PRINTER'S NO. 3610
No. 2680 Session of 1978
INTRODUCED BY LIVENGOOD, REED, J. L. WRIGHT JR., FISHER,
L. E. SMITH, E. Z. TAYLOR, SALVATORE, BITTINGER, KERNICK,
STUBAN, ZITTERMAN, RAPPAPORT, NOYE, YAHNER AND WILT,
SEPTEMBER 11, 1978
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, SEPTEMBER 11, 1978
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.1242, No.428), entitled
2 "An act relating to roads, streets, highways and bridges;
3 amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws
4 administered by the Secretary of Highways and by the
5 Department of Highways relating thereto," providing that all
6 highway work having a total monetary value in excess of seven
7 thousand five hundred dollars be performed only by
8 contractors.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 403, act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.1242,
12 No.428), known as the "State Highway Law," amended December 1,
13 1965 (P.L.1009, No.375), is amended to read:
14 Section 403. By Whom Construction Work to Be Done.--All work
15 of construction, building or rebuilding, repairing and
16 maintenance of highways, excepting that of [repairing and
17 maintenance] snow clearance and removal, done under the
18 provisions of this act, may be either (1) by the agents,
19 including cities when so designated by the department,
20 [servants] and employes of the department, or (2) by contract[,
1 and shall be according to] and all such work having a total
2 monetary value in excess of seven thousand five hundred dollars
3 ($7,500.00) shall be by contract pursuant to the provisions of
4 section 404. All such work shall be in accordance with plans and
5 specifications to be prepared or approved in every case by the
6 department.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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