PRINTER'S NO. 1291
No. 97 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY CAPPABIANCA, DORR, F. E. TAYLOR, DOMBROWSKI,
SERAFINI, STEVENS, BELARDI, COSLETT, CORDISCO, PISTELLA,
VAN HORNE, STUBAN, DUFFY, BALDWIN, BLAUM, MAIALE, BOYES,
ANGSTADT, BOWSER, STAIRS, TIGUE AND DALEY, MAY 24, 1983
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MAY 25, 1983
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 Directing the Joint State Government Commission to submit "The
2 Model Procurement Code" to the General Assembly as soon as
3 possible; and to appoint a task force to study the ways in
4 which the Commonwealth competes with private enterprise.
5 WHEREAS, It is the function of State government to initiate
6 policies and manage programs established by or pursuant to law;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, It is the function of the private enterprise system,
9 which is the source of economic strength, to provide goods and
10 services needed in government endeavors; and
11 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth should strive to achieve optimum
12 efficiency economy and productivity through early implementation
13 of "The Model Procurement Code" and the use of market analyses
14 to determine whether quality goods and services may be procured
15 most economically through competitive bidding, competitive
16 negotiation or government enterprise; and
17 WHEREAS, In a democratic free enterprise system, the
18 processes of competitive bidding and competitive negotiation
1 should serve to increase government purchases from private
2 suppliers, except in those areas where the public interest must
3 be protected by government oversight; and
4 WHEREAS, The proliferation of government to produce goods and
5 render services which are inefficient and costly is not in the
6 public interest; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the Joint State
8 Government Commission complete its study of "The Model
9 Procurement Code" and report its findings to the General
10 Assembly; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission appoint
12 a task force to determine the ways in which goods and services
13 required by the Commonwealth, excluding those goods and services
14 produced by the government in the public interest, may be most
15 economically and efficiently procured.
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