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62 PA Cons Stat § 3505 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 35 - Iran-Free Procurement|Section 3505 - Penalties for false certification

§ 3505. Penalties for false certification. (a) Penalties.--Subject to the provisions of section 3504(b) (relating to certification), if the department determines that a person has provided a false certification form to a Commonwealth entity under section 3504, the person shall be subject to the following:  (1) A civil penalty in the amount of $250,000 or twice the amount of the contract, whichever is greater. Only one civil penalty may be imposed upon a person per investment.  (2) Suspension of the existing contract with the Commonwealth entity for a period of three years from the date of the determination that the person submitted the false certification. Following the three-year suspension period, the Commonwealth entity or the department may terminate the contract.  (b) Report of false certification.--The department shall report to the Attorney General the name of the person who submitted the false certification and the pertinent information that led to the department's determination. No later than three years after the department makes a determination under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall determine whether to bring a civil action against the person to collect the penalty described in subsection (a). If a court determines the person submitted a false certification, the person shall pay all reasonable costs and fees incurred in the civil action. Reasonable costs shall include the reasonable costs incurred by the Commonwealth entity in investigating the authenticity of the certification. Only one civil action against the person may be brought for a false certification on a contract.  (c) No private right of action.--Nothing in this section may be construed to create or authorize a private right of action.  (Oct. 21, 2014, P.L.2517, No.149, eff. July 1, 2015)   2014 Amendment. Act 149 added section 3505.  Cross References. Section 3505 is referred to in section 3504 of this title.
62 PA Cons Stat § 3506 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 35 - Iran-Free Procurement|Section 3506 - Expiration

§ 3506. Expiration. The department shall have no obligations under this chapter with respect to a company engaged in business activities in Iran upon the occurrence of any of the following:  (1) Iran does not appear on the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism. (2) The President or Congress of the United States, through legislation or executive order, declares that mandatory divestment of the type provided for in this chapter interferes with the conduct of United States foreign policy.  (Oct. 21, 2014, P.L.2517, No.149, eff. July 1, 2015)   2014 Amendment. Act 149 added section 3506.
62 PA Cons Stat § 3601 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 36 - Prohibited Contracts|Section 3601 - Short title of chapter

§ 3601. Short title of chapter. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Prohibited Contracts Act.
62 PA Cons Stat § 3602 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 36 - Prohibited Contracts|Section 3602 - Declaration of purpose

§ 3602. Declaration of purpose. The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) Pennsylvania is privileged to engage in international trade and commercial activities. (2) Israel is America's dependable, democratic ally in the Middle East, an area of paramount strategic importance to the United States.  (3) It is in the interest of the United States and the Commonwealth to stand with Israel and other countries by promoting trade and commercial activities and to discourage policies that disregard that interest.
62 PA Cons Stat § 3603 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 36 - Prohibited Contracts|Section 3603 - Definitions

§ 3603. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Boycott." To blacklist, divest from or otherwise refuse to deal with a person or firm when the action is based on race, color, religion, gender or national affiliation or origin of the targeted person or entity.  "Company." Any sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity or business association qualified to do business in this Commonwealth.
62 PA Cons Stat § 3604 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 36 - Prohibited Contracts|Section 3604 - Prohibition

§ 3604. Prohibition. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided under section 516 (relating to emergency procurement), a purchasing agency may not contract with a company to acquire or dispose of supplies, services or construction that exceed the applicable small purchase threshold unless the company certifies that:  (1) the company is not currently engaged in a boycott of a person or an entity based in or doing business with a jurisdiction which the Commonwealth is not prohibited by Congressional statute from engaging in trade or commerce; and  (2) the company will not during the duration of the contract engage in a boycott of a person or an entity based in or doing business with a jurisdiction where the Commonwealth is not prohibited by Congressional statute from engaging in trade or commerce.    Cross References. Section 3604 is referred to in sections 3605, 3606 of this title.
62 PA Cons Stat § 3605 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 36 - Prohibited Contracts|Section 3605 - Certification

§ 3605. Certification. The department shall make available a certification form indicating that a company is eligible to contract with the department under section 3604 (relating to prohibition). The company shall provide a certification form to the department when registering to do business as a vendor with the Commonwealth.
62 PA Cons Stat § 3606 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 36 - Prohibited Contracts|Section 3606 - Penalties for false certification

§ 3606. Penalties for false certification. (a) Penalties.--A company shall pay a civil penalty in the amount of $250,000 or twice the amount of the contract, whichever is greater, if the department determines that the company provided a false certification form to the department under section 3604 (relating to prohibition).  (b) Report of false certification.--The department shall report to the Attorney General the name of the company that submitted the false certification and the pertinent information that led to the department's determination. No later than three years after the department makes a determination under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall determine whether to bring a civil action against the company to collect the penalty described in subsection (a). If a court determines the company submitted a false certification, the company shall pay all reasonable costs and fees incurred in the civil action. Reasonable costs shall include the reasonable costs incurred by the Commonwealth entity in investigating the authenticity of the certification. Only one civil action against the company may be brought for a false certification on a contract.  (c) No private right of action.--Nothing in this section may be construed to create or authorize a private right of action.
62 PA Cons Stat § 3701 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 37 - Contract Clauses and Preference Provisions|Section 3701 - Contract provisions prohibiting discrimination

§ 3701. Contract provisions prohibiting discrimination.  Each contract entered into by a government agency for the construction, alteration or repair of any public building or public work shall contain the following provisions by which the contractor agrees that: (1) In the hiring of employees for the performance of work under the contract or any subcontract, no contractor, subcontractor or any person acting on behalf of the contractor or subcontractor shall by reason of gender, race, creed or color discriminate against any citizen of this Commonwealth who is qualified and available to perform the work to which the employment relates. (2) No contractor or subcontractor or any person on their behalf shall in any manner discriminate against or intimidate any employee hired for the performance of work under the contract on account of gender, race, creed or color. (3) The contract may be canceled or terminated by the government agency, and all money due or to become due under the contract may be forfeited for a violation of the terms or conditions of that portion of the contract.    Cross References. Section 3701 is referred to in section 303 of Title 74 (Transportation).
62 PA Cons Stat § 3731 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 37 - Contract Clauses and Preference Provisions|Section 3731 - Short title of subchapter and general provisions

§ 3731. Short title of subchapter and general provisions. (a) Short title.--This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Procurement Act.  (b) Legislative findings.--It is hereby determined by the General Assembly to reaffirm the legislative findings contained in the act of April 4, 1984 (P.L.193, No.40), known as the Motor Vehicle Procurement Act, and codified in this chapter:  (1) The production of motor vehicles and component parts constitutes a major industry of this Commonwealth. It provides employment for and incomes of hundreds of thousands of the people of this Commonwealth and, in turn, millions of persons in the United States.  (2) The taxes paid to the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions by employers and employees engaged in the production and sale of motor vehicles is one of the largest single sources of public revenues in this Commonwealth.  (3) It has for many years been the policy of this Commonwealth to aid and support the development and expansion of industry here to foster the economic well-being of this Commonwealth and its people.  (4) The economy and general welfare of this Commonwealth and its citizens as well as the economy, general welfare and national security of the United States are inseparably related in the preservation and development of the motor vehicle industry in this Commonwealth and in other states of the United States.  (5) The production of motor vehicles and motor vehicle components in Canada involves the use of a substantial amount of resources from the United States, including labor and materials. The General Assembly declares it to be the policy of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that public officers and agencies should aid and promote the development of the motor vehicle industry of North America to stimulate and improve the economic well-being of this Commonwealth and its citizens.  (c) Purpose of subchapter.--This subchapter is intended as remedial legislation designed to promote the general welfare and stimulate the economy of this Commonwealth and its people. Each provision shall receive a liberal construction to effectuate that intention. None of the provisions of this subchapter shall receive a strict or limited construction.    References in Text. The act of April 4, 1982 (P.L.193, No.403), known as the Motor Vehicle Procurement Act, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by the act of May 15, 1998 (P.L.358, No.57). The subject matter is now contained in Subchapter B of Chapter 17 of this title.
62 PA Cons Stat § 3732 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 37 - Contract Clauses and Preference Provisions|Section 3732 - Definitions

§ 3732. Definitions.  The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Motor vehicle." A passenger car or a truck as those terms are defined under 75 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to definitions).  "North America." (Deleted by amendment).  "Procure." To acquire by purchase, lease or rent. The term does not include any rentals or leases where the term thereof is less than one month.  (Dec. 3, 2002, P.L.1147, No.142, eff. imd.)    2002 Amendment. Act 142 amended the def. of "motor vehicle" and deleted the def. of "North America."
62 PA Cons Stat § 3733 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 37 - Contract Clauses and Preference Provisions|Section 3733 - Police power

§ 3733. Police power.  This subchapter shall be deemed to be an exercise of the police power of this Commonwealth for the protection of the health, safety and general welfare of its citizens.
62 PA Cons Stat § 3734 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 37 - Contract Clauses and Preference Provisions|Section 3734 - Contract provisions

§ 3734. Contract provisions.   (a) Motor vehicles to be manufactured in North America.--All government agencies shall procure only motor vehicles which are manufactured in North America. A motor vehicle is manufactured in North America if a substantial majority of the principal components are assembled into the final product in an assembly plant in North America. Contract documents for the procurement of motor vehicles shall contain a provision that the vehicles procured by the government agency shall be manufactured in North America.  (b) Exception.--This section shall not apply where the head of the government agency states in writing that it is inconsistent with the public interest or that the cost is unreasonable.    Cross References. Section 3734 is referred to in section 3735 of this title.
62 PA Cons Stat § 3735 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 37 - Contract Clauses and Preference Provisions|Section 3735 - Payment under contract and action to recover unauthorized payments

§ 3735. Payment under contract and action to recover unauthorized payments.  A government agency shall not authorize, provide for or make a payment to a person under a contract containing the provision required by section 3734 (relating to contract provisions) unless the government agency is satisfied that the person has complied with the provision. The payment made to a person by a government agency which should not have been made shall be recoverable directly from the supplier of the motor vehicle who did not comply with section 3734 by the government agency or the Attorney General by appropriate legal action. Nothing in this section shall authorize any government agency to initiate a legal action independently of the Attorney General unless otherwise authorized under the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act.
62 PA Cons Stat § 3736 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 37 - Contract Clauses and Preference Provisions|Section 3736 - Penalty

§ 3736. Penalty.  In addition to the withholding of payments, any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of this subchapter may be prohibited by any government agency from participation in contracts awarded by the government agency for a period of five years from the date of the determination that a violation has occurred.
62 PA Cons Stat § 3741 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 37 - Contract Clauses and Preference Provisions|Section 3741 - Procurement of mass transportation vehicles

§ 3741. Procurement of mass transportation vehicles.   (a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, whenever a local, regional or metropolitan transportation authority determines in writing that it is not practicable or advantageous to the authority to enter into a contract for the purchase of mass transportation or railway vehicles through competitive sealed bidding, the authority may utilize the competitive sealed proposal method of procurement in accordance with section 513 (relating to competitive sealed proposals).  (b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "mass transportation or railway vehicles" includes buses, railcars, locomotives, trolley cars, ferry boats and other vehicles used to provide for the mass transit of people, as well as any replacement parts for the vehicles.
62 PA Cons Stat § 3742 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 37 - Contract Clauses and Preference Provisions|Section 3742 - Procurement limits for mass transportation authorities

§ 3742. Procurement limits for mass transportation authorities.   (a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and subject to the conditions in subsection (b), a local transportation organization as defined in 74 Pa.C.S. § 1301 (relating to definitions) which is a recipient of Federal funds for transportation purposes is permitted, at the option of its governing board, to use the "simplified acquisition procedures" of section 31 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. § 427) for procurement up to the "simplified acquisition threshold" as that term is defined in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. § 403).  (b) Conditions.--  (1) A proposed purchase of contract for an amount above the simplified acquisition threshold may not be divided into several purchases or contracts for lesser amounts in order to use the simplified acquisition procedures permitted by subsection (a). (2) In using simplified acquisition procedures, a local transportation organization shall promote competition to the maximum extent practicable. (3) The simplified acquisition procedures used by a local transportation organization shall comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulations concerning simplified acquisition procedures described in 48 CFR Ch. 1 Pt. 13. (Dec. 3, 2002, P.L.1147, No.142, eff. imd.)    2002 Amendment. Act 142 added section 3742.  References in Text. Section 1301 of Title 74, referred to in subsec. (a), is repealed.  Cross References. Section 3742 is referred to in section 1750 of Title 74 (Transportation).
62 PA Cons Stat § 3746 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 37 - Contract Clauses and Preference Provisions|Section 3746 - Preference

§ 3746. Preference.  As provided for in the act of April 9, 1982 (P.L.314, No.89), known as the Pennsylvania Used Oil Recycling Act, government agencies and persons holding contracts with government agencies shall encourage and, to the extent possible, require the procurement and purchase of recycled oil products as substantially equivalent to products made from new oil.
62 PA Cons Stat § 3751 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 37 - Contract Clauses and Preference Provisions|Section 3751 - Short title of subchapter

§ 3751. Short title of subchapter.  This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the Guaranteed Energy Savings Act.
62 PA Cons Stat § 3754 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 37 - Contract Clauses and Preference Provisions|Section 3754 - Contract provisions

§ 3754. Contract provisions. (a) General rule.--A guaranteed energy savings contract may provide that all payments, except obligations on termination of the contract before its scheduled expiration, shall be made over a period of time. Every guaranteed energy savings contract that requires payments over a period of time shall provide that, after the initial year of the contract, the savings in every subsequent year are guaranteed to the extent necessary to make payments under the contract during that year. A guaranteed energy savings contract, in addition to the quantification and guarantee of energy savings, shall expressly state, quantify and validate the budgetary sources of all energy-related cost savings and operating costs utilized to satisfy the financial obligations and performance during the term of the agreement.  (b) Written guarantee.--A guaranteed energy savings contract shall include a written guarantee that savings will meet or exceed the cost of the energy conservation measures to be evaluated, recommended, designed, implemented or installed under the contract.  (c) Payments.--A guaranteed energy savings contract may provide for payments over a period of time not to exceed 20 years and for the evaluation, recommendation, design, implementation and installation of energy conservation measures on an installment payment or lease purchase basis.  (d) Improvements not causally connected to an energy conservation measure.--An improvement that is not causally connected to an energy conservation measure may be included in a guaranteed energy savings contract if:  (1) the total value of the improvement does not exceed 15% of the total value of the guaranteed energy savings contract; and  (2) either: (i) the improvement is necessary to conform to a law, a rule or an ordinance; or (ii) an analysis within the guaranteed energy savings contract demonstrates that there is an economic advantage to the governmental unit implementing an improvement as part of the guaranteed energy savings contract;  and the savings justification for the improvement is documented by industry engineering standards.  (e) Other expenditures.--A facility alteration which includes expenditures that are required to properly implement other energy conservation measures may be included as part of a guaranteed energy savings contract. In such case, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the installation of these additional measures may be supervised by the contractor performing the guaranteed energy savings contract.  (July 15, 2004, P.L.703, No.77, eff. 60 days; July 2, 2010, P.L.243, No.39, eff. 60 days; Nov. 4, 2016, P.L.1216, No.163, eff. 60 days)    2016 Amendment. Act 163 amended subsec. (a).  2010 Amendment. Act 39 amended subsecs. (a) and (c).
62 PA Cons Stat § 3755 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 37 - Contract Clauses and Preference Provisions|Section 3755 - Funding

§ 3755. Funding. (a) General rule.--Guaranteed energy savings contracts which have terms which extend beyond one fiscal year of the governmental unit must include a provision which allows the governmental unit to terminate the contract if in any fiscal year during the term of the contract the governmental unit does not receive sufficient funds in its annual appropriations to make the payments required under the contract.  (b) Funds.--A governmental unit may use funds designated for operating, utilities or capital expenditures for any guaranteed energy savings contract, including, without limitation, for purchases on an installment payment or lease purchase basis.  (c) Grants, subsidies or other payments.--Grants, subsidies or other payments from the Commonwealth to a governmental unit shall not be reduced as a result of energy conservation measure cost savings obtained as a result of a guaranteed energy savings contract during the life of the contract.  (Nov. 4, 2016, P.L.1216, No.163, eff. 60 days)   2016 Amendment. Act 163 amended subsec. (c).