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HR 2834 109th Congress House

Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2005

Official title: To assure quality and best value with respect to Federal construction projects by prohibiting the practice known as bid shopping.

Introduced: June 21, 2005 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Building constructionCommerceCompetitive biddingConstruction industries
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Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
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 Latest action June 9, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2005 - Prohibits the federal government or any contractors or subcontractors from participating in the practice of bid shopping with respect to any government contract exceeding $1 million for the construction or repair of any public building or public work. Defines "bid shopping" as the practice of divulging, or causing to be divulged, a contractor's or subcontractor's bid or proposal or requiring a contractor or subcontractor to divulge its bid or proposal to another prospective contractor or subcontractor before the award of a contract or subcontract in order to secure a lower bid or proposal.

Requires any invitation for bid or request for proposal issued by the government to include a clause explicitly prohibiting such practice and specifying penalties, which may include contract termination or imposition of liquidated damages equal to the greater of: (1) the final bid on the contract; or (2) the price paid to the contractor or subcontractor for work performed.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2834: Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2834/
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"H.R. 2834: Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2834/.
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H.R. 2834, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2834/.
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