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.
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Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
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/
"H.R. 2834: Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2834/.
H.R. 2834, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2834/.
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