Senate Bill No. 227
(By Senators Dittmar and Craigo)
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[Introduced February 1, 1995; referred to the Committee
on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend article three, chapter five-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section thirty-seven-b, relating to prohibiting change orders in excess of ten percent of the original successful contract bid for certain state contracts.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article three, chapter five-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section thirty-seven-b, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. PURCHASING DIVISION.
§5A-3-37b. Change orders in excess of ten percent of original

contract prohibited.

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, no change order executed or approved by the purchasing division for commodities, business service contracts or professional services may be made in excess of ten percent of the original successful contract bid involving such contracts with the state.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit any change orders on state contracts that exceed 10% of the original bill.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.