Regardless of where one stands on the value of value-for-money (VfM) analysis and the minutiae of VfM assumptions and methodologies, the United States now has real federal guidance and a number of statutory requirements for public sponsors. They spell out in much greater detail if, when and how public agencies must complete a VfM analysis for a project. This article is a review of the new federal guidance and those requirements in some detail.
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