PRINTER'S NO. 1905
No. 1626 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS, MACKOWSKI, COSLETT, LEHR, STEVENS, LEVI,
A. C. FOSTER, JR., PETERSON, WASS, MADIGAN, BOWSER, McINTYRE,
CALTAGIRONE, E. H. SMITH AND SNYDER, JUNE 16, 1981
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 16, 1981
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 12, 1972 (P.L.762, No.180), entitled
2 "An act relating to intergovernmental cooperation,"
3 regulating joint purchases and bids on such purchases.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 7.1, act of July 12, 1972 (P.L.762,
7 No.180), entitled "An act relating to intergovernmental
8 cooperation," added October 4, 1978 (P.L.1044, No.238), is
9 amended to read:
10 Section 7.1. All joint purchases involving an expenditure of
11 more than [$2,500] $4,000 shall be made by contract, in writing,
12 only after notice for bids once a week for two weeks in at least
13 one and not more than two newspapers of general circulation
14 circulating generally in the joining municipalities. All
15 contracts shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder. Every
16 contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration,
17 repair, improvement or maintenance of public works shall comply
18 with the provisions of the act of March 3, 1978 (P.L.6, No.3),
1 known as the "Steel Products Procurement Act."
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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