Pennsylvania § 11912 Architects and engineers in employ of city, prohibitions from bidding on public works

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 11912 — Architects and engineers in employ of city, prohibitions from bidding on public works

Pennsylvania § 11912

Title 11CITIES

PartPART V

Ch. 119CONTRACTS

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11 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 11912 (2026).

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(a)Bidding.--It shall be unlawful for any architect or engineer in the employ of any city to bid on any public work of the city.

(b)Award.--It shall be unlawful for the officers of any city, charged with the duty of letting any public work, to award a contract to any architect or engineer in the employ of the city.

(c)Violation.--Any person violating these provisions commits a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be subject to forfeiting office, in accordance with section 10901 (relating to appointment, removal and prohibition), and sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $500, or to imprisonment for not less than six months, or both. Any contract made in violation of the provisions of this section shall be null and void.

(d)Construction.--The provisions of this section shall be

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(a) Bidding.--It shall be unlawful for any architect or engineer in the employ of any city to bid on any public work of the city.

(b) Award.--It shall be unlawful for the officers of any city, charged with the duty of letting any public work, to award a contract to any architect or engineer in the employ of the city.

(c) Violation.--Any person violating these provisions commits a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be subject to forfeiting office, in accordance with section 10901 (relating to appointment, removal and prohibition), and sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $500, or to imprisonment for not less than six months, or both. Any contract made in violation of the provisions of this section shall be null and void.

(d) Construction.--The provisions of this section shall be in addition to any prohibition in 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 11 (relating to ethics standards and financial disclosure).