Title 62, PROCUREMENT

If the head of a purchasing agency or his designee determines that a solicitation or award of a contract is contrary to law, the following apply: (1) If the determination is made prior to the execution of a contract, the remedies are limited to cancellation of the solicitation or…

2002 Repeal Note. Section 1712 was repealed December 3, 2002, P.L.1147, No.142, effective immediately.

(a) Right to claim.--A contractor may file a claim with the contracting officer in writing for controversies arising from a contract entered into by the Commonwealth. (b) Filing of claim.--A claim shall be filed with the contracting officer within six months of the date it accrue…

(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established an independent administrative board to be known as the Board of Claims. Administrative services for the board shall be provided by the Department of the Auditor General. (b) Composition.--The board shall consist of three members app…

The board shall do all of the following: (1) Employ administrative, professional, clerical and other personnel as is necessary for the orderly administration of the board. (2) Make, execute and deliver contracts and other instruments as is necessary. (3) Establish and maintain a …

(a) Employees.--Employees of the board shall, for the purposes of 71 Pa.C.S. Pt. XXV (relating to retirement for State employees and officers), be considered a State employee. Employees of the board shall be reimbursed for all necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the d…

(a) Exclusive jurisdiction.--The board shall have exclusive jurisdiction to arbitrate claims arising from all of the following: (1) A contract entered into by a Commonwealth agency in accordance with this part and filed with the board in accordance with section 1712.1 (relating t…

(a) Statement of claim.--The board shall accept a statement of claim filed in accordance with section 1724 (relating to jurisdiction). The statement of claim shall be signed and verified. Prior to accepting a statement of claim, the board shall require a claimant to prove that th…

If an award against the purchasing agency was ordered, the amount of the award shall be paid to the non-Commonwealth party by the purchasing agency from funds appropriated against the contract out of which the claim arose, and any costs assessed against the Commonwealth agency sh…

Interest on amounts ultimately determined to be due shall be payable at the statutory rate applicable to judgments from the date the claim was filed with the contracting officer. Interest on claims arising out of the provisions of section 1507 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343…