PRINTER'S NO. 493
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
493
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY EICHELBERGER, FOLMER, BLAKE, BOSCOLA, COSTA,
BROWNE AND VULAKOVICH, MARCH 10, 2017
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 10, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 20, 1967 (P.L.869, No.385),
entitled "An act establishing a uniform and mandatory system
governing the requirement of bonds to be furnished by
contractors in the prosecution of any public building, or
other public work or public improvement, including road work;
the rights and remedies of persons furnishing labor or
material in the prosecution of such public building, public
work or public improvement, including road work; procedure in
connection with suits on payment bonds; rights of persons
furnishing labor or materials to a copy of bond; prescribing
penalties; and repealing other prior acts or provisions
thereof inconsistent herewith," further providing for duty of
prime contractor to provide financial security in certain
contracts involving public works and public improvements.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3.1(a) of the act of December 20, 1967
(P.L.869, No.385), known as the Public Works Contractors' Bond
Law of 1967, is amended to read:
Section 3.1. (a)--Before any contract exceeding ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) for the construction, reconstruction,
alteration or repair of any public building or other public work
or public improvement, including highway work, of any
contracting body is awarded to any prime contractor, such
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