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§ 2.2-4300. Short title; purpose; declaration of intent - A. This chapter may be cited as the Virginia Public...
§ 2.2-4301. Definitions - As used in this chapter: "Affiliate" means an individual or...
§ 2.2-4302. Implementation - This chapter may be implemented by ordinances, resolutions or regulations...
§ 2.2-4302.1. Process for competitive sealed bidding - The process for competitive sealed bidding shall include the following:...
§ 2.2-4302.2. Process for competitive negotiation - A. The process for competitive negotiation shall include the following:...
§ 2.2-4303. (Effective until July 1, 2023) Methods of procurement - A. All public contracts with nongovernmental contractors for the purchase...
§ 2.2-4303. (Effective July 1, 2023) Methods of procurement - A. All public contracts with nongovernmental contractors for the purchase...
§ 2.2-4303.01. High-risk contracts; definition; review - A. For the purposes of this section, "high-risk contract" means...
§ 2.2-4303.1. Architectural and professional engineering term contracting; limitations - A. A contract for architectural or professional engineering services relating...
§ 2.2-4303.2. Job order contracting; limitations - A. A job order contract may be awarded by a...
§ 2.2-4304. Joint and cooperative procurement - A. Any public body may participate in, sponsor, conduct, or...
§ 2.2-4305. Competitive procurement by localities on state-aid projects - No contract for the construction of any building or for...
§ 2.2-4306. Repealed - §§ 2.2-4306 through 2.2-4308. Repealed by Acts 2017, cc. 699...
§ 2.2-4308.1. Purchase of owner-controlled insurance in construction projects - A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,...
§ 2.2-4308.2. Registration and use of federal employment eligibility verification program required; debarment - A. For purposes of this section, "E-Verify program" means the...
§ 2.2-4309. Modification of the contract - A. A public contract may include provisions for modification of...
§ 2.2-4310. Discrimination prohibited; participation of small, women-owned, minority-owned, and service disabled veteran-owned businesses and employment services organizations - A. In the solicitation or awarding of contracts, no public...
§ 2.2-4310.1. Awards as a result of any authorized enhancement or remedial measure; requirements - A. Any enhancement or remedial measure authorized by the Governor...
§ 2.2-4310.2. Executive branch agency's goals for participation by small businesses; requirements - Any executive branch agency's goals under § 2.2-4310 for participation...
§ 2.2-4310.3. Fiscal data pertaining to certain enhancement or remedial measures - The Department of General Services shall make available a dashboard...
§ 2.2-4311. Employment discrimination by contractor prohibited; required contract provisions - All public bodies shall include in every contract of more...
§ 2.2-4311.1. Compliance with federal, state, and local laws and federal immigration law; required contract provisions - All public bodies shall provide in every written contract that...
§ 2.2-4311.2. Compliance with state law; foreign and domestic businesses authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth - A. All public bodies shall include in every written contract...
§ 2.2-4312. Drug-free workplace to be maintained by contractor; required contract provisions - All public bodies shall include in every contract over $10,000...
§ 2.2-4313. Petition for recycled goods and products; periodic review of procurement standards - A. Any person who believes that particular goods or products...
§ 2.2-4314. Petition for procurement of less toxic goods and products; periodic review of procurement standards - A. As used in this section: "Goods and products" means...
§ 2.2-4315. Use of brand names - Unless otherwise provided in the Invitation to Bid, the name...
§ 2.2-4316. Comments concerning specifications - Every public body awarding public contracts shall establish procedures whereby...
§ 2.2-4317. Prequalification generally; prequalification for construction - A. Prospective contractors may be prequalified for particular types of...
§ 2.2-4318. Negotiation with lowest responsible bidder - Unless canceled or rejected, a responsive bid from the lowest...
§ 2.2-4319. Cancellation, rejection of bids; waiver of informalities - A. An Invitation to Bid, a Request for Proposal, any...
§ 2.2-4320. Exclusion of insurance bids prohibited - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no insurer licensed to...
§ 2.2-4321. Debarment - A. Prospective contractors may be debarred from contracting for particular...
§ 2.2-4321.1. Prohibited contracts; exceptions; determination by Department of Taxation; appeal; remedies - A. No state agency shall contract for goods or services...
§ 2.2-4321.2. Public works contracts; project labor agreements authorized - A. As used in this section: "Project labor agreement" means...
§ 2.2-4321.3. Payment of prevailing wage for work performed on public works contracts; penalty - A. As used in this section: "Locality" means any county,...
§ 2.2-4322. Acceptance of bids submitted to the Department of Transportation - In a procurement by the Department of Transportation by competitive...
§ 2.2-4323. Purchase programs for recycled goods; agency responsibilities - A. All state agencies shall implement a purchase program for...
§ 2.2-4323.1. Purchase of flags of the United States and the Commonwealth by public bodies - Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, whenever a...
§ 2.2-4324. Preference for Virginia products with recycled content and for Virginia firms - A. In the case of a tie bid, preference shall...
§ 2.2-4325. Preference for Virginia coal used in state facilities - In determining the award of any contract for coal to...
§ 2.2-4326. Preference for recycled paper and paper products used by state agencies - A. In determining the award of any contract for paper...
§ 2.2-4327. Preference for community reinvestment activities in contracts for investment of funds - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any county, town, or...
§ 2.2-4328. Preference for local products and firms; applicability - A. The governing body of a county, city or town...
§ 2.2-4328.1. Preference for energy-efficient and water-efficient goods - A. As used in this section, "FEMP" means the Federal...
§ 2.2-4328.2. Purchase of personal protective equipment by state agencies - A. When in the course of procuring personal protective equipment...
§ 2.2-4329. Expired - Expired.
§ 2.2-4329.1. Energy forward pricing mechanisms - A. As used in this section, unless the context requires...
§ 2.2-4330. Withdrawal of bid due to error - A. A bidder for a public construction contract, other than...
§ 2.2-4331. Contract pricing arrangements - A. Except as prohibited in this section, public contracts may...
§ 2.2-4332. Workers' compensation requirements for construction contractors and subcontractors - A. No contractor shall perform any work on a construction...
§ 2.2-4333. Retainage on construction contracts - A. In any public contract for construction that provides for...
§ 2.2-4334. Deposit of certain retained funds on certain contracts with local governments; penalty for failure to timely complete - A. Any county, city, town or agency thereof or other...
§ 2.2-4335. Public construction contract provisions barring damages for unreasonable delays declared void - A. Any provision contained in any public construction contract that...
§ 2.2-4336. Bid bonds; construction contracts - A. Except in cases of emergency, all bids or proposals...
§ 2.2-4337. Performance and payment bonds - A. Upon the award of any (i) nontransportation-related public construction...
§ 2.2-4338. Alternative forms of security - A. In lieu of a bid, payment, or performance bond,...
§ 2.2-4339. Bonds on other than construction contracts - A public body may require bid, payment, or performance bonds...
§ 2.2-4340. Action on performance bond - No action against the surety on a performance bond shall...
§ 2.2-4340.1. Statute of limitations on construction contracts - No action may be brought by a state public body...
§ 2.2-4340.2. Statute of limitations on architectural and engineering contracts - No action may be brought by a state public body...
§ 2.2-4341. Actions on payment bonds; waiver of right to sue - A. Any claimant who has a direct contractual relationship with...
§ 2.2-4342. Public inspection of certain records - A. Except as provided in this section, all proceedings, records,...
§ 2.2-4343. Exemption from operation of chapter for certain transactions - A. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:...
§ 2.2-4343.1. Permitted contracts with certain religious organizations; purpose; limitations - A. It is the intent of the General Assembly, in...
§ 2.2-4344. Exemptions from competition for certain transactions - A. Any public body may enter into contracts without competition...
§ 2.2-4345. Exemptions from competitive sealed bidding and competitive negotiation for certain transactions; limitations - A. The following public bodies may enter into contracts without...
§ 2.2-4346. Other exemptions for certain transactions - The following public bodies may enter into contracts as provided...
§ 2.2-4347. Definitions - As used in this article, unless the context requires a...
§ 2.2-4348. Exemptions - The provisions of this article shall not apply to (i)...
§ 2.2-4349. Retainage to remain valid - Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, the provisions of §...
§ 2.2-4350. Prompt payment of bills by state agencies - A. Every state agency that acquires goods or services, or...
§ 2.2-4350.1. Prohibition on payment without an appropriation; prohibition on IOUs - A. As used in this section, "IOU" means a document...
§ 2.2-4351. Defect or impropriety in the invoice or goods and/or services received - In instances where there is a defect or impropriety in...
§ 2.2-4352. Prompt payment of bills by localities - Every agency of local government that acquires goods or services,...
§ 2.2-4353. Date of postmark deemed to be date payment is made - In those cases where payment is made by mail, the...
§ 2.2-4354. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Payment clauses to be included in contracts - Any contract awarded by any state agency, or any contract...
§ 2.2-4354. (Effective January 1, 2023) Payment clauses to be included in contracts - Any contract awarded by any state agency, or any contract...
§ 2.2-4355. Interest penalty; exceptions - A. Interest shall accrue, at the rate determined pursuant to...
§ 2.2-4356. Comptroller to file annual report - The Comptroller shall file an annual report with the Governor,...
§ 2.2-4357. Ineligibility - A. Any bidder, offeror or contractor refused permission to participate,...
§ 2.2-4358. Appeal of denial of withdrawal of bid - A. A decision denying withdrawal of bid under the provisions...
§ 2.2-4359. Determination of nonresponsibility - A. Following public opening and announcement of bids received on...
§ 2.2-4360. Protest of award or decision to award - A. Any bidder or offeror, who desires to protest the...
§ 2.2-4361. Effect of appeal upon contract - Pending final determination of a protest or appeal, the validity...
§ 2.2-4362. Stay of award during protest - An award need not be delayed for the period allowed...
§ 2.2-4363. Contractual disputes - A. Contractual claims, whether for money or other relief, shall...
§ 2.2-4364. Legal actions - A. A bidder or offeror, actual or prospective, who is...
§ 2.2-4365. Administrative appeals procedure - A. A public body may establish an administrative procedure for...
§ 2.2-4366. Alternative dispute resolution - Public bodies may enter into agreements to submit disputes arising...
§ 2.2-4367. Purpose - The provisions of this article supplement, but shall not supersede,...
§ 2.2-4368. Definitions - As used in this article: "Immediate family" means a spouse,...
§ 2.2-4369. Proscribed participation by public employees in procurement transactions - Except as may be specifically allowed by subdivisions B 1,...
§ 2.2-4370. Disclosure of subsequent employment - No public employee or former public employee having official responsibility...
§ 2.2-4371. Prohibition on solicitation or acceptance of gifts; gifts by bidders, offerors, contractor or subcontractors prohibited - A. No public employee having official responsibility for a procurement...
§ 2.2-4372. Kickbacks - A. No contractor or subcontractor shall demand or receive from...
§ 2.2-4373. Participation in bid preparation; limitation on submitting bid for same procurement - No person who, for compensation, prepares an invitation to bid...
§ 2.2-4374. Purchase of building materials, etc., from architect or engineer prohibited - A. No building materials, supplies or equipment for any building...
§ 2.2-4375. Certification of compliance required; penalty for false statements - A. Public bodies may require public employees having official responsibility...
§ 2.2-4376. Misrepresentations prohibited - No public employee having official responsibility for a procurement transaction...
§ 2.2-4376.1. Contributions and gifts; prohibition during procurement process - A. No bidder or offeror who has submitted a bid...
§ 2.2-4376.2. (Effective until July 1, 2027) Disclosure of contributions and gifts during procurement process; civil penalty - A. As used in this section: "Contribution" means the donation...
§ 2.2-4377. Penalty for violation - Any person convicted of a willful violation of any provision...