The Big Bid Theory · 2021-12-16 · 40 min
With the infrastructure bill signed on November 15th, there are now $1.2 trillion reasons for you and your business to pay attention to what is next with the legislation. Emily Feenstra, from ASCE, and Stephen Hetzel, from BidPrime, two well connected, industry experts appeared (yes!) in our very first video version of the show. Here, in the final episode of Season 7, our creative engineers share the audio from the conversations. Emily, Managing Director, Government Relations and Infrastructure Initiatives, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), shares her front row observations and opinions on: 1. More notable takeaways from the bill, 2. Needs for consulting, planning, and management as agencies prepare to launch projects, 3. Why it was important for this bill to pass now, 4. The process for the opportunities to flow down to businesses, contractors, vendors, 5. Which aspects of the bill will be managed by the federal government versus state and local entities taking the lead, 6. Overview of timeframes for project rollouts. Next, we learn from Stephen Hetzel, BidPrime’s COO and co-Founder. Hetzel elaborates on: 1.