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Whenever the Commissioner of Highways or his designee publicly opens and announces all bids received for each invitation to bid, it shall be announced at the same time if the lowest read bid exceeds the maximum tolerance of the Department’s estimate for the work represented by that bid.B\n\nThe contract shall require that the contractor comply with all requirements, conditions, and terms of the contract, including environmental permits that are part of the contract. If the contractor violates a contract provision and the violation results in environmental damage or if the contractor violates environmental laws or environmental permits, the Department may suspend the contractor from future bidding or initiate debarment. In addition, the Department may recover either (i) the loss or damage that the Department suffers as a result of such violation or (ii) any liquidated damages established in such contract plus (iii) reasonable attorney fees and expert witness fees. Any damages and costs collected under this section shall be deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund and used for transportation purposes as determined by the Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":224813,"text":"Every contractor whose bid is accepted shall, before commencing work, enter into a contract with the Commissioner of Highways that shall fully set out the time when work shall commence and when the contract shall be completed as well as the time and manner for the payment for the work. 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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 1958, chapter 573; in 1970, chapter 322; in 1999, chapter 405<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 418<\/a> and 432<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 303<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":205529,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61568,"identifier":"33.2-1100","token":"33.2\/II\/11\/1\/33.2-1100","url":"\/33.2-1100\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1100\/","token":"33.2\/II\/11\/1\/33.2-1100","dublin_core":{"Title":"Highway construction contracts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1100","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Every contractor whose bid is accepted shall, before commencing work, enter into a contract<\/span> with the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> that shall fully set out the time when work shall commence and when the contract<\/span> shall be completed as well as the time and manner for the payment for the work. Whenever the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> or his designee publicly opens and announces all bids received for each invitation to bid, it shall be announced at the same time if the lowest read bid exceeds the maximum tolerance of the Department<\/span>’s estimate for the work represented by that bid. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The contract<\/span> shall require that the contractor comply with all requirements, conditions, and terms of the contract<\/span>, including environmental permits that are part of the contract<\/span>. If the contractor violates a contract<\/span> provision and the violation results in environmental damage or if the contractor violates environmental laws<\/span> or environmental permits, the Department<\/span> may suspend the contractor from future bidding or initiate debarment. In addition, the Department<\/span> may recover either (i) the loss or damage that the Department<\/span> suffers as a result of such violation or (ii) any liquidated damages<\/span> established in such contract<\/span> plus (iii) reasonable attorney fees and expert witness<\/span> fees. Any damages<\/span> and costs collected under this section shall be deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund and used for transportation purposes as determined by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (\u00a7 33.2-1100)\n\nA. Every contractor whose bid is accepted shall, before commencing work, enter\ninto a contract with the Commissioner of Highways that shall fully set out the\ntime when work shall commence and when the contract shall be completed as well\nas the time and manner for the payment for the work. Whenever the Commissioner\nof Highways or his designee publicly opens and announces all bids received for\neach invitation to bid, it shall be announced at the same time if the lowest\nread bid exceeds the maximum tolerance of the Department’s estimate for\nthe work represented by that bid.\n\nB. The contract shall require that the contractor comply with all requirements,\nconditions, and terms of the contract, including environmental permits that are\npart of the contract. If the contractor violates a contract provision and the\nviolation results in environmental damage or if the contractor violates\nenvironmental laws or environmental permits, the Department may suspend the\ncontractor from future bidding or initiate debarment. In addition, the\nDepartment may recover either (i) the loss or damage that the Department suffers\nas a result of such violation or (ii) any liquidated damages established in such\ncontract plus (iii) reasonable attorney fees and expert witness fees. Any\ndamages and costs collected under this section shall be deposited into the\nTransportation Trust Fund and used for transportation purposes as determined by\nthe Board.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-105; 1958, c. 573; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-191; 1999, c.\n405; 2001, cc. 418, 432; 2002, c. 303; 2014, c. 805.","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}}