(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.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 37 - Contract Clauses and Preference Provisions
Section 3701 - Contract provisions prohibiting discrimination
Section 3731 - Short title of subchapter and general provisions
Section 3734 - Contract provisions
Section 3735 - Payment under contract and action to recover unauthorized payments
Section 3741 - Procurement of mass transportation vehicles
Section 3742 - Procurement limits for mass transportation authorities
Section 3751 - Short title of subchapter
Section 3753 - Contracting procedures
Section 3754 - Contract provisions
Section 3756 - Commonwealth contracts
Section 3758 - Review of proposed capital improvement projects