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I, c. 1; 2007, c. 374; 2011, c. 332; 2013, cc. 560, 622; 2014, c. 805; 2015, c. 612.","full_text":"A\n\nConceptual proposals submitted in accordance with subsection A or B of \u00a7 33.2-1803 to a responsible public entity shall be posted by the responsible public entity within 10 working days after acceptance of such proposals as follows:1\n\nFor responsible public entities that are state agencies, authorities, departments, institutions, and other units of state government, posting shall be on the Department of General Services’ central electronic procurement website. For proposals submitted pursuant to subsection A of § 33.2-1803, the notice posted shall (i) provide for a period of 120 days for the submission of competing proposals; (ii) include specific information regarding the proposed nature, timing, and scope of the qualifying transportation facility; and (iii) outline the opportunities that will be provided for public comment during the review process; and2\n\nFor responsible public entities that are local public bodies, posting shall be on the responsible public entity’s website or on the Department of General Services’ central electronic procurement website. In addition, such public bodies may publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the contract is to be performed a summary of the proposals and the location where copies of the proposals are available for public inspection. Such local public bodies are encouraged to utilize the Department of General Services’ central electronic procurement website to provide the public with centralized visibility and access to the Commonwealth’s procurement opportunities.\n\t\t\t\tIn addition to the posting requirements, at least one copy of the proposals shall be made available for public inspection. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the posting of the conceptual proposals by additional means deemed appropriate by the responsible public entity so as to provide maximum notice to the public of the opportunity to inspect the proposals. Trade secrets, financial records, or other records of the private entity excluded from disclosure under the provisions of subdivision 11 of § 2.2-3705.6 shall not be required to be posted, except as otherwise agreed to by the responsible public entity and the private entity.B\n\nIn addition to the posting requirements of subsection A, the following shall apply:1\n\nFor 30 days prior to entering into an interim agreement, a responsible public entity shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the proposals. The public comment period required by this subsection may include a public hearing at the sole discretion of the responsible public entity. After the end of the public comment period, no additional posting shall be required.2\n\nFor 30 days prior to the planned issuance of a final request for proposals, a responsible public entity shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the draft comprehensive agreement. The public comment period may include a public hearing at the sole discretion of the responsible public entity.C\n\nOnce the negotiation phase for the development of an interim or a comprehensive agreement is complete and a decision to award has been made by a responsible public entity, the responsible public entity shall (i) post the major business points of the interim or comprehensive agreement, including the projected use of any public funds, on the Department of General Services’ central electronic procurement website; (ii) outline how the public can submit comments on those major business points; and (iii) present the major business points of the interim or comprehensive agreement, including the use of any public funds, to its oversight board at a regularly scheduled meeting of the board that is open to the public.D\n\nOnce an interim agreement or a comprehensive agreement has been entered into, a responsible public entity shall make procurement records available for public inspection, in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.). For the purposes of this subsection, procurement records shall not be interpreted to include (i) trade secrets of the private entity as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (§ 59.1-336 et seq.) or (ii) financial records, including balance sheets or financial statements of the private entity that are not generally available to the public through regulatory disclosure or otherwise.E\n\nCost estimates relating to a proposed procurement transaction prepared by or for a responsible public entity shall not be open to public inspection.F\n\nAny inspection of procurement transaction records under this section shall be subject to reasonable restrictions to ensure the security and integrity of the records.G\n\nThe provisions of this section shall apply to accepted proposals regardless of whether the process of bargaining will result in an interim or a comprehensive agreement.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":202769,"text":"Conceptual proposals submitted in accordance with subsection A or B of \u00a7 33.2-1803 to a responsible public entity shall be posted by the responsible public entity within 10 working days after acceptance of such proposals as follows:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":202770,"text":"For responsible public entities that are state agencies, authorities, departments, institutions, and other units of state government, posting shall be on the Department of General Services’ central electronic procurement website. 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In addition, such public bodies may publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the contract is to be performed a summary of the proposals and the location where copies of the proposals are available for public inspection. Such local public bodies are encouraged to utilize the Department of General Services’ central electronic procurement website to provide the public with centralized visibility and access to the Commonwealth’s procurement opportunities.\n\t\t\t\tIn addition to the posting requirements, at least one copy of the proposals shall be made available for public inspection. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the posting of the conceptual proposals by additional means deemed appropriate by the responsible public entity so as to provide maximum notice to the public of the opportunity to inspect the proposals. Trade secrets, financial records, or other records of the private entity excluded from disclosure under the provisions of subdivision 11 of § 2.2-3705.6 shall not be required to be posted, except as otherwise agreed to by the responsible public entity and the private entity.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"B"},"3":{"id":202772,"text":"In addition to the posting requirements of subsection A, the following shall apply:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"B1"},"4":{"id":202773,"text":"For 30 days prior to entering into an interim agreement, a responsible public entity shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the proposals. The public comment period required by this subsection may include a public hearing at the sole discretion of the responsible public entity. 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For the purposes of this subsection, procurement records shall not be interpreted to include (i) trade secrets of the private entity as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (§ 59.1-336 et seq.) or (ii) financial records, including balance sheets or financial statements of the private entity that are not generally available to the public through regulatory disclosure or otherwise.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"8":{"id":202777,"text":"Cost estimates relating to a proposed procurement transaction prepared by or for a responsible public entity shall not be open to public inspection.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"9":{"id":202778,"text":"Any inspection of procurement transaction records under this section shall be subject to reasonable restrictions to ensure the security and 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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 936<\/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 5 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 2007, chapter 374<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 332<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 560<\/a> and 622<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 612<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59772,"section_number":"2.2-3705.6","catch_line":"Exclusions to application of chapter; proprietary records and trade secrets","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3705.6\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55569,"section_number":"2.2-3700","catch_line":"Short title; policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3700\/"},{"id":59772,"section_number":"2.2-3705.6","catch_line":"Exclusions to application of chapter; proprietary records and trade secrets","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3705.6\/"},{"id":87041,"section_number":"33.2-1803","catch_line":"Approval by the responsible public entity","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1803\/"},{"id":73338,"section_number":"59.1-336","catch_line":"Short title and definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-336\/"}],"permalink":{"id":206911,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55286,"identifier":"33.2-1820","token":"33.2\/III\/18\/33.2-1820","url":"\/33.2-1820\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1820\/","token":"33.2\/III\/18\/33.2-1820","dublin_core":{"Title":"Posting of conceptual proposals; public comment; public access to procurement records","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1820","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Conceptual proposals submitted in accordance with subsection A or B of \u00a7 33.2-1803<\/a> to a responsible public entity<\/span> shall be posted by the responsible public entity<\/span> within 10 working days after acceptance of such proposals as follows: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> For responsible public entities that are state<\/span> agencies, authorities, departments<\/span>, institutions, and other units of state<\/span> government, posting shall be on the Department<\/span> of General Services’ central electronic procurement website. For proposals submitted pursuant to subsection A of § 33.2-1803<\/a>, the notice posted shall (i) provide for a period of 120 days for the submission of competing proposals; (ii) include specific information regarding the proposed nature, timing, and scope of the qualifying transportation facility<\/span>; and (iii) outline the opportunities that will be provided for public comment during the review process; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> For responsible public entities that are local public bodies, posting shall be on the responsible public entity<\/span>’s website or on the Department<\/span> of General Services’ central electronic procurement website. In addition, such public bodies may publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the contract<\/span> is to be performed a summary of the proposals and the location where copies of the proposals are available for public inspection. Such local public bodies are encouraged to utilize the Department<\/span> of General Services’ central electronic procurement website to provide the public with centralized visibility and access to the Commonwealth’s procurement opportunities.\n\t\t\t\tIn addition to the posting requirements, at least one copy of the proposals shall be made available for public inspection. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the posting of the conceptual proposals by additional means deemed appropriate by the responsible public entity<\/span> so as to provide maximum notice to the public of the opportunity to inspect the proposals. Trade secrets, financial records, or other records of the private entity<\/span> excluded from disclosure under the provisions of subdivision 11 of § 2.2-3705.6<\/a> shall not be required to be posted, except as otherwise agreed to by the responsible public entity<\/span> and the private entity<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In addition to the posting requirements of subsection A, the following shall apply: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> For 30 days prior to entering into an interim agreement<\/span>, a responsible public entity<\/span> shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the proposals. The public comment period required by this subsection may include a public hearing<\/span> at the sole discretion of the responsible public entity<\/span>. After the end of the public comment period, no additional posting shall be required. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> For 30 days prior to the planned issuance of a final request for proposals, a responsible public entity<\/span> shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the draft comprehensive agreement<\/span>. The public comment period may include a public hearing<\/span> at the sole discretion of the responsible public entity<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Once the negotiation phase for the development<\/span> of an interim or a comprehensive agreement<\/span> is complete and a decision to award has been made by a responsible public entity<\/span>, the responsible public entity<\/span> shall (i) post the major business points of the interim or comprehensive agreement<\/span>, including the projected use of any public funds, on the Department<\/span> of General Services’ central electronic procurement website; (ii) outline how the public can submit comments on those major business points; and (iii) present the major business points of the interim or comprehensive agreement<\/span>, including the use of any public funds, to its oversight board<\/span> at a regularly scheduled meeting of the board<\/span> that is open to the public. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Once an interim agreement<\/span> or a comprehensive agreement<\/span> has been entered into, a responsible public entity<\/span> shall make procurement records available for public inspection, in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.). For the purposes of this subsection, procurement records shall not be interpreted to include (i) trade secrets of the private entity<\/span> as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (§ 59.1-336<\/a> et seq.) or (ii) financial records, including balance sheets or financial statements of the private entity<\/span> that are not generally available to the public through regulatory disclosure or otherwise. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Cost estimates relating to a proposed procurement transaction prepared by or for a responsible public entity<\/span> shall not be open to public inspection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Any inspection of procurement transaction records under this section shall be subject to reasonable restrictions to ensure the security and integrity of the records. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall apply to accepted proposals regardless of whether the process of bargaining will result in an interim or a comprehensive agreement<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOSTING OF CONCEPTUAL PROPOSALS; PUBLIC COMMENT; PUBLIC ACCESS TO PROCUREMENT\nRECORDS (\u00a7 33.2-1820)\n\nA. Conceptual proposals submitted in accordance with subsection A or B of \u00a7\n33.2-1803 to a responsible public entity shall be posted by the responsible\npublic entity within 10 working days after acceptance of such proposals as\nfollows:\n\n 1. For responsible public entities that are state agencies, authorities,\n departments, institutions, and other units of state government, posting shall\n be on the Department of General Services’ central electronic procurement\n website. For proposals submitted pursuant to subsection A of § 33.2-1803,\n the notice posted shall (i) provide for a period of 120 days for the\n submission of competing proposals; (ii) include specific information regarding\n the proposed nature, timing, and scope of the qualifying transportation\n facility; and (iii) outline the opportunities that will be provided for public\n comment during the review process; and\n\n 2. For responsible public entities that are local public bodies, posting shall\n be on the responsible public entity’s website or on the Department of\n General Services’ central electronic procurement website. In addition,\n such public bodies may publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the\n area in which the contract is to be performed a summary of the proposals and\n the location where copies of the proposals are available for public\n inspection. Such local public bodies are encouraged to utilize the Department\n of General Services’ central electronic procurement website to provide\n the public with centralized visibility and access to the Commonwealth’s\n procurement opportunities.\n \t\t\t\tIn addition to the posting requirements, at least one copy of the\n proposals shall be made available for public inspection. Nothing in this\n section shall be construed to prohibit the posting of the conceptual proposals\n by additional means deemed appropriate by the responsible public entity so as\n to provide maximum notice to the public of the opportunity to inspect the\n proposals. Trade secrets, financial records, or other records of the private\n entity excluded from disclosure under the provisions of subdivision 11 of\n § 2.2-3705.6 shall not be required to be posted, except as otherwise\n agreed to by the responsible public entity and the private entity.\n\nB. In addition to the posting requirements of subsection A, the following shall\napply:\n\n 1. For 30 days prior to entering into an interim agreement, a responsible\n public entity shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the\n proposals. The public comment period required by this subsection may include a\n public hearing at the sole discretion of the responsible public entity. After\n the end of the public comment period, no additional posting shall be required.\n\n 2. For 30 days prior to the planned issuance of a final request for proposals,\n a responsible public entity shall provide an opportunity for public comment on\n the draft comprehensive agreement. The public comment period may include a\n public hearing at the sole discretion of the responsible public entity.\n\nC. Once the negotiation phase for the development of an interim or a\ncomprehensive agreement is complete and a decision to award has been made by a\nresponsible public entity, the responsible public entity shall (i) post the\nmajor business points of the interim or comprehensive agreement, including the\nprojected use of any public funds, on the Department of General Services’\ncentral electronic procurement website; (ii) outline how the public can submit\ncomments on those major business points; and (iii) present the major business\npoints of the interim or comprehensive agreement, including the use of any\npublic funds, to its oversight board at a regularly scheduled meeting of the\nboard that is open to the public.\n\nD. Once an interim agreement or a comprehensive agreement has been entered into,\na responsible public entity shall make procurement records available for public\ninspection, in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§\n2.2-3700 et seq.). For the purposes of this subsection, procurement records\nshall not be interpreted to include (i) trade secrets of the private entity as\ndefined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (§ 59.1-336 et seq.) or (ii)\nfinancial records, including balance sheets or financial statements of the\nprivate entity that are not generally available to the public through regulatory\ndisclosure or otherwise.\n\nE. Cost estimates relating to a proposed procurement transaction prepared by or\nfor a responsible public entity shall not be open to public inspection.\n\nF. Any inspection of procurement transaction records under this section shall be\nsubject to reasonable restrictions to ensure the security and integrity of the\nrecords.\n\nG. The provisions of this section shall apply to accepted proposals regardless\nof whether the process of bargaining will result in an interim or a\ncomprehensive agreement.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 936, \u00a7 56-573.1:1; 2006, Sp. Sess. I, c. 1; 2007, c. 374;\n2011, c. 332; 2013, cc. 560, 622; 2014, c. 805; 2015, c. 612.","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}}