HB 1896 — An Act amending the act of February 9, 1999 (P.L.1, No.1), known as the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act, in capital facilities, further providing for administration of redevelopment assistance capital projects.

PRINTER'S NO.    2319

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1896
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY MADSEN, HILL-EVANS, KHAN, GUZMAN, D. WILLIAMS,
        SANCHEZ, SCHWEYER AND MULLINS, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of February 9, 1999 (P.L.1, No.1), entitled "An
 2      act providing for borrowing for capital facilities;
 3      conferring powers and duties on various administrative
 4      agencies and officers; making appropriations; and making
 5      repeals," in capital facilities, further providing for
 6      administration of redevelopment assistance capital projects.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.    Section 318(f) of the act of February 9, 1999
10   (P.L.1, No.1), known as the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling
11   Act, is amended and the section is amended by adding a
12   subsection to read:
13   Section 318.    Administration of redevelopment assistance capital
14               projects.
15      * * *
16      (f)   Bids.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
17   solicitation of a minimum of three written bids for all
18   contracted construction work on redevelopment assistance capital
19   projects shall be the sole requirement for the composition,
20   solicitation, opening and award of bids on such projects[.]
 1   where total construction costs are less than $25,000. For
 2   projects where total construction costs exceed $25,000, the
 3   solicitation of bids shall include that workers must be paid at
 4   least the prevailing minimum wage rates as determined by the
 5   Secretary of Labor and Industry under the act of August 15, 1961
 6   (P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage
 7   Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the construction work shall
 8   be performed subject to the act of March 3, 1978 (P.L.6, No.3),
 9   known as the Steel Products Procurement Act.
10      (f.1)     Application of Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act.--A
11   redevelopment assistance capital project shall be considered a
12   public work and subject to the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act,
13   in its entirety, regardless of the utilization of separate
14   contracts or phases, if the work to be performed on the project
15   is consecutive or contained within the same project site or
16   structure.
17      * * *
18      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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