H. B. 2230
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chambers, and
Delegates Leach and Smirl)
[Introduced January 25, 1995; referred to the
Committee on Roads and Transportation.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section twenty-three, article
twenty-seven, chapter eight of the code of West Virginia,
one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating
to increasing the threshold for purchases that must be made
by competitive sealed bid.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section twenty-three, article twenty-seven, chapter
eight of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 27. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS -- URBAN MASS
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.
§8-27-23. Competitive bids; publication of solicitation for
sealed bids.
A purchase of or contract for all supplies, equipment and
materials and a contract for the construction of facilities by any authority, when the expenditure required exceeds the sum of
five twenty-five thousand dollars, shall be based on competitive
sealed bids: Provided, That there are specifically excepted from
the aforesaid requirement purchases of and contracts for
replacement parts for urban mass transportation vehicles
previously purchased by such the authority. Such The bids shall
be obtained by public notice published as a Class I legal
advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three,
chapter fifty-nine of this code, and the publication area for
such the publication shall be the service area of such the
authority. Such The publication shall be made at least
fourteen days before the final date for submitting bids. In
addition to such the publication, the notice may also be
published by any other advertising medium such the authority may
deem advisable, and such the authority may also solicit sealed
bids by sending requests by mail to prospective suppliers and by
posting notice on a bulletin board in the office of such
authority.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase the threshold
for purchases that must be made by competitive sealed bid.
ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
On page two, section twenty-three, line one, by striking out
the word "twenty-five" and inserting in lieu thereof the word
"ten".