THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY GRELL, AUMENT, BAKER, BENNINGHOFF, CUTLER, ELLIS, EVERETT, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, M.K. KELLER, KORTZ, MARSICO, MATZIE, METCALFE, MUSTIO, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, REESE, ROAE, WAGNER AND SAYLOR, JANUARY 19, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 19, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, providing for public access to procurement

information.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Title 62 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 106.1.  Public access to procurement information.

(a)  Access.--Information concerning a procurement shall be

made public, consistent with the act of February 14, 2008

(P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.

(b)  Access for noncompetitive contracts.--Except as provided

under subsection (c), if a procurement is to be made under

section 513 (relating to competitive sealed proposals), 515

(relating to sole source procurement), 517 (relating to multiple

awards), 518 (relating to competitive selection procedures for

certain services), 519 (relating to selection procedure for

insurance and notary bonds) or 905 (relating to procurement of

design professional services), five business days prior to

execution by the contracting official the purchasing agency

shall post the proposed contract on its Internet website.

(c)  Exception.--The provisions of subsection (b) shall not

apply to a procurement under section 516 (relating to emergency

procurement).

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.