                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STATE BOARD MAY AUTHORIZE PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, ETC., OF LOCAL OR
REGIONAL DETENTION HOMES, ETC (§ 16.1-322.5)

A. The State Board of Juvenile Justice may authorize a county or city or any
combination of counties, cities, or towns established pursuant to &#xA7;
16.1-315 to contract with a private entity for the financing, site selection,
acquisition, construction, maintenance, leasing, management or operation of a
local or regional detention home or other secure facility, or any combination of
those services. Any project authorized pursuant to this article shall be
consistent with the statewide plan developed pursuant to &#xA7; 16.1-309.4.

B. Any project the State Board authorizes pursuant to subsection A of this
section shall be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement
Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.) and subject to the requirements and limitations set
out below.

   1. Contracts entered into under the terms of this article shall be with an
   entity submitting an acceptable response pursuant to a request for proposals.
   An acceptable response shall be one which meets all the requirements in the
   request for proposals. However, no such contract may be entered into unless
   the private contractor demonstrates that it has:
   				a. The qualifications, experience and management personnel necessary to
   carry out the terms of this contract;
   				b. The financial resources to provide indemnification for liability
   arising from detention home or other secure facility management projects;
   				c. Evidence of past performance of similar contracts; and
   				d. The ability to comply with all applicable federal and state
   constitutional standards; federal, state, and local laws; court orders; and
   standards for a detention home or other secure facility.

   2. Contracts awarded under the provisions of this article, including contracts
   for the provision of juvenile correctional facilities or programs or for the
   lease or use of public lands or buildings for use in the operation of
   facilities, may be entered into for a period of up to thirty years, subject to
   the requirements for expenditure of funds by the local governing body or
   bodies.

   3. No contract for juvenile correctional facilities or programs shall be
   entered into unless the following requirements are met:
   				a. The contractor provides audited financial statements for the previous
   five years or for each of the years the contractor has been in operation if
   fewer than five years, and provides other financial information as requested;
   and
   				b. The contractor provides an adequate plan of indemnification,
   specifically including indemnity for civil rights claims. The indemnification
   plan shall be adequate to protect the county or city or combination of
   counties, cities, or towns established pursuant to &#xA7; 16.1-315 and public
   officials from all claims and losses incurred as a result of the contract.
   Nothing herein is intended to deprive a contractor or the county or city or
   combination of counties, cities, or towns established pursuant to &#xA7;
   16.1-315 of the benefits of any law limiting exposure to liability or setting
   a limit on damages.

   4. No contract for correctional services shall be executed unless:
   				a. The proposed contract has been reviewed and approved by the State
   Board;
   				b. An appropriation for the services to be provided under the contract has
   been expressly approved as is otherwise provided by law;
   				c. The juvenile correctional facilities or programs proposed by the
   contract are of at least the same quality as those routinely provided by a
   governmental agency to similarly situated children; and
   				d. An evaluation of the proposed contract demonstrates a cost benefit to
   the county or city or combination of counties, cities, or towns established
   pursuant to &#xA7; 16.1-315 when compared to alternative means of providing
   the services through governmental agencies.

HISTORY: 1991, c. 258; 1992, c. 652; 1995, cc. 696, 699.