3911 - Time for awarding contract.

                               SUBCHAPTER B                            GENERAL PROVISIONS     Sec.     3911.  Time for awarding contract.     3912.  Time for executing contract.     3913.  Release of successful bidder.     § 3911.  Time for awarding contract.        (a)  General rule.--In the case of a contract to be entered     into by a government agency through competitive sealed bidding,     the contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and     responsive bidder within 60 days of the bid opening, or all bids     shall be rejected except as otherwise provided in this section.        (b)  Delay.--If the award is delayed by the required approval     of another government agency, the sale of bonds or the award of     a grant, the contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible     and responsive bidder within 120 days of the bid opening, or all     bids shall be rejected.        (c)  Extensions.--Extensions of the date for the award may be     made by the mutual written consent of the government agency and     the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.        (d)  List of bidders.--All government agencies shall be     required to provide a list of the bidders and their bid amount     on each contract within ten working days of the bid opening to     interested parties for a fee to be determined by the government     agency to cover the cost of developing such list. This     requirement shall not apply to the contracting bodies of any     political subdivision or local authority which has the authority     to enter into a contract.        (e)  Contract negotiation.--When the amount of the bid     submitted by the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for a     Department of General Services construction contract exceeds the     verifiable contract allocation established by the Department of     General Services for the contract, the department may, prior to     awarding the contract, negotiate the price, work items and time     requirements for the contract with the lowest responsive and     responsible bidder to bring the bid within the established     contract allocation.     (Dec. 3, 2002, P.L.1147, No.142, eff. imd.)        2002 Amendment.  Act 142 added subsec. (e).        Cross References.  Section 3911 is referred to in section     3913 of this title.