H. B. 2904


(By Delegates Beane and Ennis)
[Introduced March 7, 2005; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization.]




A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5A-3-58, relating to requiring the Director of the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration to establish a vendor performance evaluation program.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §5A-3-58, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. PURCHASING DIVISION.
§5A-3-58. Vendor performance evaluation program.
The Director shall establish a vendor performance evaluation program. The program shall include:
(1) Procedures and forms to be used by state agencies in evaluating vendor performance under contracts, whether awarded under this article or other authority;
(2) Procedures to be used by the Division in using information gathered under the program in evaluation of vendors seeking contracts with the state; and
(3) Procedures to be used in allowing vendors to respond to information submitted by agencies.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to
require the Director of the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration to establish a vendor performance evaluation program.

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