HB 1988 — An Act amending the act of May 1, 1913 (P.L.155, No.104), referred to as the Separations Act, further providing for specifications for the erection, construction and alteration of public buildings and providing for definitions.

PRINTER'S NO.    2507

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1988
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY McANDREW, K.HARRIS, GIRAL, PROBST, SANCHEZ,
        NEILSON AND DELLOSO, OCTOBER 22, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, OCTOBER 23, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of May 1, 1913 (P.L.155, No.104), entitled "An
 2      act regulating the letting of certain contracts for the
 3      erection, construction, and alteration of public buildings,"
 4      further providing for specifications for the erection,
 5      construction and alteration of public buildings and providing
 6      for definitions.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.    Section 1 of the act of May 1, 1913 (P.L.155,
10   No.104), referred to as the Separations Act, is amended to read:
11      Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That hereafter in the
12   preparation of specifications for the erection, construction,
13   and alteration of any public building, when the entire cost of
14   such work shall exceed four thousand dollars, it shall be the
15   duty of the architect, engineer, or other person preparing such
16   specifications, to prepare separate specifications for the
17   plumbing, heating, ventilating, fire sprinkler and suppression
18   services and electrical work; and it shall be the duty of the
19   person or persons authorized to enter into contracts for the
20   erection, construction, or alteration of such public buildings
 1   to receive separate bids upon each of the said branches of work,
 2   and to award the contract for the same to the lowest responsible
 3   bidder for each of said branches.
 4      Every contract for the construction, reconstruction,
 5   alteration, repair, improvement or maintenance of public works
 6   shall comply with the provisions of the act of March 3, 1978
 7   (P.L.6, No.3), known as the "Steel Products Procurement Act."
 8      Section 2.     The act is amended by adding a section to read:
 9      Section 1.1.     The following words and phrases when used in
10   this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section
11   unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
12      "Fire sprinkler and suppression services."     A system
13   individually designed to protect the interior or exterior of a
14   specific building or buildings, structure or other special
15   hazard from fire. The term includes, but is not limited to, the
16   following:
17      (1)     Water sprinkler systems.
18      (2)     Water misting systems.
19      (3)     Foam-water sprinkler systems.
20      (4)     Foam-water spray systems.
21      (5)     Carbon dioxide fire protection systems.
22      (6)     Foam extinguishing systems.
23      (7)     Dry chemical systems.
24      (8)     Halon and other chemical systems used for fire
25   protection use.
26      (9)     Overhead and underground fire mains.
27      (10)     Fire hydrants and hydrant mains.
28      (11)     Standpipe systems and hoses connected to sprinkler
29   systems.
30      (12)     Sprinkler tank heaters.

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1     (13)   Air lines.
2     (14)   Thermal systems used regarding fire sprinkler systems.
3     (15)   Tanks and pumps connected to fire sprinkler systems.
4     Section 3.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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