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V.I. Code tit. 31, § 169 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 20 - Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act|§ 169. Disposal of worn, unusable or obsolete motor vehicles

 (a) The Deputy Commissioner of the Department may sell by public auction or otherwise dispose of any motor vehicles that are worn gut, unusable or obsolete to the extent that the motor vehicles are no longer economical or safe for continued use by the Government. (b) The Deputy Commissioner of the Department may not sell more than two motor vehicles under subsection (a) to any one person. (c) No motor vehicle may be donated to an employee or relative of an employee of the Government or any instrumentality of the Government. Nothing in this subsection precludes any employee of the Government or its instrumentalities from participating and bidding for a motor vehicle at a public auction, and the Deputy Commissioner of the Department may not by any other means prohibit any employee from participating and bidding for a motor vehicle at a public auction. (d) The Deputy Commissioner of the Department shall promulgate regulations not inconsistent with this section for the conduct of public auctions for the sale and disposal of motor vehicles described in subsection (a).
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 201 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 21 - Management of Public Property|§ 201. Government property; jurisdiction

 (a) The Commissioner of Property and Procurement shall manage and control government property and shall have authority over the disposition and use of such property, including inventorying and establishing forms and procedures for sale, rental or other disposition of such property. (b) The Commissioner of Property and Procurement shall list all real estate belonging to, or under lease to, the government, showing the agency controlling, location, metes and bounds, cost when acquired, persons to whom leased, and other details.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 202 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 21 - Management of Public Property|§ 202. Management of rental properties

 (a) The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority shall manage residential rental properties of all kinds owned or controlled by the government, except as limited by Federal law, hotels and housing development programs or projects any tenant of public housing who is displaced by fire, earthquake, windstorm, flood or any other Act of God or by a man-made disaster must be given first preference in re-occupying the unit vacated when the unit is made livable. All business and commercial properties owned or controlled by the government shall be managed by the Department of Property and Procurement. (b) There is hereby created and established as a separate and distinct fund within the Treasury of the Virgin Islands a fund to be designated and known as the “Business and Commercial Properties Revolving Fund”. There shall be deposited into such Fund all rentals and other income derived from the properties managed by the Department of Property and Procurement. The Commissioner of the Department of Finance shall disburse monies deposited into Business and Commercial Properties Revolving Fund upon warrant of the Commissioner of Property and Procurement exclusively to carry out the functions of the Department of Procurement and to manage and administer the Government of the Virgin Islands property and procurement program. (c) The Commissioner of Finance shall annually forward to the Governor and the Legislature a detailed accounting of the disbursements from and the unobligated balance in the Fund.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 203 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 21 - Management of Public Property|§ 203. Management of Government Printing Office

 The Commissioner of Property and Procurement shall manage and supervise the operation of the Government Printing Office.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 209 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 21 - Management of Public Property|§ 209. Government contracts

 Any private watchman, guard or patrol agency or contractor, as defined by Title 23, section 1301, Virgin Islands Code, doing business with the Government of the Virgin Islands, its agencies, departments or independent instrumentalities shall submit a surety bond to the Commissioner of Property and Procurement pursuant to Title 23, section 1309, Virgin Islands Code. Any contract between the Government of the Virgin Islands, its agencies, departments or independent instrumentalities and any private watchman, guard or patrol agency or contractor shall include provisions mandating the execution of a surety bond pursuant to this section and indemnifying the Government of the Virgin Islands from any loss or damages to persons or property caused by or which occurs during the time of duty of the private watchman, guard or patrol agency or contractor.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 210 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 22 - Standards for Government Buildings|§ 210. Definitions

 For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Building” means any building, structure or facility to be used in whole or in part by the Government of the Virgin Islands but shall not include residential buildings or buildings subject to the provisions of subchapter III, chapter 3, Title 29, Virgin Islands Code. (b) “Cost-effective” when applied to any standard means that utilization of such standard will result in lower total costs than would result in the absence of such standard.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 211 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 22 - Standards for Government Buildings|§ 211. Issuance of standards

 (a) Not later than 120 days from March 30, 1984, the Commissioner of Public Works shall develop and issue standards to ensure that buildings of the Government of the Virgin Islands utilize, to the maximum extent practicable, natural sunlight for illumination and natural wind energy for ventilation. (b) In developing the standards required by this section, the Commissioner of Public Works shall: (1) Seek the cooperation and input of other departments of the Government of the Virgin Islands; (2) Solicit input from architects, engineers, building contractors and other entities with expertise in this subject matter; and (3) Conduct at least one public hearing. (c) Standards developed pursuant to this section shall include, but not be limited to, standards for building design, placement and construction and standards for the location, placement and installation of windows and skylights. All such standards shall be cost-effective when amortized over the economic life of a building when compared with historic practice. (d) The Commissioner of Public Works shall periodically review such standards and adopt such revisions as in his judgment he deems necessary.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 212 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 22 - Standards for Government Buildings|§ 212. Application

 Thirty days after the issuance of, or revisions to, any standards pursuant to the provisions of section 211 of this chapter, no department, office, commission, agency or other instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands may construct, purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any building which does not comply with such standards.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 213 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 22 - Standards for Government Buildings|§ 213. Buildings under construction

 (a) Buildings under construction by the Department of Public Works on the date specified in section 212 of this chapter shall be modified to conform to the standards issued pursuant to section 211 of this chapter if (1) in the opinion of the Commissioner of Public Works, such modification would not unreasonably delay the completion of any such building; and (2) sufficient funds have been appropriated to the Department of Public Works to effect such modifications. (b) Buildings under construction on the date specified in section 212 of this chapter and which are being constructed pursuant to specifications developed by the Department of Property and Procurement for eventual lease by that department shall be modified to conform to the standards issued pursuant to section 211 of this chapter if (1) in the opinion of the Commissioner of Property and Procurement, such modification would not unreasonably delay the completion of any such building; and (2) sufficient funds have been appropriated to the department, office, commission, agency or other instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands on whose behalf the Department of Property and Procurement will lease the building to pay for any increased rental fees which may result from such modification.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 231 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 23 - Procurement and Sale|§ 231. Efficient system of procurement and supply

 The Commissioner of Property and Procurement, in accordance with law, shall provide for an economic and efficient system for the procurement and supply of all property and non-personal services, and all related functions, such as controlling, inspection, storage, issue, specifications, property identification and classification, transportation, and traffic management, repairing and converting, inventorying of property and establishing forms and procedures therefor.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 232 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 23 - Procurement and Sale|§ 232. Duties of Commissioner of Property and Procurement

 The Commissioner of Property and Procurement shall— (1) purchase or contract for all supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services, in the manner described in this chapter, required by any and all departments, offices, boards, institutions, and other agencies of the Government of the Virgin Islands, except the Legislature and the Superior Court; (2) establish and enforce standard specifications which shall apply to supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services purchased for the use of the Government; (3) lease all grounds, buildings, offices or other space that may be required by government departments and agencies; (4) supervise the making and be custodian for an inventory of all removable equipment belonging to the Government and keep such inventory current; (5) operate a central printing and duplicating division for government agencies; design and prescribe forms, stationery and other printed matter in continuous use by various departments and agencies and arrange for and be responsible for all printing and publications required by all agencies and departments of the government. Whenever any agency or officer is authorized to publish reports, regulations or any other documents, such publication shall be issued through the Commissioner of Property and Procurement, provided that publications shall be inserted in newspapers of general circulation only in the district affected by the notices; and (6) sell all supplies, materials and equipment not needed for public use or that may have become unsuitable for use, and transfer between departments, offices, boards, institutions and other agencies of the government any supplies, materials and equipment not needed by one but necessary to the operation of another or others.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 233 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 23 - Procurement and Sale|§ 233. Certification of appropriation balance

 The Commissioner of Property and Procurement shall not issue any order for delivery on a contract or open market purchase unless the request for purchase bears certification that there is to the credit of the department, office, board, institution or other agency concerned a sufficient unencumbered apportionment of its appropriation balance, in excess of all unpaid obligations, to defray the amount of such order.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 234 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 23 - Procurement and Sale|§ 234. Approval of purchase order; penalties

 (a) No purchase shall be made by any department or agency of the government or by any employee of the government for any agency of the government except by written order approved by the Commissioner of Property and Procurement and issued in accordance with section 233 of this title. (b) Whoever violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be personally liable for the purchase price of articles purchased and shall be summarily dismissed from employment without regard to the provisions of chapter 25 of Title 3. (c) Whoever makes a purchase for any agency of the government without an order, as required under subsection (a) of this section, shall be fined not more than $200.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 235 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 23 - Procurement and Sale|§ 235. Competitive bidding

 Before making any purchase or sale, the Commissioner of Property and Procurement shall secure competitive bids under the rules and regulations, and with such exceptions as are prescribed in this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 237 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 23 - Procurement and Sale|§ 237. Standards and specifications

 (a) The Commissioner of Property and Procurement, with the cooperation of the Lieutenant Governor and the Commissioner of Public Works, shall— (1) classify all the supplies, materials and equipment used by the various agencies of the government; (2) adopt as standards the minimum number of qualities, sizes, and varieties of commodities consistent with the efficient operation of the government; and, (3) prepare, adopt and promulgate written specifications describing such standards. (b) The Commissioner of Property and Procurement may make use of the laboratory and engineering facilities of the government and the technical staffs thereof in connection with the work of preparing and revising standards and written specifications. The Commissioner of Property and Procurement shall also consult with the heads and other officials of the using agencies to determine their requirements, and shall endeavor to prescribe those standards which meet the needs of the majority of such agencies. All specifications must be definite and certain and permit of competition. After its adoption, each standard specification shall, until revised or rescinded, apply alike in terms and effect to every future purchase and contract for the commodity described in such specification.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 238 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 23 - Procurement and Sale|§ 238. Estimates of requirements

 All agencies of the government shall file with the Commissioner of Property and Procurement detailed estimates of their requirements in supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services in such manner, and at such periods as the Commissioner shall prescribe. This shall not prevent any agency from filing with the Commissioner at any time a requisition for any supplies, materials, equipment, or contractual services, the need for which was not foreseen when the detailed estimates were filed.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 241 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 23 - Procurement and Sale|§ 241. Inspection

 The Commissioner of Property and Procurement may require the inspection or supervision of all deliveries of supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services to determine their conformance with the specifications set forth in the order or contract. Any department having the staff and facilities for adequate inspection may be authorized by the Commissioner of Property and Procurement to inspect all deliveries made to such using agencies under rules and regulations which shall be established. The Commissioner may require chemical and physical tests of samples submitted with bids and samples of deliveries which are necessary to determine their quality and conformance with the specifications. In the performance of such tests, the Commissioner shall have authority to make use of laboratory facilities of any agency of the Government or any outside laboratory.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 242 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 23 - Procurement and Sale|§ 242. Surplus stock

 All agencies shall submit to the Commissioner of Property and Procurement, at such times and in such form as he shall prescribe, reports showing stocks of all supplies, materials, and equipment which are no longer used or which have become obsolete, worn out or scrapped. The Commissioner may transfer such stock to another or other agencies which have need for and can use it. The Commissioner may sell all such supplies, materials and equipment which have become unsuitable for public use, or exchange for or trade in the same on new supplies, materials, and equipment. Any such sale, exchange or trade-in shall be based on competitive bids secured in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; provided, that any such sale, exchange or trade-in may be made by public auction in such cases as the Commissioner shall determine that the cost of formal advertising would exceed the proceeds from the sale, exchange or trade-in of the surplus stock.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 243 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 23 - Procurement and Sale|§ 243. Inter-governmental transactions

 In the interest of efficiency and economy, one department, agency, or fund, may supply services, materials, or equipment to another department, agency, or fund upon request; and an amount equalling the cost of such services or materials, depreciated value of equipment or reasonable rental charge thereof, shall be transferred from the recipient of the services, materials or equipment to the provider, and such funds shall be added to the appropriate appropriation item and be available for re-expenditure in like manner as though appropriated. No such transaction shall be carried over from one fiscal year to another. No employee shall suffer any reduction in compensation as a result of the application of the provisions of this section.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 244 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 23 - Procurement and Sale|§ 244. Storerooms and warehouses

 (a) The Commissioner of Property and Procurement shall control and supervise any and all existing storerooms and warehouses and any which may hereafter be established. (b) Appropriations shall be made by the Legislature to provide a stores revolving fund of sufficient amount to finance the purchase and storage of supplies, materials and equipment which are used in large quantities and which may be purchased and stored advantageously. Such fund shall be under the control of the Commissioner who shall also be responsible and accountable for all such supplies, materials and equipment. The Commissioner shall maintain a perpetual inventory record of such supplies, materials and equipment.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 245 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 23 - Procurement and Sale|§ 245. Rules and regulations

 The Commissioner of Property and Procurement shall establish, and from time to time amend, all rules and regulations authorized by this chapter and any others necessary to its operations. Such rules and regulations and amendments thereto shall be subject to final approval of the Governor. The rules and regulations promulgated under this section shall require each person who submits a bid in relation to any purchase in excess of $1,000 under this chapter to disclose the name and address of each individual having a beneficial interest of more than five (5%) per centum in the bidding enterprise and, if the bidder is a corporation, the names and addresses of all its officers and directors. The bidder shall notify the Commissioner of any changes in its ownership or officers at the time such changes occur.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 246 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 23 - Procurement and Sale|§ 246. Annual report

 The Commissioner of Property and Procurement shall submit to the Governor an annual report on the work of his department in carrying out the provisions of this chapter and may from time to time suggest changes in this chapter which he deems necessary.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 247 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 23 - Procurement and Sale|§ 247. Interest of employees in Government contracts

 No employee of the Department of Property and Procurement shall be admitted to any share or part of any Government contract or to any benefit that may arise therefrom.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 248 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 23 - Procurement and Sale|§ 248. Unauthorized purchases

 (a) No contract or purchase on behalf of the government shall be made unless the same is authorized by law or is under an appropriation adequate to its fulfillment. (b) Nor shall any otherwise authorized contract or purchase on behalf of any organization of the Government for personal services by made unless: (1) Such services cannot otherwise be obtained through the direct-hire of employees, whether in a classified or an exempt position, as certified by an authorized official of any organization of Government requesting the services; (2) Contracts include a provision of benefits normally afforded exempt civil service employees of the Executive Branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands; and (3) A copy of the contract is filed in advance with the Committee on Finance of the Legislature.
V.I. Code tit. 31, § 249 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 31 - Public Works and Property|Part II - Public Property|Chapter 23 - Procurement and Sale|§ 249. Violations; recovery of funds

 (a) Any purchase order or contract executed in violation of this chapter and of the rules and regulations promulgated for its enforcement, shall be null and ineffective and, if public funds have been expended in relation therewith, the amount so expended may be recovered in behalf of the Government of the Virgin Islands through proper action instituted for such purpose. Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year or both. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter no purchase order or contract shall be executed between the Government and any person, firm, partnership or corporation who has failed to comply with the terms and conditions of any such purchase order or contract; provided, however, that the Commissioner in appropriate cases may waive this provision. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to purchase orders or contracts where Federal funds are involved, and where federal law, rules or regulations apply to the procurement of supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services in the Virgin Islands.