S.Amdt. 1473

SA 1473. Mr. BLUNT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1460 proposed by Mr. Carper (for himself and Mrs. Capito)
to the bill S. 914, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize programs under those
Acts, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. SELECTION CRITERIA.

(a) In General.--Section 5028(b) of the Water
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C.
3907(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
``(L) The extent to which a project considers collaborative
project delivery methods that--
``(i) reduce overall project costs;
``(ii) reduce the contribution of Federal grant assistance;
``(iii) enable the project to proceed at an earlier date
than the project would otherwise be able to proceed;
``(iv) mitigate environmental impacts; or
``(v) result in such other benefits as the collaborative
project delivery methods may provide.''; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(K)'' and inserting
``(L)''.
(b) Definitions.--Section 5022 of the Water Infrastructure
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3901) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (15) as
paragraphs (3) through (16), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) Collaborative project delivery method.--
``(A) In general.--The term `collaborative project delivery
method' means a method for procuring and delivering a capital
project that involves close collaboration among the owner of
the project, the designer of the project, and the contractor
for the project from design through completion, including a
construction management at-risk method and a design-build
method.
``(B) Associated definitions.--
``(i) Construction management at-risk method.--The term
`construction management at-risk method' means a delivery
method in which the owner of a project retains an engineering
firm and a construction management at-risk firm under 2
separate contracts for design and construction, respectively.
``(ii) Design-build method.--The term `design-build method'
means a delivery method under which the owner of a project
enters into a single contract with a design-builder to
design, seek permits for, construct, test, and commission a
project.''.
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