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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 68<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":177391,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76630,"identifier":"2.2-4373","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/43\/6\/2.2-4373","url":"\/2.2-4373\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4373\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/43\/6\/2.2-4373","dublin_core":{"Title":"Participation in bid preparation; limitation on submitting bid for same procurement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4373","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No person who, for compensation, prepares an invitation to bid or request for proposal for or on behalf of a public body<\/span> shall (i) submit a bid or proposal for that procurement or any portion thereof or (ii) disclose to any bidder or offeror<\/span> information concerning the procurement that is not available to the public. However, a public body<\/span> may permit such person to submit a bid or proposal for that procurement or any portion thereof if the public body<\/span> determines that the exclusion of the person would limit the number of potential qualified bidders or offerors<\/span> in a manner contrary to the best interests of the public body<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPARTICIPATION IN BID PREPARATION; LIMITATION ON SUBMITTING BID FOR SAME\nPROCUREMENT (\u00a7 2.2-4373)\n\nNo person who, for compensation, prepares an invitation to bid or request for\nproposal for or on behalf of a public body shall (i) submit a bid or proposal\nfor that procurement or any portion thereof or (ii) disclose to any bidder or\nofferor information concerning the procurement that is not available to the\npublic. However, a public body may permit such person to submit a bid or\nproposal for that procurement or any portion thereof if the public body\ndetermines that the exclusion of the person would limit the number of potential\nqualified bidders or offerors in a manner contrary to the best interests of the\npublic body.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 68, \u00a7 11-78.1; 2001, c. 844.","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}}