53 Pa. Stat. § 56805

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92

Section 56805 - Separate specifications for branches of work

In the preparation of specifications for the erection or alteration of any public building, when the entire cost of the work exceeds the base amount of eighteen thousand five hundred dollars ($18,500), subject to annual adjustment under section 1802(a.2), the architect, engineer, or person preparing the specifications shall prepare separate specifications for the plumbing, heating, ventilating, and electrical work, and the township shall receive separate bids upon each of the branches of work, and award the contract for the same to the lowest responsible bidder for each of the branches.

53 P.S. § 56805

1931, June 24, P.L. 1206, art. XVIII, § 1805. Amended 1949, May 27, P.L. 1955, § 38; 1967, Oct. 9, P.L. 375, § 3; 1981, Dec. 22, P.L. 535, No. 154, § 2, effective in 60 days; 1990, July 10, P.L. 389, No. 92, § 3, effective in 60 days; 2011, Nov. 3, P.L. 345, No. 85, § 2, imd. effective; 2020, Oct. 29, P.L. 782, No. 96, § 66.1, effective in 60 days [Dec. 28, 2020].