Public Procurement Act; use of best value contracting by localities. (SB1177)

Introduced By

Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Virginia Public Procurement Act; use of best value contracting by localities.  Authorizes the use of best value contracting by localities as an alternative to competitive bidding. The bill defines best value contracting as a procurement process where the lowest responsible bidder may be selected on the basis of objective criteria with the resulting selection representing the best combination of price and qualifications. Read the Bill »

Status

02/02/2011: Failed to Pass in Committee

History

DateAction
01/12/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102973D
01/12/2011Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/19/2011Impact statement from DPB (SB1177)
02/02/2011Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (9-Y 3-N 2-A) (see vote tally)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB1882.