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HB 1854 Virginia Public Procurement Act; small, women-owned, minority-owned, etc., businesses.

Introduced by: Les R. Adams | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION:

Virginia Public Procurement Act; small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses; enhancement or remedial measures. Requires state contracts awarded pursuant to enhancement or remedial measures implemented to enhance participation by small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses to include a provision requiring every contractor intending to subcontract work under the contract to include in the proposal a plan to subcontract to small, women-owned, minority-owned, and service disabled veteran-owned businesses. The bill authorizes the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (the Department) to investigate complaints that a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business has failed to comply with its subcontracting plan. If the Department determines there was a failure to comply with the subcontracting plan, the business must provide a written explanation.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Public Procurement Act; small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses; enhancement or remedial measures. Requires state contracts awarded pursuant to enhancement or remedial measures implemented to enhance participation by small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses to include a requirement that no more than 60 percent of the work be subcontracted to another contractor except under certain circumstances. The bill authorizes the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (the Department) to investigate complaints that the business has violated the contract provision and authorizes the Department to revoke the business's certification as a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business for a period of one year upon determination that the contract provision has been violated.