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62 PA Cons Stat § 1711.2 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 17 - Legal and Contractual Remedies|Section 1711.2 - Solicitations or awards contrary to law

§ 1711.2. Solicitations or awards contrary to law.  If the head of a purchasing agency or his designee determines that a solicitation or award of a contract is contrary to law, the following apply: (1) If the determination is made prior to the execution of a contract, the remedies are limited to cancellation of the solicitation or proposed award or revision of the solicitation or proposed award to comply with the law. (2) If the determination is made after the execution of a contract and the person awarded the contract has not acted fraudulently or in bad faith: (i) the contract may be ratified and affirmed, provided it is determined by the head of the purchasing agency or his designee that doing so is in the best interest of the Commonwealth; (ii) the contract, with the consent of all parties, may be modified to comply with the law; or (iii) the contract may be terminated and the person awarded the contract shall be compensated for the actual expenses reasonably incurred under the contract prior to the termination. Such compensation shall not include loss of anticipated profit, loss of use of money or administrative or overhead costs. (3) If the determination is made after the execution of a contract and the person awarded the contract has acted fraudulently or in bad faith: (i) the contract may be ratified and affirmed, provided it is determined by the head of the purchasing agency or his designee that doing so is in the best interest of the Commonwealth and without prejudice to the right of the Commonwealth agency to damages as may be appropriate. (ii) the contract, with the consent of all parties, may be modified to comply with the law; or (iii) the contract may be declared void.  (Dec. 3, 2002, P.L.1147, No.142, eff. imd.)    2002 Amendment. Act 142 added section 1711.2.  Cross References. Section 1711.2 is referred to in section 1711.1 of this title.
62 PA Cons Stat § 1712.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 17 - Legal and Contractual Remedies|Section 1712.1 - Contract controversies

 § 1712.1. Contract controversies.   (a) Right to claim.--A contractor may file a claim with the contracting officer in writing for controversies arising from a contract entered into by the Commonwealth.  (b) Filing of claim.--A claim shall be filed with the contracting officer within six months of the date it accrues. If a contractor fails to file a claim or files an untimely claim, the contractor is deemed to have waived its right to assert a claim in any forum. Untimely filed claims shall be disregarded by the contracting officer.  (c) Contents of claim.--A claim shall state all grounds upon which the contractor asserts a controversy exists.  (d) Determination.--The contracting officer shall review a claim and issue a final determination in writing regarding the claim within 120 days of the receipt of the claim unless extended by consent of the contracting officer and the contractor. If the contracting officer fails to issue a final determination within the 120 days unless extended by consent of the parties, the claim shall be deemed denied. The determination of the contracting officer shall be the final order of the purchasing agency.  (e) Statement of claim.--Within 15 days of the mailing date of a final determination denying a claim or within 135 days of filing a claim if no extension is agreed to by the parties, whichever occurs first, the contractor may file a statement of claim with the board.  (f) Applicability.--The provisions of 2 Pa.C.S. (relating to administrative law and procedure) shall not apply to this section.  (Dec. 3, 2002, P.L.1147, No.142, eff. imd.)    2002 Amendment. Act 142 added section 1712.1.  Cross References. Section 1712.1 is referred to in sections 1702, 1724 of this title.
62 PA Cons Stat § 1721 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 17 - Legal and Contractual Remedies|Section 1721 - Board of Claims

§ 1721. Board of Claims.   (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established an independent administrative board to be known as the Board of Claims. Administrative services for the board shall be provided by the Department of the Auditor General.  (b) Composition.--The board shall consist of three members appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of a majority of the elected members of the Senate. One member shall be an attorney and another shall be a registered civil engineer. The third member of the board shall be a citizen and resident of this Commonwealth. The attorney shall serve as chairman of the board.  (c) Term.--A member of the board shall be appointed for a term of eight years. In the event a vacancy shall occur during a term of office, the Governor shall appoint a successor who shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term. A member of the board may be removed by the Governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.  (d) Compensation.--A member of the board shall receive an annual compensation as fixed by the Executive Board, subject to the annual cost-of-living adjustment provided for in section 3(e) of the act of September 30, 1983 (P.L.160, No.39), known as the Public Official Compensation Law. A member of the board shall be entitled to all necessary travel and other expenses incurred by him in the discharge of his official duties. A member shall hold no other public position to which a salary is attached.    Continuation of Existing Members. Section 21.1 of Act 142 of 2002 provided that a member of the Board of Claims as of the effective date of Act 142 shall continue to serve as a member of the board until the member's present term expires or until a successor has been appointed and qualified.  Cross References. Section 1721 is referred to in section 1701 of this title.
62 PA Cons Stat § 1722 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 17 - Legal and Contractual Remedies|Section 1722 - Powers and duties of board

§ 1722. Powers and duties of board.  The board shall do all of the following: (1) Employ administrative, professional, clerical and other personnel as is necessary for the orderly administration of the board. (2) Make, execute and deliver contracts and other instruments as is necessary. (3) Establish and maintain a principal office in Harrisburg and such other offices within this Commonwealth as are necessary. (4) Adopt an official seal. (5) Appoint three separate hearing panels consisting of two individuals. For each hearing panel, one individual shall be an attorney and the other shall be a licensed engineer. The attorney shall serve as chairperson. (6) Establish, by regulation, rules governing practice before the board consistent, except as may be provided by this part, with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure and the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence. (7) Arbitrate claims before it in accordance with this subchapter. (8) Catalog and publish all opinions of the board.    Cross References. Section 1722 is referred to in section 1723 of this title.
62 PA Cons Stat § 1723 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 17 - Legal and Contractual Remedies|Section 1723 - Employees and hearing panel members

§ 1723. Employees and hearing panel members.   (a) Employees.--Employees of the board shall, for the purposes of 71 Pa.C.S. Pt. XXV (relating to retirement for State employees and officers), be considered a State employee. Employees of the board shall be reimbursed for all necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties.  (b) Hearing panel members.--Individuals appointed to hearing panels in accordance with section 1722 (relating to powers and duties of board) shall receive a per diem for the time actually devoted to the business of the board. The per diem rate shall be fixed by the Executive Board, but no panel member shall be paid more than $25,000 per diem compensation in any calendar year.
62 PA Cons Stat § 1724 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 17 - Legal and Contractual Remedies|Section 1724 - Jurisdiction

§ 1724. Jurisdiction. (a) Exclusive jurisdiction.--The board shall have exclusive jurisdiction to arbitrate claims arising from all of the following:  (1) A contract entered into by a Commonwealth agency in accordance with this part and filed with the board in accordance with section 1712.1 (relating to contract controversies).  (2) A written agreement executed by a Commonwealth agency and the Office of Attorney General in which the parties expressly agree to utilize the board to arbitrate disputes arising from the agreement.  (3) Unless otherwise provided by law, a contract entered into by a Commonwealth agency involving real property interests in which the Commonwealth agency is the respondent.  (b) Concurrent jurisdiction.--The board shall have concurrent jurisdiction to arbitrate claims arising from all of the following:  (1) A contract entered into by a Commonwealth agency in accordance with this part in which the Commonwealth agency is the claimant.  (2) Unless otherwise provided by law, a contract entered into by a Commonwealth agency involving real property interests in which the Commonwealth agency is the claimant.  (c) Limitations.--The board shall have no power and exercise no jurisdiction over a claim asserted under subsection (a)(1) unless it is filed with the board in accordance with section 1712.1. The board shall have no power and exercise no jurisdiction over a claim asserted against a Commonwealth agency under subsection (a)(2) or (3) unless the claim was filed with the board within six months after it accrued. The board shall have no power and exercise no jurisdiction over claims for payment or damages to providers of medical assistance services arising out of the operation of the medical assistance program established by the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code.  (d) Nonmonetary relief.--Nothing in this section shall preclude a party from seeking nonmonetary relief in another forum as provided by law.    References in Text. The short title of the act of June 13, 1967, P.L.31, No.21, known as the Public Welfare Code, referred to in subsection (c), was amended by the act of December 28, 2015, P.L.500, No.92. The amended short title is now the Human Services Code. Cross References. Section 1724 is referred to in section 1725 of this title.
62 PA Cons Stat § 1726 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 17 - Legal and Contractual Remedies|Section 1726 - Payment of awards and costs

§ 1726. Payment of awards and costs.  If an award against the purchasing agency was ordered, the amount of the award shall be paid to the non-Commonwealth party by the purchasing agency from funds appropriated against the contract out of which the claim arose, and any costs assessed against the Commonwealth agency shall be paid by the purchasing agency from funds or appropriations to the agency. If an award against the non-Commonwealth party was ordered, the amount of the award shall be deducted from whatever balance may be due the party on the contract out of which the claim arose. An amount in excess of any deduction remaining unsatisfied shall be paid by the non-Commonwealth party to the purchasing agency.
62 PA Cons Stat § 1751 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 17 - Legal and Contractual Remedies|Section 1751 - Interest

§ 1751. Interest.  Interest on amounts ultimately determined to be due shall be payable at the statutory rate applicable to judgments from the date the claim was filed with the contracting officer. Interest on claims arising out of the provisions of section 1507 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, shall be payable as provided therein.
62 PA Cons Stat § 1901 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 19 - Intergovernmental Relations|Section 1901 - Definitions

§ 1901. 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:  "Cooperative purchasing." Procurement conducted by or on behalf of more than one public procurement unit or by a public procurement unit with an external procurement activity.  "External procurement activity." A buying organization not located in this Commonwealth which if located in this Commonwealth would qualify as a public procurement unit. An agency of the United States is an external procurement activity.  "Local public procurement unit." A political subdivision, public authority, tax-exempt, nonprofit educational or public health institution or organization, nonprofit fire company, nonprofit rescue company, nonprofit ambulance company and, to the extent provided by law, any other entity, including a council of governments or an area government, which expends public funds for the procurement of supplies, services and construction.  "Public procurement unit." A local public procurement unit or a purchasing agency.  (Dec. 3, 2002, P.L.1147, No.142, eff. imd.)    2002 Amendment. Act 142 amended the def. of "local public procurement unit."
62 PA Cons Stat § 1902 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 19 - Intergovernmental Relations|Section 1902 - Cooperative purchasing authorized

§ 1902. Cooperative purchasing authorized.  A public procurement unit may either participate in, sponsor, conduct or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of any supplies, services or construction with one or more public procurement units or external procurement activities in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants. The Department of General Services is authorized to enter into cooperative purchasing contracts solely for the use of local public procurement units or State-affiliated entities. The department shall enter into cooperative purchasing contracts for the use of local public procurement units or State-affiliated entities if the number of contractors under a previously existing contract for the same supply or service is reduced to a single contractor or reduced by more than 50% of the number existing on September 30, 2003, and shall award such contracts pursuant to section 517 (relating to multiple awards) using an invitation for bids. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a local public procurement unit or State-affiliated entity from participating in or procuring from other cooperative purchasing agreements awarded by the department. Cooperative purchasing may include, but is not limited to, joint or multiparty contracts between public procurement units and open-ended purchasing agency contracts which are made available to local public procurement units.  (July 15, 2004, P.L.703, No.77, eff. 60 days)
62 PA Cons Stat § 1903 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 19 - Intergovernmental Relations|Section 1903 - Sale, acquisition or use of supplies by a public procurement unit

§ 1903. Sale, acquisition or use of supplies by a public procurement unit.  A public procurement unit may sell to, acquire from or use any supplies belonging to another public procurement unit or external procurement activity independent of the requirements of Chapters 5 (relating to source selection and contract formation) and 15 (relating to supply management).
62 PA Cons Stat § 1904 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 19 - Intergovernmental Relations|Section 1904 - Cooperative use of supplies or services

§ 1904. Cooperative use of supplies or services.  A public procurement unit may enter into an agreement, independent of the requirements of Chapters 5 (relating to source selection and contract formation) and 15 (relating to supply management), with any other public procurement unit or external procurement activity for the cooperative use of supplies or services under the terms agreed upon between the parties.
62 PA Cons Stat § 1905 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 19 - Intergovernmental Relations|Section 1905 - Joint use of facilities

§ 1905. Joint use of facilities.  Any public procurement unit may enter into agreements for the common use or lease of warehousing facilities, capital equipment and other facilities with another public procurement unit or an external procurement activity under the terms agreed upon between the parties.
62 PA Cons Stat § 1906 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 19 - Intergovernmental Relations|Section 1906 - Supply of personnel, information and technical services

§ 1906. Supply of personnel, information and technical services.   (a) Supply of personnel.--Upon written request from another public procurement unit or external procurement activity, a public procurement unit may provide personnel to the requesting public procurement unit or external procurement activity. The public procurement unit or external procurement activity making the request shall compensate the public procurement unit providing the personnel the direct and indirect cost of furnishing the personnel in accordance with an agreement between the parties.  (b) Supply of services.--The informational, technical and other services of any public procurement unit may be made available to any other public procurement unit or external procurement activity. However, the requirements of the public procurement unit tendering the services shall have precedence over the requesting public procurement unit or external procurement activity. The requesting public procurement unit or external procurement activity shall compensate for the expenses of the services provided in accordance with an agreement between the parties.  (c) Information services.--Upon request, the department may make available to public procurement units or external procurement activities the following services, among others: (1) Standard forms. (2) Printed manuals. (3) Product specifications and standards. (4) Quality assurance testing services and methods. (5) Qualified products lists. (6) Source information. (7) Common use commodities listings. (8) Supplier prequalification information. (9) Supplier performance ratings. (10) Debarred and suspended bidders lists. (11) Forms for invitations for bids, requests for proposals, instructions to bidders, general contract provisions and other contract forms. (12) Contracts or published summaries of contracts, including price and time of delivery information.  (d) Technical services.--The department may provide the following technical services, among others: (1) Development of products specifications. (2) Development of quality assurance test methods, including receiving, inspection and acceptance procedures. (3) Use of product testing and inspection facilities. (4) Use of personnel training programs.  (e) Fees.--The department may enter into contractual arrangements and publish a schedule of fees for the services provided under subsections (c) and (d).
62 PA Cons Stat § 1907 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 19 - Intergovernmental Relations|Section 1907 - Use of payments received by a supplying public procurement unit

§ 1907. Use of payments received by a supplying public procurement unit.  All payments from any public procurement unit or external procurement activity received by a public procurement unit supplying personnel or services shall be available to the supplying public procurement unit.
62 PA Cons Stat § 1908 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 19 - Intergovernmental Relations|Section 1908 - Compliance of public procurement units

§ 1908. Compliance of public procurement units.  Where the public procurement unit or external procurement activity administering a cooperative purchase complies with the requirements governing its procurement of supplies, services and construction, any public procurement unit participating in the purchase shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements governing its procurement of supplies, services and construction. Public procurement units may not enter into a cooperative purchasing agreement for the purpose of circumventing this part.  (Dec. 3, 2002, P.L.1147, No.142, eff. imd.)
62 PA Cons Stat § 1909 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 19 - Intergovernmental Relations|Section 1909 - Review of procurement requirements

§ 1909. Review of procurement requirements.  To the extent possible, the department may collect information concerning the type, cost, quality and quantity of commonly used supplies, services or construction being procured or used by Commonwealth agencies. The department may also collect this information from local procurement units. The department may make this information available to any public procurement unit upon request.
62 PA Cons Stat § 1910 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 19 - Intergovernmental Relations|Section 1910 - Contract controversies

§ 1910. Contract controversies.   (a) Public procurement unit subject to certain legal and contractual remedies.--Under a cooperative purchasing agreement, controversies arising between an administering public procurement unit subject to Chapter 17 (relating to legal and contractual remedies) and its bidders, offerors or contractors shall be resolved in accordance with Chapter 17.  (b) Local public procurement unit not subject to certain legal and contractual remedies.--Any local public procurement unit which is not subject to Chapter 17 is authorized to: (1) Enter into an agreement with the Board of Claims to use the board to resolve controversies between the local public procurement unit and its contractors, whether or not the controversy arose from a cooperative purchasing agreement. (2) Enter into an agreement with another local public procurement unit or external procurement activity to establish procedures or use existing procedures of the unit or activity to resolve controversies with contractors, whether or not the controversy arose under a cooperative purchasing agreement.
62 PA Cons Stat § 1911 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 19 - Intergovernmental Relations|Section 1911 - Immunity

§ 1911. Immunity.  A public procurement unit which provides personnel, property, supplies or services to another public procurement unit shall be immune from liability for any damages which arise out of the use of such personnel, property, supplies or services provided under this chapter.
62 PA Cons Stat § 1912 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 62 - PROCUREMENT|Chapter 19 - Intergovernmental Relations|Section 1912 - Investment management agreements

§ 1912. Investment management agreements.  This chapter shall not apply to any contract for investment management services or any proposed contract for such services between a local public procurement unit and the Treasury Department.