PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 317                        PRINTER'S NO. 712

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 293 Session of 1985


        INTRODUCED BY TRELLO, MAYERNIK, SEVENTY, PETRARCA, PETRONE,
           FRYER, CESSAR, J. L. WRIGHT, FEE, DALEY, MICOZZIE, SIRIANNI,
           COHEN, DAWIDA, COLAFELLA, BOOK, LANGTRY AND FISCHER,
           FEBRUARY 11, 1985

        AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
           REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 25, 1985

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled
     2     "An act relating to counties of the third, fourth, fifth,
     3     sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending, revising,
     4     consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto,"
     5     allowing certain contracts or purchases to be made without
     6     advertising or bidding.

     7     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     8  hereby enacts as follows:
     9     Section 1.  Section 1802(h) of the act of August 9, 1955
    10  (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, is amended by
    11  adding a clause to read:
    12     Section 1802.  Contract Procedures; Terms and Bonds;
    13  Advertising for Bids.--* * *
    14     (h)  The contracts or purchases made by the commissioners
    15  involving an expenditure of over four thousand dollars ($4,000)
    16  which shall not require advertising or bidding, as hereinbefore
    17  provided, are as follows:
    18     * * *


     1     (6)  Those involving client services provided by nonprofit     <--
     2  agencies.
     3     (6)  THOSE INVOLVING TANGIBLE CLIENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY      <--
     4  NONPROFIT AGENCIES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE "TANGIBLE
     5  CLIENT SERVICES" SHALL MEAN CONGREGATE MEALS, HOME-DELIVERED
     6  MEALS, TRANSPORTATION AND CHORE SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH AREA
     7  AGENCIES ON AGING.
     8     * * *
     9     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.














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