PRINTER'S NO. 2559
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1832
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY M. K. KELLER, METZGAR, EVERETT, JOZWIAK, SAYLOR
AND TOOHIL, OCTOBER 11, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 11, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in general provisions relating to Commonwealth
Procurement Code, further providing for definitions; in
procurement organization, further providing for procurement
responsibility; and, in source selection and contract
formation, providing for procurement of motor vehicles.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 103 of Title 62 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
§ 103. Definitions.
Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent
provisions of this part which are applicable to specific
provisions of this part, the following words and phrases when
used in this part shall have the meanings given to them in this
section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Motor vehicle." A passenger car or a truck as those terms
are defined under 75 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to definitions).
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Section 2. Section 301 of Title 62 is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
§ 301. Procurement responsibility.
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(e) Application to procurement of motor vehicles.--The
Department of Transportation shall be responsible for the
procurement of motor vehicles.
Section 3. Title 62 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 520.1. Procurement of motor vehicles.
(a) Conditions for use.-- All contracts for motor vehicles
shall be awarded by the competitive sealed proposal method of
procurement under section 513 (relating to competitive sealed
proposals).
(b) Evaluation.--In performing the evaluation of proposals
for contracts under this section, in addition to the provisions
of section 513(e), the following shall apply:
(1) The Department of Transportation shall include and
consider as an evaluation factor whether the offeror is
domiciled and authorized to do business in this Commonwealth.
(2) The relative weight of the evaluation factor under
paragraph (1) shall be no more than 5% of the total number of
points allocated for the request for proposals.
Section 4. The addition of 62 Pa.C.S. §§ 301(e) and 520.1
shall apply to contracts awarded after the effective date of
this section.
Section 5. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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