Pennsylvania Act 1996-170 — INCORPORATED TOWNS - AMEND REGULATION OF CONTRACTS

Act text

Session of 1996

No. 1996-170

HB 682

AN ACT

Amending the act of May 27, 1953 (P.L.244, No.34), entitled "An act relating to and regulating the contracts of incorporated towns and providing penalties," further providing for contracts.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 2(d) introductory paragraph and (2) of the act of May 27, 1953 (P.L.244, No.34), entitled "An act relating to and regulating the contracts of incorporated towns and providing penalties," amended July 10, 1990 (P.L.392, No.93), is amended and the subsection is amended by adding a clause to read:

Section 2. Regulation of Contracts.--* * *

(d) The contracts or purchases made by council [involving an expenditure of over ten thousand dollars] , which shall not require advertising [or] , bidding or price quotations as hereinbefore provided , are as follows:

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(2) Those made for improvements, repairs and maintenance of any kind made or provided by any incorporated town through its own employes: Provided, That all materials used for street improvement, maintenance and/or construction in excess of [ten thousand dollars] four thousand dollars be subject to the relevant price quotation or advertising requirements contained herein.

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(3.1) Those for used equipment, articles, apparatus, appliances, vehicles or parts thereof being purchased from a public utility.

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Section 2. Section 3.1(a) of the act is repealed.

Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 18th day of December, A. D. 1996.

THOMAS J. RIDGE