Expect Scramble for Contracts Amid Infrastructure Fanfare (1)

Initial review of the text of the bipartisan infrastructure law enacted in November reveals that no more than $125 billion of its funds are available for procurement.

Roughly one-third of that amount will be spent in a mix of contract obligations and grant disbursal, bringing the total amount of federal prime contract-available spending below that ceiling.

The 49 Superfund sites slated to receive $1 billion for accelerated cleanup efforts illustrate the current lack of clarity about which types of funding will support projects announced by the administration. EPA’s press release for the Superfund projects states the agency “is finalizing cleanup ...