Bill Text: VA HB1789 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Procurement; cancellation of bids.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-04 - Left in General Laws [HB1789 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2025-HB1789-Introduced.html

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2025 SESSION

INTRODUCED

25102010D

HOUSE BILL NO. 1789

Offered January 8, 2025

Prefiled January 6, 2025

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4319 of the Code of Virginia, relating to procurement; cancellation of bids.

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Patron—Orrock

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Committee Referral Pending

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 2.2-4319 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 2.2-4319. Cancellation, rejection of bids; waiver of informalities.

A. An Invitation to Bid, a Request for Proposal, any other solicitation, or any and all bids or proposals, may be canceled or rejected. The reasons for cancellation or rejection shall be made part of the contract file. A public body may include a statement in an Invitation to Bid, a Request for Proposal, or any other solicitation of an intention to cancel any such invitation, request, or solicitation if, in the estimation of the public body, all responsive bids exceed by at least 50 percent the current price for such goods or services as offered to the private sector. A public body shall not cancel or reject an Invitation to Bid, a Request for Proposal, any other solicitation, bid or proposal pursuant to this section solely to avoid awarding a contract to a particular responsive and responsible bidder or offeror.

B. A public body may waive informalities in bids.