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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 623; in 1977, chapter 217; in 1980, chapter 16; in 1982, chapter 647; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 506<\/a> and 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70034,"section_number":"2.2-4300","catch_line":"Short title; purpose; declaration of intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":152707,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86832,"identifier":"15.2-1236","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/2\/15.2-1236","url":"\/15.2-1236\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1236\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/2\/15.2-1236","dublin_core":{"Title":"Purchases and sales to be based on competition","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1236","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> All purchases of, and contracts<\/span> for, supplies and contractual services<\/span> shall be in accordance with Chapter 43 (§ 2.2-4300<\/a> et seq.) of Title 2.2. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> All sales of any personal property which has become obsolete and unusable shall be based wherever feasible on competitive bids. If the amount of the sale is estimated by the county<\/span> purchasing agent to exceed $5,000, sealed<\/span> bids shall, unless the governing body<\/span> provides otherwise, be solicited by public notice published at least once in a newspaper of countywide circulation at least seven calendar days before the final date of submitting bids. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPURCHASES AND SALES TO BE BASED ON COMPETITION (\u00a7 15.2-1236)\n\nA. All purchases of, and contracts for, supplies and contractual services shall\nbe in accordance with Chapter 43 (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.) of Title 2.2.\n\nB. All sales of any personal property which has become obsolete and unusable\nshall be based wherever feasible on competitive bids. If the amount of the sale\nis estimated by the county purchasing agent to exceed $5,000, sealed bids shall,\nunless the governing body provides otherwise, be solicited by public notice\npublished at least once in a newspaper of countywide circulation at least seven\ncalendar days before the final date of submitting bids.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-544; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-108; 1977, c. 217; 1980, c.\n16; 1982, c. 647; 1997, c. 587; 2023, cc. 506, 507.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}