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2023 SESSION

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SB 1491 Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management, contract requirements.

Introduced by: John J. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management; contract requirements. Excludes construction management contracts involving infrastructure projects from the requirement that no more than 10 percent of the construction work be performed by the construction manager with its own forces and that the remaining 90 percent of the construction work be performed by subcontractors of the construction manager. This bill is identical to HB 2450.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management; contract requirements. Provides that construction management contracts shall require that the state public body, local public body, covered institution, or their designated project director shall have the authority to make a determination about whether to allow the construction manager to propose or bid on particular contracts if, given market and other relevant information, the state public body, local public body, covered institution, or their designated project director determines that such action may be in the best interest of the project and the Commonwealth. The bill also provides that construction management contracts shall require that the state public body, local public body, or covered institution shall have the option to negotiate particular contracts in an open-book manner with the construction manager at risk or the state public body, local public body, or covered institution may require the construction manager to submit a sealed bid or proposal to the state public body, local public body, covered institution, their designated project director, or procurement officer consistent with established procurement processes.