PRINTER'S NO. 1552
No. 1341 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY PRESTON, TRELLO AND OLASZ, MAY 12, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, MAY 12, 1987
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 12, 1972 (P.L.762, No.180), entitled
2 "An act relating to intergovernmental cooperation," further
3 providing for joint purchases and competitive bidding.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 7.1 of the act of July 12, 1972 (P.L.762,
7 No.180), referred to as the Intergovernmental Cooperation Law,
8 amended December 22, 1981 (P.L.534, No.153), is amended to read:
9 Section 7.1. All joint purchases involving an expenditure of
10 more than [$4,000] $10,000 shall be made by contract, in
11 writing, only after notice for bids once a week for two weeks in
12 at least one and not more than two newspapers of general
13 circulation circulating generally in the joining municipalities.
14 All contracts shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder.
15 Every contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration,
16 repair, improvement or maintenance of public works shall comply
17 with the provisions of the act of March 3, 1978 (P.L.6, No.3),
18 known as the "Steel Products Procurement Act."
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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