Virginia Public Procurement Act; bid, performance, and payment bonds, waiver by localities.
Summary
Authorizes a locality, where the bid, performance, and payment bond requirements are waived, to waive the requirement for prequalification for a bidder or contractor with a current Class A contractor license for nontransportation-related construction contracts in excess of $100,000 but less than $300,000 upon a written determination made in advance by the local governing body that waiving the requirement is in the best interests of the locality. The bill prohibits localities from entering into more than 10 such contracts per year in which the bidder or contractor's prequalification requirement has been waived. The bill contains technical amendments.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action Apr 5, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Apr 5, 2017
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 5, 2017
Legislature · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 1-N)
legislature
Feb 23, 2017
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 3-N)
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (89-Y 8-N)
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2017H1
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104566D-H1
legislature
Jan 16, 2017
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102092D
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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