PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3004 PRINTER'S NO. 3184
No. 2358 Session of 1978
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. IRVIS AND MEBUS, APRIL 11, 1978
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 22, 1978
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 1, 1913 (P.L.155, No.104), entitled "An
2 act regulating the letting of certain contracts for the
3 erection, construction, and alteration of public buildings,"
4 increasing the minimum bid requirement AND FURTHER REGULATING <--
5 CONTRACTS.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 1, act of May 1, 1913 (P.L.155, No.104),
9 entitled "An act regulating the letting of certain contracts for
10 the erection, construction, and alteration of public buildings,"
11 amended September 1, 1967 (P.L.296, No.124), is amended to read:
12 Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That hereafter in the
13 preparation of specifications for the erection, construction,
14 and alteration of any public building, when the entire cost of
15 such work shall exceed [one thousand five hundred dollars] five <--
16 thousand dollars TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, it shall be <--
17 the duty of the architect, engineer, or other person preparing
18 such specifications, to prepare separate specifications for the
19 plumbing, heating, ventilating, and electrical work; and it
1 shall be the duty of the person or persons authorized to enter
2 into contracts for the erection, construction, or alteration of
3 such public buildings to receive separate bids upon each of the
4 said branches of work, and to award the contract for the same to
5 the lowest responsible bidder for each of said branches.
6 EVERY CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, <--
7 IMPROVEMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS SHALL CONTAIN A
8 PROVISION THAT ANY STEEL PRODUCTS USED OR SUPPLIED IN THE
9 PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT OR ANY SUBCONTRACTS THEREUNDER SHALL
10 BE FROM STEEL MADE IN THE UNITED STATES.
11 SECTION 2. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
12 A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE ACT OF MARCH 3, 1978 (NO.3), KNOWN
13 AS THE "STEEL PRODUCTS PROCUREMENT ACT."
14 Section 2. 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. <--
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