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SB 1371 Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA); methods of procurement.
Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA); methods of procurement; job order contracting and cooperative procurement. Clarifies that small purchase procedures include the procurement of non-transportation-related construction and that any such procedures shall not waive compliance with the Uniform State Building Code. The bill adds independent agencies of the Commonwealth to the definition of public body under the VPPA. The bill also increases contract amounts for job order contracting and provides that (i) order splitting with the intent of keeping a job order under the maximum dollar amounts prescribed is prohibited; (ii) no public body shall issue or use a job order, under a job order contract, solely for the purpose of receiving professional architectural or engineering services that constitute the practice of architecture or the practice of engineering as those terms are defined in § 54.1-400; however, professional architectural or engineering services may be included on a job order where such professional services are (a) incidental and directly related to the job, (b) do not exceed $25,000 per job order, and (c) do not exceed $75,000 per contract term; and (iii) job order contracting shall not be used for construction, maintenance, or asset management services for a highway, bridge, tunnel, or overpass. The bill clarifies the provisions of the VPPA relating to cooperative procurement and requires that by October 1, 2017, the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity, public institutions of higher education having level 2 or 3 authority under the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act of 2005, any state agency utilizing job order contracting, and the Virginia Association of Counties, the Virginia Municipal League, and the Virginia Association of Governmental Purchasing, on behalf of local public bodies, working cooperatively, report their respective experiences and findings relating to the appropriateness and effectiveness of job order contracting in general, the job order project cost limitations as added by this bill, and the architectural and professional engineering term contract limits to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology. The bill also requires, for construction projects in excess of $2 million, that a public body, including public institutions of higher education, provide its justification for use of any procurement method other than competitive sealed bidding to the Director of the Department of General Services. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to develop a process for the administrative review of its procurement decisions that is consistent with the Constitution of Virginia. The bill further provides that its provisions shall not apply to any solicitation issued or contract awarded before July 1, 2015, except that the provisions of subsection B of § 2.2-4303.2, as added by the bill, shall apply to any renewal of a job order contract. The bill contains numerous technical amendments and is a recommendation of the General Laws Special Joint Subcommittee Studying the Virginia Public Procurement Act. This bill is identical to HB 1835.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/15 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 15103699D pdf | impact statement
- 02/09/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104925D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15105329D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/27/15 Senate: Conference substitute printed 15105631D-S2 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1371ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/15 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 15105745D-S3 pdf
- 04/30/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0776) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/20/15 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 15103699D
- 01/20/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/09/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104925D-S1
- 02/09/15 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/15 Senate: Incorporates SB863
- 02/10/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/15 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/15 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15104925D-S1
- 02/10/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1371S1
- 02/10/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/15 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/15 House: Read first time
- 02/12/15 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/19/15 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (19-Y 1-N)
- 02/19/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15105329D-H1
- 02/20/15 House: Read second time
- 02/23/15 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/15 House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/24/15 House: Read third time
- 02/24/15 House: Committee substitute agreed to 15105329D-H1
- 02/24/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1371H1
- 02/24/15 House: Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/15 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 35-N)
- 02/26/15 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/26/15 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/26/15 Senate: Senate acceded to request (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/15 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/26/15 Senate: Senators: Ruff, Reeves, Petersen
- 02/26/15 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/26/15 House: Delegates: Gilbert, Yost, Ward
- 02/27/15 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/27/15 Senate: Conference substitute printed 15105631D-S2
- 02/27/15 House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/15 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/15 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/15 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1371ER)
- 03/06/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/15 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
- 03/10/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/27/15 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 03/27/15 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 15105745D-S3
- 04/14/15 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/15/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 04/17/15 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/30/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 776 (effective 7/1/15)
- 04/30/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0776)