SB 475

Abstract

Virginia Public Procurement Act; use of bestvalue contracting; construction and professional services. Authorizes any public body to procure construction on a best value procurementbasis using a numerical scoring system consisting of the following:(i) technical solution, 30 percent; (ii) past performance, 30 percent,including (a) price history of cost overruns, (b) schedule historyof on-time delivery, and (c) contractor performance ratings fromthe immediately preceding five-year period; and (iii) price, 40 percent.The Request for Proposal shall contain a notice to potential offerorsthat the procurement decision will be made on a best value procurementbasis. The Request for Proposal shall describe (1) the criteria thatwill be considered in evaluating the proposals and (2) the numericalscoring system that will be used in evaluating the proposals, includingidentification of the factors and weight values set forth in thebill.