THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY EVERETT, AUMENT, BAKER, BOBACK, CAUSER, FLECK, GEIST, GINGRICH, GRELL, GROVE, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, M. K. KELLER, METCALFE, MILLER, MILNE, RAPP, REICHLEY, ROSS, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, OCTOBER 18, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, OCTOBER 18, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An

act relating to the public school system, including certain

provisions applicable as well to private and parochial

schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the

laws relating thereto," in grounds and buildings, further

providing for work to be done under contract let on bids and

exceptions.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 751(a) of the act of March 10, 1949

(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,

amended May 4, 1990 (P.L.164, No.38), is amended to read:

Section 751.  Work to be Done Under Contract Let on Bids;

Exception.--(a)  All construction, reconstruction, repairs,

maintenance or work of any nature, including the introduction of

plumbing, heating and ventilating, or lighting systems, upon any

school building or upon any school property, or upon any

building or portion of a building leased under the provisions of

section 703.1, made by any school district, where the entire

cost, value, or amount of such construction, reconstruction,

repairs, maintenance or work, including labor and material,

shall exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), shall be done under

separate contracts to be entered into by such school district

with the lowest responsible bidder, upon proper terms, after due

public notice has been given asking for competitive bids.

Whenever a board of school directors shall approve the use of a

prefabricated unit, complete in itself, for a school building or

other proper structure to be erected upon school property, the

board of school directors may have prepared appropriate

specifications detailing the size and material desired in a

particular prefabricated unit, including all utilities such as

plumbing, heating and ventilating, and electrical work, and may

advertise for a single bid on all the work and award the

contract therefor to the lowest responsible bidder: Provided,

That if due to an emergency a school plant or any part thereof

becomes unusable competitive bids for repairs or replacement may

be solicited from at least three responsible bidders, and upon

the approval of any of these bids by [the Secretary of

Education,] the board of school directors, the school district 

may proceed at once to make the necessary repairs or

replacements in accordance with the terms of said approved bid

or bids; and Provided further, That the school district shall

notify the Secretary of Education in a form and manner

determined by the Secretary of Education that an emergency has

occurred and a bid has been selected under the emergency process

provided for in this section.

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