Virginia HB 816: Va. Public Procurement Act; any bid or offer under Act to identify all subcontractors.

Bill Text

2022SESSION
HOUSESUBSTITUTE
22104892D
1 HOUSEBILLNO.816
2 AMENDMENTINTHENATUREOFASUBSTITUTE
3 (ProposedbytheHouseCommitteeonGeneralLaws
4 onFebruary8,2022)
5 (PatronPriortoSubstitute––DelegateTorian[HB818])
6 A BILL directing the Department of General Services to evaluate certain public procurement policies.
7 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
8 1. § 1. That the Department of General Services (the Department) shall review the merits of amending
9 the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq. of the Code of Virginia) or otherwise modifying
10 Virginia's public contracting process, to require bidders and their offers to identify all subcontractors
11 involved, the estimated amount of compensation to be paid to the subcontractors, a description of the
12 work to be done by the subcontractors, and a copy of all agreements between the contractor and
13 subcontractors related to the bid or offer. The Department shall also evaluate the merits of amending
14 the Virginia Public Procurement Act, or otherwise modifying Virginia's public contracting process, to
15 provide that no state agency shall furnish final payment to any prime contractor without first ensuring
16 that all subcontractors to such prime contractor on such contract have been paid in full. The
17 Department shall report its findings and, if it deems appropriate, shall include in the report a model
18 policy for state agencies to incorporate the collection of subcontractor information or final payment
19 standards, or both, into their agency public contracting process. The Department shall submit its report
20 to the General Assembly no later than September 1, 2022. The Department may satisfy its duties under
21 this act by incorporating its review into the work of the public body procurement workgroup established
22 by Item 82 of Chapter 552 of the Acts of Assembly of 2021, Special Session I.
HOUSE
SUBSTITUTE
HB816H1
11/29/23
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