-build projects except that it is a two-step process rather than a three-step process. Phase I consists of the solicitation and evaluation of qualifications of design-builders. Phase II consists of the solicitation and evaluation of proposals describing the design-builder's approach to design development, pre-construction services and construction of the project. The political subdivision shall have discretion to disqualify any design-builder who, in the political subdivision's opinion, lacks the minimum qualifications required to perform the work. The provisions of this act relating to progressive design-build contracts expire on August 28, 2036. This act is substantially similar to SCS/SB 1484 (2026), HB 2899 (2026), and certain provisions in SCS/HB 3000 (2026). SCOTT SVAGERA