S.125 - Local Disaster Contracting Fairness Act of 2011

A bill to ensure efficiency and fairness in the awarding of Federal contracts in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Local Disaster Contracting Fairness Act of 2011 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to ensure efficiency and fairness in the awarding of Federal contracts in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts. as introduced.

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1/25/2011--Introduced.Local Disaster Contracting Fairness Act of 2011- Prohibits the head of an executive agency from entering into an agreement for debris removal or demolition services in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts unless the agreement specifies that: (1) all

Official Summary

1/25/2011--Introduced.Local Disaster Contracting Fairness Act of 2011- Prohibits the head of an executive agency from entering into an agreement for debris removal or demolition services in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts unless the agreement specifies that:
(1) all of the work under the contract will be performed by the prime contractor or one or more subcontractors at one tier under the contract;
(2) any work performed under the contract by subcontractors will be performed by local subcontractors, except to the extent that local subcontractors are not available to perform any such work;
(3) the prime contractor will act as the project manager or construction manager for the contract; and
(4) the prime contractor has primary responsibility for managing all work under the contract and will be paid a certain percentage of the overall value of the contract as sole compensation for assuming the risk associated with such responsibility. Requires the agency head, in entering into an agreement for debris removal or demolition services in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts, to give preference in the source selection process to each offeror who certifies that any work that is to be performed under the contract by subcontractors will be performed by local subcontractors.

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05/27/12
US veterans face financial ruin waiting for benefits from overburdened VA

The VA couldn't handle its load before. Now, it is simply overwhelmed. Of about 905,000 claims pending at the department, nearly two-thirds of them are taking longer than the VA's 125-day target for handling claims. And the backlog is not only delaying ...

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05/26/12
Veterans Groups Decry ‘Broken’ Disability Benefits System

The department faces a backlog of about 905,000 claims, with 65 percent of them taking longer than the agency’s 125-day target for processing, according to tallies released this week. “It is not acceptable,” Senator Patty Murray ...

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05/23/12
Veterans Face Ruin Awaiting Benefits as Wounded Swamp VA

About 905,000 claims are pending at the department, 65 percent of them are taking longer than the agency’s 125-day target for dealing with them, according to tallies released this week. Disputes can draw out that process: A federal court ...

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12/21/11
Does Canberra need the ACT? [With Poll] | The RiotACT

Well let's have another look at S.125 (filed under Chapter VII. Miscellaneous): 125. The seat of Government of the Commonwealth shall be determined by the Parliament, and shall be within territory which shall have been ...

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10/29/11
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : S. - advocatemmmohan

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : S. 125-Children of Muslim parents-Held : entitled to grant maintenance for the period till they attain majority or are able to maintain themselves, and in case of female children till they get ...

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01/24/11
S. 125: Local Disaster Contracting Fairness Act of 2011 - GovTrack.us

S. 125: Local Disaster Contracting Fairness Act of 2011. 112th Congress, 2011–2012. A bill to ensure efficiency and fairness in the awarding of Federal contracts in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts.

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