HOUSE BILL 1465

Sponsored By:

Delegates Trueschler and Barkley

Entitled:

Procurement - Public Facility Construction - Liquidated Damages - Reduction Prohibited

Synopsis:

Requiring that each procurement contract for construction of a public facility include a clause that specifies an amount of liquidated damages; prohibiting a court from reducing the amount of liquidated damages unless the court finds that the amount of liquidated damages is so arbitrary and unreasonable as to be a taking of property without due process of law; establishing that the liquidated damages are in addition to other recognized actual damages; and defining a specified term.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/10

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/15

Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.

3/10

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 3/15 at 1:30 p.m.

3/20

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONSTRUCTION

CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

DAMAGES

PROCUREMENT

PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES -see also- STADIUMS; ST HSE.

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Finance and Procurement

( 13-218 , 13-218.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered