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Read. Follow. Verify.Michigan House Bill 4845 modifies competitive bidding thresholds for state and local road projects
Last action · February 18, 2026: referred to Committee on RulesSponsors: Tom Kunse and 11 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The bill updates thresholds for road construction and preservation projects undertaken by the state transportation department and local road agencies. It raises individual project cost thresholds for bidding requirements, exempts road resurfacing from local bidding mandates, and establishes an annual inflation adjustment for those dollar limits.
Changes the financial thresholds that determine when local road agencies and the state must use for construction and preservation contracts, affecting project management procedures and reporting requirements for local units of government.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Michigan Department of Transportation
The department must follow modified reporting procedures and publish inflation-adjusted dollar amounts on its website.
Local road agencies
Local road agencies are subject to revised project cost thresholds, new resurfacing exemptions, and reporting duties when bypassing competitive bidding.
County road commissions
County road commissions must submit written findings to their county board of commissioners before commencing work using methods other than competitive bidding.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What projects are exempt from local competitive bidding requirements under the bill?
How will the dollar thresholds for local road projects change over time?
Who must local road agencies report to if they choose an alternative method instead of competitive bidding?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
7 actions- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommitteereferred to Committee on Rules
- Oct 21, 2025Housereferred to second reading
- Oct 21, 2025HouseCommitteereported with recommendation without amendment
- Sep 9, 2025Housebill electronically reproduced 09/04/2025
- Sep 4, 2025HouseCommitteereferred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Sep 4, 2025HouseIntroducedread a first time
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- Sep 4, 2025HouseIntroducedintroduced by Representative Rep. Tom Kunse
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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