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Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology
Subcommittee #2

Stuart (Chairman), Herring, Petersen, Vogel, Reeves

Clerk: Michael Adams, Jocelyn Lance
Staff: Amigo Wade
Date of Meeting: February 2, 2012
Time and Place: Thursday, 4:00 PM, GAB, Senate Room A

S.B. 260 Virginia Public Procurement Act; use of best value procurement by certain localities.

Patron: Ebbin

Virginia Public Procurement Act; use of best value procurement by certain localities.  Authorizes the governing body of a locality with a population in excess of 100,000 to procure construction on a best value procurement basis. Under the bill, if proceeding on a best value procurement basis, the Request for Proposal must contain a notice to potential offerors that the procurement decision will be made on a best value procurement basis and describe the (i) criteria that will be considered in evaluating the proposals, and (ii) the rating or weighting system that will be used in evaluating the proposals, including a disclosure that price will be weighted at least 51 percent as a factor.

S.B. 377 Construction projects using public funds; iron, steel, manufactured goods must be produced in USA.

Patron: McEachin

Construction projects using public funds; iron, steel, and manufactured goods must be produced in the United States.  Prohibits use of state funds for construction projects, including any construction, alteration, maintenance or repair of a public building or public works project, unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods, including equipment, used in the project are produced in the United States. Under the bill an exception to the requirement is provided if the administrative head of the contracting state agency determines in writing that (i) iron, steel, and relevant manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality or (ii) inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United Sates will increase the costs of the overall project by more than 25 percent.

S.B. 601 Public procurement; requirement that American iron, steel, etc., be used in public works projects.

Patron: Saslaw

Public procurement; products manufactured in the United States.  Requires public contracts for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, improvement, or maintenance of a public building or public works to contain a provision that the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used or supplied in the performance of the public contract or any subcontract are manufactured in the United States. This requirement does not apply if the requirement is inconsistent with the public interest, the products are not manufactured within the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or with satisfactory quality, or using the products will increase the cost of the public contract by 25 percent or more. A person intentionally mislabeling or misrepresenting the origin of products will be ineligible to receive any other public contracts.