SB 1318 Pennsylvania Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending Titles 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns), 11 (Cities) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in contracts, further providing for regulation of contracts; in contracts, further providing for contracts or purchases in excess of base amount of $18,500, for contracts or purchases not in excess of base amount of $18,500, for contracts or purchases not requiring advertising or bidding, for evasion of advertising requirements and for separate bids for plumbing, heating, ventilating and electrical work, elevators and escalators; in general provisions relating to area government and intergovernmental cooperation, further providing for bids for certain joint purchases, for written or telephonic price quotations required and for division of transactions provided; in parking authorities, further providing for competition in award of contracts; in municipal authorities, further providing for competition in award of contracts; and making an editorial change.

This bill updates Pennsylvania's rules for how boroughs, cities, and municipalities handle contracts and purchases by raising the financial thresholds that trigger competitive bidding requirements. Specifically, it increases the base amount for mandatory advertising and bidding from $18,500 to $100,000, while also raising the threshold for requiring written price quotations from three contractors from $18,500 to $50,000. The legislation applies these new limits to various types of transactions, including those for plumbing, heating, electrical work, and elevators, and it extends similar competition rules to parking authorities and municipal authorities. Additionally, the bill clarifies procedures for joint purchases between area governments and requires that all contracts over the new $100,000 limit be awarded to the lowest qualified and responsible bidder after proper public notice.
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May 2026
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Introduced May 1, 2026 Last action May 1, 2026
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