PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1907, 2148, 2185 PRINTER'S NO. 2221
No. 1496 Session of 1996
INTRODUCED BY TILGHMAN, APRIL 9, 1996
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE AMENDMENTS, JUNE 28, 1996
AN ACT
1 Providing for the capital budget for the fiscal year 1996-1997; <--
2 ITEMIZING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND FURNITURE AND
3 EQUIPMENT PROJECTS AND REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROJECTS TO
4 BE CONSTRUCTED, ACQUIRED OR ASSISTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
5 GENERAL SERVICES, TOGETHER WITH THEIR ESTIMATED FINANCIAL
6 COSTS; INCURRING OF DEBT WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORS
7 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE PROJECTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED,
8 ACQUIRED OR ASSISTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES;
9 STATING THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE PROJECTS; AUTHORIZING CERTAIN
10 CONTRACT PROVISIONS; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS; AND MAKING
11 REPEALS.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Short title and construction.
15 (a) Short title.--This act shall be known and may be cited
16 as the Capital Budget Act of 1996-1997.
17 (b) Supplements.--A reference to this act shall be deemed to
18 include a reference to the supplements to this act.
19 (c) Fiscal Code.--The provisions and definitions of Article
20 XVI-B of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as
21 The Fiscal Code, shall apply to this act to the extent they are
22 not inconsistent with this act.
1 Section 2. Overall limitations on debt to be incurred for
2 capital projects.
3 The maximum principal amount of additional debt to be
4 incurred during the 1996-1997 fiscal year, and thereafter until
5 the enactment of the 1997-1998 capital budget specifying the
6 maximum debt for the 1997-1998 fiscal year, for capital projects
7 specifically itemized in a capital budget pursuant to section
8 7(a)(4) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and
9 the fund to be charged with the repayment of such debt, shall,
10 with respect to each category of capital projects, be as
11 follows:
12 Category Amount Fund
13 (1) Public Improvement
14 Projects:
15 (i) Buildings and General Fund or
16 Structures $170,000,000 Special Fund as
17 (ii) Furniture and applicable
18 Equipment 19,000,000
19 (2) Transportation
20 Assistance Projects 140,000,000 General Fund
21 (3) Redevelopment
22 Assistance Projects 90,000,000 General Fund
23 (4) Flood Control
24 Projects 13,000,000 General Fund
25 (5) Highway
26 Projects 85,000,000 Motor License
27 Fund
28 Total $517,000,000
29 Section 3. Bond services. <--
30 (a) General rule.--Any and all bond service required by this
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1 act which cannot be performed by employees of this Commonwealth
2 shall be contracted with and performed by the bond service
3 provider submitting the lowest responsible bid. For each bond
4 service required by this act, the issuing authority shall
5 distribute a request for proposal requiring a written response.
6 After each bond service provider is selected, the issuing
7 authority shall issue a written report of the selection of the
8 service provider and the basis therefor. A copy of the request
9 for proposal and the responses thereto shall be made a part of
10 the report. This report shall be made available to the public.
11 (b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
12 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
13 subsection:
14 "Bond services." Legal, financial and other services
15 rendered in conjunction with any bonds issued pursuant to this
16 act.
17 "Bond service provider." Any bond counsel, financial
18 adviser, underwriter, loan and transfer agent, verification
19 agent or printer who provides bond services pursuant to this
20 act.
21 SECTION 3. TOTAL AUTHORIZATION. <--
22 (A) PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.--THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE
23 ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CATEGORY OF PUBLIC
24 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ITEMIZED IN SECTION 4 AND TO BE CONSTRUCTED
25 OR ACQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, ITS
26 SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, AND TO BE FINANCED BY THE INCURRING OF
27 DEBT, SHALL BE $352,641,000.
28 (B) FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT.--THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION FOR
29 THE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CATEGORY OF PUBLIC
30 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS CONSISTING OF THE ACQUISITION OF ORIGINAL
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1 MOVABLE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT TO COMPLETE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT
2 PROJECTS ITEMIZED IN SECTION 5 AND TO BE ACQUIRED BY THE
3 DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, AND
4 TO BE FINANCED BY THE INCURRING OF DEBT SHALL BE $919,000.
5 (C) REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.--THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION FOR
6 THE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CATEGORY OF REDEVELOPMENT
7 ASSISTANCE AND REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS
8 ITEMIZED IN SECTION 6 FOR CAPITAL GRANTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
9 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, AND TO BE FINANCED
10 BY THE INCURRING OF DEBT, SHALL BE $10,000,000.
11 SECTION 4. ITEMIZATION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
12 THE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CATEGORY OF PUBLIC
13 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED OR ACQUIRED BY THE
14 DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, IT SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, AND TO
15 BE FINANCED BY THE INCURRING OF DEBT, ARE HEREBY ITEMIZED,
16 TOGETHER WITH ESTIMATED FINANCIAL COSTS, AS FOLLOWS:
17 TOTAL
18 PROJECT
19 PROJECT ALLOCATION
20 (1) DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL
21 RESOURCES $125,000
22 (I) TYLER STATE PARK
23 (A) REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION OF SCHOFIELD
24 FORD COVERED BRIDGE 125,000
25 (2) DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS $123,091,000
26 (I) STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION -
27 FRACKVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY
28 (A) CONSTRUCTION OF UP TO 24 ADDITIONAL
29 HIGH SECURITY CELLS FOR THE RESTRICTED
30 HOUSING FACILITY 1,570,000
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1 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION - $1,308,000)
2 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $262,000)
3 (II) STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION - MUNCY,
4 LYCOMING COUNTY
5 (A) CONSTRUCTION OF UP TO 96 ADDITIONAL
6 HIGH SECURITY CELLS FOR THE RESTRICTED
7 HOUSING FACILITY 4,990,000
8 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION - $4,158,000)
9 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $832,000)
10 (III) SOMERSET STATE HOSPITAL - SOMERSET
11 COUNTY
12 (A) CONVERSION OF A HOSPITAL TO A STATE
13 CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, INCLUDING THE
14 RENOVATION OF EXISTING ADMINISTRATION,
15 HOUSING, DIETARY AND LAUNDRY
16 FACILITIES, ALONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL,
17 HEATING AND CENTRAL ENERGY
18 INFRASTRUCTURE, AND NEW CONSTRUCTION
19 INCLUDING A WAREHOUSE, RESTRICTED
20 HOUSING AND RECREATIONAL BUILDINGS
21 ALONG WITH PERIMETER FENCING AND
22 ELECTRONIC DETECTION SYSTEM 25,279,000
23 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION - $21,066,000)
24 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $4,213,000)
25 (IV) STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION - FOREST
26 COUNTY
27 (A) CONSTRUCTION OF A PROTOTYPICAL 1,000-
28 CELL MEDIUM SECURITY CORRECTIONAL
29 FACILITY 91,252,000
30 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION - $78,480,000)
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1 (LAND ALLOCATION - $1,000,000)
2 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES -
3 $11,772,000)
4 (3) DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES $500,000
5 (I) RIDLEY PARK BOROUGH
6 (A) REPLACEMENT OF EAST LAKE DAM 500,000
7 (4) DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES $227,145,000
8 (I) CAPITOL COMPLEX
9 (A) DEMOLITION OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND
10 SAFETY BUILDING AND PLAZA AREA AND
11 CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW OFFICE COMPLEX
12 WITH UNDERGROUND PARKING 218,400,000
13 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION -
14 $168,000,000)
15 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES -
16 $50,400,000)
17 (B) ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR DGS 946-2,
18 RENOVATION AND CONVERSION OF OLD MUSEUM
19 BUILDING FOR LEGISLATIVE OFFICES,
20 INCLUDING RESTORATION OF ALL MASONRY,
21 WINDOWS AND DOORS AND A PARTIAL ROOF
22 RECONSTRUCTION PLUS COMPLETE INTERIOR
23 RESTORATION AND RENOVATION 8,745,000
24 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION - $7,506,000)
25 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $1,239,000)
26 (5) HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM COMMISSION $1,000,000
27 (I) OLD BEDFORD VILLAGE, BEDFORD COUNTY
28 (A) REHABILITATION 1,000,000
29 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION - $1,000,000)
30 (6) PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE $780,000
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1 (I) DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID (DNA) LABORATORY,
2 WESTMORELAND COUNTY
3 (A) CONSTRUCTION OF A MODULAR BUILDING FOR
4 COLLECTING, ANALYZING AND STORING DNA
5 SAMPLES IN RESPONSE TO THE DNA
6 DETECTION OF SEXUAL AND VIOLENT
7 OFFENDERS ACT OF 1995 780,000
8 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION - $650,000)
9 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $130,000)
10 SECTION 5. ITEMIZATION OF FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT PROJECTS.
11 ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CATEGORY OF PUBLIC
12 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS CONSISTING OF THE ACQUISITION OF MOVABLE
13 FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT TO COMPLETE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
14 AND TO BE PURCHASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, ITS
15 SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, AND TO BE FINANCED BY THE INCURRING OF
16 DEBT ARE HEREBY ITEMIZED, TOGETHER WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE
17 ESTIMATED FINANCIAL COSTS, AS FOLLOWS: TOTAL
18 PROJECT
19 PROJECT ALLOCATION
20 (1) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE $821,000
21 (I) YOUTH DETECTION FACILITY AT TROUGH CREEK
22 (A) ORIGINAL FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT FOR
23 THE NEW EDUCATION BUILDING AT THE
24 TROUGH CREEK MAXIMUM SECURITY YOUTH
25 DETENTION FACILITY DGS 594-1 224,000
26 (II) YOUTH DETENTION FACILITY AT DANVILLE
27 (A) ORIGINAL FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT FOR
28 MAXIMUM SECURITY YOUTH DETENTION
29 FACILITY FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA DGS
30 503-17 597,000
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1 (2) PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE $98,000
2 (I) DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID (DNA) LABORATORY -
3 WESTMORELAND COUNTY163
4 (A) ORIGINAL FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT FOR
5 THE NEW DNA LABORATORY 98,000
6 SECTION 6. ITEMIZATION OF REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROJECTS.
7 ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CATEGORY OF REDEVELOPMENT
8 ASSISTANCE PROJECTS FOR CAPITAL GRANTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
9 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, AUTHORIZED UNDER
10 THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT OF MAY 20, 1949 (P.L.1633, NO.493),
11 KNOWN AS THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE LAW, AND
12 REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND TO BE FINANCED BY
13 THE INCURRING OF DEBT, ARE HEREBY ITEMIZED, TOGETHER WITH THEIR
14 ESTIMATED FINANCIAL COSTS, AS FOLLOWS:
15 TOTAL
16 PROJECT
17 PROJECT ALLOCATION
18 (1) ALLEGHENY COUNTY
19 (I) SITE PREPARATION, ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP
20 AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE
21 EXPANSION OF THE PITTSBURGH TECHNOLOGY
22 CENTER ACROSS FROM THE MONONGAHELA RIVER TO
23 THE FORMER LTV SITE ON THE SOUTHSIDE 2,500,000
24 (II) DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS
25 INCUBATORS IN PROXIMITY TO RESEARCH
26 INSTITUTIONS IN THE OAKLAND AREA OF
27 PITTSBURGH 2,500,000
28 (III) REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE AND BUILDINGS
29 AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP OF THE OLD
30 AIRPORT TERMINAL AT THE GREATER PITTSBURGH
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1 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 1,000,000
2 (IV) REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PIPE MILL BUILDING
3 ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER USX NATIONAL
4 WORKS IN MCKEESPORT 1,500,000
5 (V) COMPLETION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
6 SENATOR JOHN HEINZ PITTSBURGH REGIONAL
7 HISTORY CENTER 1,000,000
8 (VI) DISTANCE EDUCATION NETWORK, UNIVERSITY OF
9 PITTSBURGH 1,500,000
10 SECTION 7. DEBT AUTHORIZATION.
11 (A) PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.--THE GOVERNOR, AUDITOR GENERAL AND
12 STATE TREASURER ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO BORROW
13 FROM TIME TO TIME IN ADDITION TO ANY AUTHORIZATION HERETOFORE OR
14 HEREAFTER ENACTED, ON THE CREDIT OF THE COMMONWEALTH, SUBJECT TO
15 THE LIMITATIONS PROVIDED IN THE CURRENT CAPITAL BUDGET, MONEY
16 NOT EXCEEDING IN THE AGGREGATE THE SUM OF $352,641,000 AS MAY BE
17 FOUND NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF
18 THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED IN A
19 CAPITAL BUDGET.
20 (B) FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT.--THE GOVERNOR, AUDITOR GENERAL
21 AND STATE TREASURER ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO BORROW
22 FROM TIME TO TIME IN ADDITION TO ANY AUTHORIZATION HERETOFORE OR
23 HEREAFTER ENACTED, ON THE CREDIT OF THE COMMONWEALTH, SUBJECT TO
24 THE LIMITATIONS PROVIDED IN THE CURRENT CAPITAL BUDGET, MONEY
25 NOT EXCEEDING IN THE AGGREGATE THE SUM OF $919,000 AS MAY BE
26 FOUND NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
27 CONSISTING OF THE ACQUISITION OF ORIGINAL MOVABLE FURNITURE AND
28 EQUIPMENT SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED IN A CAPITAL BUDGET.
29 (C) REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.--SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATION IN
30 SECTION 1616.1-B(B) OF THE ACT OF APRIL 9, 1929 (P.L.343,
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1 NO.176), KNOWN AS THE FISCAL CODE, THE GOVERNOR, AUDITOR GENERAL
2 AND STATE TREASURER ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO BORROW
3 FROM TIME TO TIME IN ADDITION TO ANY AUTHORIZATION HERETOFORE OR
4 HEREAFTER ENACTED, ON THE CREDIT OF THE COMMONWEALTH, SUBJECT TO
5 THE LIMITATIONS PROVIDED IN THE CURRENT CAPITAL BUDGET, MONEY
6 NOT EXCEEDING IN THE AGGREGATE THE SUM OF $10,000,000 AS MAY BE
7 FOUND NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND
8 THE REDEVELOPMENT CAPITAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS SPECIFICALLY
9 ITEMIZED IN A CAPITAL BUDGET.
10 SECTION 8. ISSUE OF BONDS.
11 THE INDEBTEDNESS AUTHORIZED IN THIS ACT SHALL BE INCURRED,
12 FROM TIME TO TIME, AND SHALL BE EVIDENCED BY ONE OR MORE SERIES
13 OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN SUCH
14 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT FOR EACH SERIES AS THE GOVERNOR, THE
15 AUDITOR GENERAL AND THE STATE TREASURER SHALL DETERMINE, BUT THE
16 LATEST STATED MATURITY DATE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE ESTIMATED
17 USEFUL LIFE OF THE PROJECTS BEING FINANCED AS STATED IN SECTION
18 8.
19 SECTION 9. ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE AND TERM OF DEBT.
20 (A) ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATES THAT
21 THE ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
22 ITEMIZED IN THIS ACT IS AS FOLLOWS:
23 (1) PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, 30 YEARS.
24 (2) FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT PROJECTS, 10 YEARS.
25 (B) TERM OF DEBT.--THE MAXIMUM TERM OF THE DEBT AUTHORIZED
26 TO BE INCURRED UNDER THIS ACT IS 30 YEARS.
27 SECTION 10. APPROPRIATIONS.
28 (A) PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.--THE NET PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF
29 THE OBLIGATIONS AUTHORIZED IN THIS ACT ARE HEREBY APPROPRIATED
30 FROM THE CAPITAL FACILITIES FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL
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1 SERVICES IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $352,641,000 TO BE USED BY IT
2 EXCLUSIVELY TO DEFRAY THE FINANCIAL COST OF THE PUBLIC
3 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED IN A CAPITAL BUDGET.
4 AFTER RESERVING OR PAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE SALE OF THE
5 OBLIGATION, THE STATE TREASURER SHALL PAY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
6 GENERAL SERVICES THE MONEYS AS REQUIRED AND CERTIFIED BY IT TO
7 BE LEGALLY DUE AND PAYABLE.
8 (B) FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT.--THE NET PROCEEDS OF THE SALE
9 OF THE OBLIGATIONS AUTHORIZED IN THIS ACT ARE HEREBY
10 APPROPRIATED FROM THE CAPITAL FACILITIES FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT
11 OF GENERAL SERVICES IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $919,000 TO BE USED
12 BY IT EXCLUSIVELY TO DEFRAY THE FINANCIAL COST OF THE PUBLIC
13 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS CONSISTING OF THE ACQUISITION OF ORIGINAL
14 MOVABLE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED IN A
15 CAPITAL BUDGET. AFTER RESERVING OR PAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE
16 SALE OF THE OBLIGATION, THE STATE TREASURER SHALL PAY TO THE
17 DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES THE MONEYS AS REQUIRED AND
18 CERTIFIED BY IT TO BE LEGALLY DUE AND PAYABLE.
19 (C) REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.--THE NET PROCEEDS OF THE SALE
20 OF THE OBLIGATIONS AUTHORIZED IN THIS ACT ARE HEREBY
21 APPROPRIATED FROM THE CAPITAL FACILITIES FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT
22 OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $10,000,000 TO BE
23 USED BY IT EXCLUSIVELY TO DEFRAY THE FINANCIAL COST OF THE
24 REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND REDEVELOPMENT CAPITAL ASSISTANCE
25 PROJECTS SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED IN A CAPITAL BUDGET. AFTER
26 RESERVING OR PAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE SALE OF THE OBLIGATION,
27 THE STATE TREASURER SHALL PAY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
28 AFFAIRS THE MONEYS AS REQUIRED AND CERTIFIED BY IT TO BE LEGALLY
29 DUE AND PAYABLE.
30 SECTION 11. FEDERAL FUNDS.
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1 IN ADDITION TO THOSE FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN SECTION 10, ALL
2 MONEYS RECEIVED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE PROJECTS
3 SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED IN THIS ACT ARE ALSO HEREBY APPROPRIATED
4 FOR THOSE PROJECTS.
5 SECTION 12. SPECIAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS.
6 (A) ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.--NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
7 PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL
8 SERVICES MAY THROUGH A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AWARD A CONTRACT
9 FOR THE DESIGN AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS
10 MATERIALS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY BUILDING, AS
11 ITEMIZED IN SECTION 4. THE CONTRACT MAY BE AWARDED ON THE BASIS
12 OF THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMONWEALTH TO A RESPONSIVE AND
13 RESPONSIBLE PROPOSER. ALTHOUGH COST SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS A
14 FACTOR, IT NEED NOT BE THE DETERMINING FACTOR.
15 (B) DEMOLITION DESIGN AND ADMINISTRATION.--NOTWITHSTANDING
16 ANY PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL
17 SERVICES MAY THROUGH A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AWARD A CONTRACT
18 FOR THE DESIGN AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEMOLITION OF THE
19 TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY BUILDING, AS ITEMIZED IN SECTION 4.
20 THE CONTRACT MAY BE AWARDED ON THE BASIS OF THE BEST INTEREST OF
21 THE COMMONWEALTH TO A RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE PROPOSER.
22 ALTHOUGH COST SHALL BE CONSIDERED A FACTOR, IT NEED NOT BE THE
23 DETERMINING FACTOR.
24 (C) CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES.--THE DEPARTMENT OF
25 GENERAL SERVICES MAY, TO FACILITATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT, CONFLICT
26 RESOLUTION AND TIMELY PROJECT COMPLETION, CONTRACT FOR
27 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS
28 MATERIALS, DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE TRANSPORTATION
29 AND SAFETY BUILDING, AS ITEMIZED IN SECTION 4.
30 (D) PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES.--THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL
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1 SERVICES MAY, TO ASSURE THAT PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED QUICKLY,
2 CONTRACT FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR FOUR PROJECTS BEING
3 UNDERTAKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY AT THE CAPITOL COMPLEX IN HARRISBURG.
4 SECTION 13. REPEALS.
5 THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF ACTS ARE REPEALED:
6 SECTION 3(4)(I)(A) AND (II)(E) OF THE ACT OF JULY 8, 1994
7 (P.L.444, NO.74), KNOWN AS THE CAPITAL BUDGET PROJECT
8 ITEMIZATION ACT FOR 1994-1995.
9 SECTION 3(1)(V)(A) AND 3(2)(X)(A) OF THE ACT OF JULY 6, 1995
10 (SP.SESS 1. P.L.1051, NO.19), KNOWN AS THE 1995 SPECIAL SESSION
11 CORRECTIONS AND SECURE FACILITIES CAPITAL BUDGET PROJECT
12 ITEMIZATION ACT.
13 SECTION 3(1)(I)(A) OF THE ACT OF NOVEMBER 17, 1995 (SP. SESS.
14 1, P.L.176, NO.34), KNOWN AS THE SOMERSET HOSPITAL CONVERSION
15 SECURITY AND QUEHANNA BOOT CAMP PROJECT ITEMIZATION ACT.
16 SECTION 14. EDITORIAL CHANGES.
17 IN EDITING AND PREPARING THIS ACT FOR PRINTING FOLLOWING THE
18 FINAL ENACTMENT, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU SHALL INSERT
19 OR REVISE LETTERS OR NUMBERS FOR PROJECTS WHERE THE LETTERS OR
20 NUMBERS ARE MISSING OR REQUIRE REVISION. THE BUREAU SHALL ALSO
21 REVISE THE TOTAL MONETARY AMOUNTS FOR THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION,
22 DEBT AUTHORIZATION, APPROPRIATIONS AND DEPARTMENTAL TOTALS AS
23 NECESSARY TO AGREE WITH THE TOTAL MONETARY AMOUNTS OF THE
24 PROJECTS.
25 Section 4 15. Effective date. <--
26 This act shall take effect July 1, 1996, or immediately,
27 whichever is later.
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