Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 53203.1. Written or telephonic price quotations

(a) Repealed by 1996, Dec. 18, P.L. 1140, No. 170, § 2, effective in 60 days.

(b) Written or telephonic price quotations from at least three qualified and responsible contractors shall be requested for all contracts in excess of the base amount of ten thousand dollars, subject to adjustment under section 2.1,  1 but are less than the amount requiring advertisement and competitive bidding or, in lieu of price quotations, a memorandum shall be kept on file showing that fewer than three qualified contractors exist in the market area within which it is practicable to obtain quotations. A written record of telephonic price quotations shall be made and shall contain at least the date of the quotation, the name of the contractor and the contractor's representative, the construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance or work which was the subject of the quotation and the price. Written price quotations, written records of telephonic price quotations and memoranda shall be retained for a period of three years.