                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CONTRIBUTIONS AND GIFTS; PROHIBITION DURING PROCUREMENT PROCESS (§ 2.2-4376.1)

A. No bidder or offeror who has submitted a bid or proposal to an executive
branch agency that is directly responsible to the Governor for the award of a
public contract pursuant to this chapter, and no individual who is an officer or
director of such a bidder or offeror, shall knowingly provide a contribution,
gift, or other item with a value greater than $50 or make an express or implied
promise to make such a contribution or gift to the Governor, his political
action committee, or the Governor&#8217;s Secretaries, if the Secretary is
responsible to the Governor for an executive branch agency with jurisdiction
over the matters at issue, during the period between the submission of the bid
and the award of the public contract under this chapter. The provisions of this
section shall apply only for public contracts where the stated or expected value
of the contract is $5 million or more. The provisions of this section shall not
apply to contracts awarded as the result of competitive sealed bidding.

B. Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be subject to a civil
penalty of $500 or up to two times the amount of the contribution or gift,
whichever is greater. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall initiate civil
proceedings to enforce the civil penalties. Any civil penalties collected shall
be payable to the State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund.

HISTORY: 2010, c. 732; 2011, c. 624.